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In-Wheel EV Hub Motors Could Be A Game-Changer. Why Aren't They Here Yet?

They seem like a natural choice for electric vehicles, yet hardly any modern EVs have them. That will change with the arrival of a sporty new Renault.

InsideEVs

Ferdinand Porsche Created A ‘Range Extender’ EV 125 Years Ago

Ferdinand Porsche created a ‘range extender’ EV 125 years ago and it was packed with innovations that were way ahead of their time.

InsideEVs

Germany trumpets its reckoning with its Nazi past – except when it’s inconvenient

From a media prize with a dubious pedigree to the horrors of Gaza, the establishment forgets and remembers what suits it best, says Berlin-based journalist Hanno Hauenstein

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The Volkswagen Phaeton Had the Most Comically Overengineered Trunk

The Volkswagen Phaeton is a car you could never make again. It's a product of a very specific time and place, and the vision of the late Ferdinand Piëch, grandson of Ferdinand Porsche, then chairman of VW, and a man with a flare for complicated engineering. This was a Volkswagen…

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Mercedes Design Boss Says AI Will Design Future Cars: 'My Successor Will Be A Machine'

In case you haven't bowed down to our AI overlords just yet, Mercedes-Benz design chief Gorden Wagener is here with a reminder. Not just any nudge, either—it's more of a warning. One for folks who refuse to buy a blob-shaped car, and another for the auto industry as a whole:…

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The new karting league aiming to tackle F1's representation problem

Sobering. That’s the word I’d use to describe what it’s been like since I took the decision in 2019 to step away from working directly with Formula 1 teams and discover what it’s like in the outside world.

Autosport

Volkswagen: the end of a German industrial myth?

In late October 2024, Volkswagen’s works council announced that the group’s management was considering closing three factories in Germany, which would lead to the loss of tens of thousands of jobs, as well as a general reduction in salaries. On October 30, the group announced a 63.7% fall in third-quarter net profit.…

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The 2025 Audi RS3 Is Somehow Even Better: First Drive Review

All it took was a young, hungry Austrian engineer by the name of Ferdinand Karl Piëch to think, "An inline-four runs a bit too rough" and "Well, an inline-six is a bit too long" for the odd but lovable inline-five to first exist, then become the defining engine layout for…

Motor1

Waiting for an all-electric Aston Martin? This unlikely 1,000hp rival could fill the gap

The Piëch GT isn't due out until 2028, but it promises huge amounts of power and true sports car performance.

TechRadar

Time Forgot Volkswagen's Bizarre VR-5 Engine

Five cylinders, arranged in a vee, banked 15 degrees apart. The "V5" is one of the strangest engines ever made.

Motor1

You Know You Want To See A MotoGP Bike On Ice

After disappearing from the calendar for over 45 years, the GP Ice Race revived in Austria in 2019. In 2024, Dani Pedrosa showed up with his MotoGP bike.

RideApart

The First Porsche With All-Wheel Drive Was An Off-Road Military Vehicle

The Porsche 597 could float on water and could scale steep inclines thanks to a dedicated crawler gear.

Motor1

The Porsche logo could have looked very, very different

Is that Iron Man?

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This limited-edition £10,000 watch celebrates Porsche’s 75th birthday

All 475 watch examples have a rotor designed to look like a Porsche wheel

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Porsche’s $100 Million Bet on eFuels

Porsche is investing in eFuels. eFuels are the alternative to conventional liquid fuels and are ideally suited to reduce CO2 emissions in the transportation industry.

Motor1

Why Is This Century-Old Austro-Daimler Sascha Important To Porsche?

It's not exactly a Porsche, but it's certainly the most significant at the Porsche Heritage and Museum.

The Guardian - UK

Porsche shares rise on first trading day in €75bn stock market float

German carmaker Volkswagen lists 12.5% of Porsche shares to raise billions to invest in electric cars

The Independent UK

Porsche shares rise in one of Europe's largest market debuts

Shares in luxury automaker Porsche have risen on their first day of public trading

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The Independent UK

Volkswagen's offering of Porsche shares nears completion

German automaker Volkswagen is holding a share offering for a minority stake in its luxury division, Porsche

The Guardian - UK

Porsche gears up for IPO thrills but dealmakers are stuck in the slow lane

Volkswagen needs the cash and wants to catch up with Ferrari but there may be less to this deal than meets the eye

The Guardian - US

‘People should be more aware’: the business dynasties who benefited from Nazis

In his new book Nazi Billionaires, David de Jong explores the damning history of companies who have refused to examine their murky history with Hitler

WEKU

Germany pledged to 'never forget' the Holocaust. Its car companies complicate that

The Nazi legacies of Germany's wealthiest families highlight the country's challenge to make good on its commitment to "never forget" the Holocaust, according to author David de Jong.

LiveScience

Who invented the car? The history of the automobile

Discover the complex history of the automobile, from early self-propelled vehicles to Karl Benz's invention of the first modern car, and explore the key innovators who shaped the cars we drive today.

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