Clad in dramatic Rosso Corsa, donning the yellow-and-black Prancing Horse logo, and fitted with a high-performance engine, preferably in the back, there’s just something mystical and evocative about a Ferrari. Even when that Ferrari was never raced like it was intended to do, or a painstaking, home-built replica of a car that doesn’t exist anymore. […]
Say what you want about electric cars, but by now we have to accept it is the very real future we’re heading towards. One by one car manufacturers are moving away from internal combustion engines in favour of electrification. And whether or not this is at all beneficial to the environment, in the long run, […]
In today’s day and age, it sometimes seems enough is never enough. Every other week some new fantastically over-the-top hypercar gets announced, with even more power than before, an even greater top speed, and an even more absurd price tag. Cars costing 2 million, 4 million or even 10 million euros are no exception anymore. […]
If there’s one thing we’ve learned from the art of timekeeping, is that no matter how far time moves, some things are able to happily stand still. As far as technology has evolved, we can argue that the mechanics of watchmaking hasn’t changed much in the last few centuries or so. New innovations here and […]
New information regarding the 2021 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans has been gradually released, as this year’s edition is shaping up to be quite the game-changer in endurance racing. Although the event has been pushed back to August (21st and 22nd), there’s a lot going on, and the provisional list of participants […]
For many years Mercedes-Benz has provided the official support cars for Formula 1, including a Safety Car, Medical Car and other support vehicles needed during an F1 race. Of course, you hope to not use them other than the mandatory chase-lap by the medical car on the opening lap or canvassing the track prior to […]
This is the story of two brothers, responsible for building the biggest independent Dutch car manufacturer, one that has always gone under the radar, which is for sale. What’s on offer? A multi-million dollar organisation with about 50 people in staff, a well-equipped facility and a clientele for about a hundred cars a year. What’s […]
Today we bring you a Petrolhead Corner episode with a difference. Usually we stumble upon some interesting titbit of news or history and see if this is worth expanding on, and sharing with our readers in our weekly episodic column. This time around we act upon news that a watch manufacturer is engulfing in a […]
Ascari, a name forever linked to Formula 1, as Alberto Ascari was amongst the first to compete in this newly formed category of racing coming out of WWII. But, perhaps you know this, perhaps you don’t, it was also the name a Dutch entrepreneur and multi-millionaire gave to his supercar brand. That’s right, there have […]
The American car culture can be a weird thing sometimes, incomparable to other cultures. It is an endless source of interesting stories and cars. It might not be to everyone’s liking as there’s a wide range of styles and followings. This week we take a look at two stories by two leading manufacturers displaying their […]