Cars

Peter Schreyer’s decision in 2006 to leave Volkswagen for Kia left many scratching their heads. People wondered why someone would descend from the heights of car design to join a relatively faceless brand on the other side of the planet. But he couldn’t have done anything better. Because Peter Schreyer is a visionary. And he recognizes an opportunity when he sees one.

The Mercedes-AMG SL is the new edition of a legendary dream car that can look back on a glorious history. But even a legend needs to be washed every now and then. And there’s no better person to do it with than Philipp Schiemer, CEO of Mercedes-AMG.

Osman Dumbuya is CEO of Incari, a development partner of Piëch Automotive. The company’s focus is on accelerating software developments. In our conversation with him, we looked thirty-five thousand years into the past, ten years into the future and spoke about the future of the sports car and the value of travel. The forty-four-year-old was cautious about making predictions, however, as the world is simply changing much too fast for that.

Lamborghini put some 25,000 man-hours into recreating the legendary LP 500 prototype that was destroyed in a crash test soon after its debut in 1971. The project wasn’t initiated by Lamborghini, as you might expect, but by an extremely affable but no less persistent Swiss customer. We caught up with Albert Spiess for an exclusive interview at Lamborghini’s design center.

This super super test begins with a newspaper article, deals with turbulent world events, the great significance of the colour green in the former Soviet Union and ends in Munich on a spring-like evening with two BMWs: an M4 and an M8. Whereby four avocados also play a role.

Stefan Dabruck is one of the most successful music producers and artist managers in the world. That’s exactly why we went for a drive with him – away from the city and into the peace and quiet of the great outdoors.

What is inspiring? For Marc Philipp Gemballa, it was the Dakar Rally. Influenced by the legendary race, he then created his own personal vision of a modern super sports car with the MARSIEN. The renowned automobile photographer Oskar Bakke, in turn, was inspired by the first model of the MARSIEN - and therefore captured the athletic design object. In New York City.

173 years ago today, Bertha Benz was born. No less than a mobility pioneer, for her ride in the Benz motorcar marked the beginning of the future. But what does that future look like for the car today? In search of answers, we took a trip ourselves - to St.Gallen, to the Future Mobility Lab, in a Mercedes, of course. There we spoke with Prof. Dr. Andreas Herrmann and Jürgen Stackmann.

What's the best way to start a Monday and a new working week? Of course, in an unagitated way - and with a relaxed bike ride. Preferably along the Swedish coast and with the CEO of a wonderfully unobtrusive and relaxed brand: Thomas Ingenlath from Polestar, for example. On the way, of course, it's all about bikes, the electric performance brand itself - but also craftsmanship and design.

This weekend, Formula 1 visits the USA again after a forced break - and we remember our last trip through 'Murica in a good mood. Admittedly: Two years ago we were on the East Coast and at the NASCAR season finale - not in Austin. But that doesn't matter, since a Ferrari 812 Superfast and a Camaro LT1 also play a starring role.

Honest work. Driving a car in its purest form, with clutch and gearshift, without power steering and electronic driving aids, but with a lot of fire. A simple recipe - and incredibly effective. No question, Kurt Molzer loves the De Tomaso Pantera. And survives the wild affair - at least until it comes to writing down what happened.

This is a story full of ups and downs, starting with our author almost not being allowed into Italy to drive the Ferrari SF90 Stradale Assetto Fiorano. Which would have made for a lot of frustration and certainly a lot of noise on what is now an international day of screams of frustration. All went well, of course.

Friends, don’t be fooled by this lovely, dreamy baby blue. The “S” in the name should warn you. S as in snake. The Lamborghini Aventador S Roadster exhales the sweet poison of temptation on the borderline between heaven and hell. And if you’re lucky, you’ll catch a toxic dose just when there’s a racetrack lurking nearby.

Of course, you can always just move in circles. Or think into the future and take a radically different approach, like the Extreme E off-road racing series. We saw for ourselves with the official timekeeper Zenith on site - and are electrified after the race in Sardinia.

What you are about to read may leave you feeling disturbed. It might shake your view of the world and you may need to seek professional help as a result. Your choice.