2006 Ferrari F430

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As a successor to the Ferrari 360, the type F131 was sold as the Ferrari F430 and launched at the Paris Motor Show.  It was available from 2004 through to 2009.   Design Again, design of Ferrari’s latest model went to Pininfarina.  With the same Alcoa aluminium chassis as the 360 alongside the same doors and […]

2001 BMW Z8

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The BMW Z8 was officially launched to the public in 1999 with a design that was almost identical to the concept that had been previewed at the 1997 Tokyo Motor Show.  With only 5,703 models sold from 2000 to 2003, the Henrik Fisker designed car never really sold in the quantities expected by BMW. Design […]

1992 Mercedes 500E

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The Mercedes 500E.  Looks like a bog standard Mercedes, unless you know what you’re looking at.  This in reality is a Porsche wearing a Mercedes badge. Porsche engineering The 80s/90s transition period saw Germany in a recession, which of course meant that high performance car manufacturers like Porsche were not selling as many cars as […]