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Time’s Paradox: Reflecting on Eight Years of Change Since 2016
Supposedly, the years go by faster as you age, but the last eight years have done nothing but disprove that notion. It hasn’t even been a full decade since 2016, and yet, it feels like an entire lifetime ago. Heck, back then, Dodge even still sold the Dart. So imagine our surprise when we saw Motor1 noticed Dodge…
Revving Up Passion: How Initial D Ignited a New Generation of Car Enthusiasts
“Initial D” is one of those pieces of media that transcends automotive enthusiasm and has helped inspire a new generation of car folks. I had already descended fully into the madness of gasoline, high-revs, and tire smoke by the time the show debuted in the U.S. in 2002, but it certainly added some octane to the…
Unleashing the Unexpected: Audi A2’s Thrilling Nürburgring Lap
I hope you weren’t planning on getting much done at work in the next 20 minutes, because you’re going to want to drop everything and watch this ridiculous lap of the Nürburgring Nordschleife in an Audi A2. This little five-door hatch isn’t exactly hot, but because it weighs just 1,830 pounds and could be had with as…
Nürburgring: The Ultimate Test Track for Sports Cars
Ah, the Nürburgring. For better or worse, a 12.94-mile lap around the iconic circuit is pretty much the universal benchmark for any automaker that who builds a sports car. Every year it seems some company (usually based in Germany) has a brand new car that’ll make it around the loop incrementally faster than the car…
Remembering Bruno Sacco: The Visionary Behind Mercedes-Benz’s Timeless Designs
The Italian design legend who helped shape Mercedes-Benz automobiles from the 1950s through the 2000s, Bruno Sacco, died last week at age 90. He helped usher in an era of iconic and stately designs which Mercedes-Benz quite clearly no longer employs. He wanted to ensure that his designs did not age, and he largely…