Ex-Mercedes design boss Gorden Wagner discovers a ‘Red Pig’ reboot. The original AMG sedan took second place at the 1971 Spa 24 Hours. The spectacular tribute will likely remain a one-off effort. Mercedes bought a majority stake in AMG in 1999 before becoming a wholly owned subsidiary six years later. However, the company had been […]
The company’s Chief Creative Officer is against the trend of dashboards with many screens. Massimo Frascella prefers a mix of analog and digital controls. Future models will prevent screen overload. Audi promises a return to form in terms of interior quality. Screens have taken over car interiors for several reasons. Cost savings are the most […]
Toto Wolff once called his Mercedes Formula 1 cars the “fastest laboratory in the world”. While this may be a cliché that makes our eyes roll faster than a Pirelli, it’s undeniable. When you spend hundreds of millions of dollars shaving tenths off lap times, creating something that can change the world is inevitable. And […]
Husqvarna, a world leader in robotic lawnmowers and part of the Husqvarna Group, has entered into a partnership multi-year agreement to the Title partner of the British Masters– a valued tournament with a rich golf history. The 2026 Husqvarna British Masters takes place at The Belfry, specifically on the renowned Brabazon Course in England. In […]
Perhaps no automaker has been hit harder by the shifting political winds in Washington and the tumult in the global auto industry than Volkswagen. The German automaker’s U.S. sales fell 20% in the last three months of 2025 due to tariffs, trade conflicts and the loss of incentives to promote electric vehicles.Volkswagen’s problems are an […]
Formula 1 has long been a European affair. Cars were unveiled under rain clouds hanging over Silverstone or on Italy’s famous Fiorano tarmac. But on January 15, the F1 world will look to the muscle car’s birthplace, Detroit, for Red Bull’s unveiling of its 2026 challenger. Ford and Red Bull Racing will unveil their 2026 […]
In March 2021, Volvo said it would go all-electric by the end of the decade. However, the lofty EV target was scrapped in September 2024, when the Geely-owned company said plug-in hybrids would stick around for a while beyond 2030. Despite cold feet, the Gothenburg-headquartered carmaker was adamant that the European Union should maintain its […]
The Jain community has impressively demonstrated its formidable purchasing power by driving home 186 luxury cars after getting discounts of Rs 21 crore. This “unique deal” with luxury car brands such as BMW, Audi and Mercedes was brokered by the Jain International Trade Organization (JITO), Vice President Himanshu Shah told PTI on Saturday. JITO is […]
The recent reduction of the GST rate will probably make the coming festive season to ‘best ever’ for the luxury car manufacturer, but there is a need for road taxes levied by states by car sales for long-term growth of the industry, said Mercedes-Benz India MD and CEO Santosh Iyer. In an interaction with PTI […]
Mercedes-Benz has been the home of gigantic grilles for more than 100 years. The faces of his cars wore metal masks with which their engines could breathe for generations before grille sizes shrink when aerodynamics became the name of the game. Now they come back. Engineers have worked for years to deliver a modern version […]