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A 1954 Mercedes-Benz 300SL with its iconic gullwing doors open, showing the spaceframe chassis structure that necessitated the upward-opening design

The Mercedes 300SL Gullwing Doors Were Never Meant to Look Cool

The Mercedes-Benz 300SL is routinely named among the most beautiful cars ever made. Its profile — low, swooping, with those extraordinary upward-opening doors — has influenced automotive design for seven decades. The gullwing doors in particular have become a cultural…

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A red Honda Civic Type R FL5 parked on a scenic overlook in Kitakyushu, Japan, with the Wakato Bridge and the city's harbour skyline stretching across the golden-hour horizon behind it, shot during a Forza Horizon collaboration.

Videos Apr 21, 2026

Forza Horizon 6 Is Set in Japan. The Real Japan Is Even Better Than the Game.

Somewhere in Kyushu, on a mountain road that rises 700 metres above sea level into a national park,…

A queue of electric vehicles charging at a public fast-charging station in Europe, representing the record surge in EV registrations across EU markets in March 2026.

EVs Apr 21, 2026

Europe Just Had Its Biggest EV Month in Years. Nobody Planned It This Way.

The electric vehicle industry has spent years making carefully reasoned arguments about climate targets, lower running costs, and…

The Porsche 901 prototype on display at the 1963 Frankfurt Motor Show, before the name was changed to 911 following a dispute with Peugeot

Euro Apr 20, 2026

The Porsche 911 Almost Had a Different Name

The Porsche 911 is one of the most recognisable names in motoring. It has been in continuous production…

The main exhibition hall of the 2026 Beijing Auto Show filled with electric vehicle displays from Chinese and international automakers across a record 380,000 square metre venue.

China Apr 20, 2026

The World’s Biggest Car Show Opens Thursday. America Isn’t Invited.

One name conspicuously absent from the exhibitor list is Tesla. Draw your own conclusions. Auto China 2026 is…

Jason Plato's purple and white Mercedes-AMG A35 BTCC race cars for Plato Racing's debut 2026 season, photographed in the team's Wellingborough workshop next to RML's facility.

BTCC Apr 20, 2026

Jason Plato Said He’d Rather Eat Glass Than Own a Race Team. He Now Owns a Race Team.

Jason Plato spent the better part of a decade being asked if he would ever start his own…

Porsche has made a convertible GT3 for the first time. 510hp, manual only, carbon everywhere. Chris Harris says it drives like a coupe. He's right.

Euro Apr 16, 2026

Porsche Chopped the Roof Off a GT3. The Purists Were Wrong to Worry.

Porsche's GT division has spent the better part of three decades making people feel slightly inadequate at car…