Although the heavily revised 1999 model year Diablo VT and SV launched in late 1998 were the first new models to arrived since the Volkswagen Audi Group’s acquisition of Automobili Lamborghini…
Read MoreAfter a 34 year production run that had seen several million cars built across six different generations, Ford elected to kill off its eponymous Escort in favour of an all-new model: the Focus.
Read MoreBy the late 1990s, the global economic outlook had improved sufficiently that Volkswagen Audi Group boss, Ferdinand Piech, elected to go on a buying spree of high end manufacturers that he…
Read MoreIn the ten years since the Zonda had made its salon debut at Geneva back in 1999, Pagani had produced six iterations of its iconic Mercedes-powered model. Of these, four were conceived for…
Read MoreHaving been announced at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2002, Aston Martin’s Zagato-bodied DB7 V12 Vantage (officially dubbed the DB7 Zagato) was subsequently given a public launch at the…
Read MoreFamously, Ferruccio Lamborghini originally wanted his auto maker to focus on the kind of technically advanced but conservatively styled Grand Tourers favoured by many Italian industrialists of the day.
Read MoreIn the midst of a trend for unimaginative retro-themed automotive styling around the turn of the millennium, Audi broke with convention to create a genuinely fresh design language for some of its…
Read MoreDuring a famous 1998 spree, Volkswagen Audi Group Chairman, Ferdinand Piech, added a trio of high end marques to the German mega Corp’s already impressive portfolio of motor…
Read MoreFollowing a nigh on three-year period when a front-engined four-seat Ferrari had not been available, the firm from Maranello unveiled a brand new iteration of its flagship production offering in…
Read MoreHaving made its debut during the early part of 1999, Porsche’s 996-based 911 GT3 R, along with its subsequent RS replacement, became the dominant force in the junior categories of a revitalised GT…
Read MoreFollowing a successful 1980s revival of the Zagato partnership last seen in the early 1960s, poor economic conditions for much of the 1990s meant only standard-bodied Aston Martins were offered…
Read MoreHaving embarked on a career as an automotive designer in 1955, Giorgetto Giugaro went on to become arguably the most successful and influential motor car stylist of the post World War 2 era.
Read MoreFor the 2009 season, BMW embarked on a GT racing programme with the critically acclaimed E92 M3 Coupe. Initial outings focused on the American Le Mans Series where GT2 spec. machines were…
Read MoreHaving begun to collaborate with an official DTM racing programme in 1989, Mercedes-Benz and AMG forged ever closer ties during the years that followed. In 1990, the two firms signed a…
Read MoreFive-and-a-half years after the Zonda made its world debut, Pagani unveiled a one-off track-focussed version dubbed the Monza at the Paris Motor Show in October 2004. Commissioned by…
Read MoreFollowing its announcement in January 2005, production of BMW’s fifth generation 3-series began the following March when the brand new E90 Sedan was simultaneously launched at the Geneva…
Read MoreIn the year 2000, Lotus Sport arranged a one-make racing series for specially prepared versions of the Elise that were supplied, maintained, set-up and transported by the factory. A grid of over 20…
Read MoreAfter a two-and-a-half year absence, Porsche re-introduced the GT3 with a second generation 996-based variant at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2003. Porsche had conceived the original GT3…
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