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Official: Fangio F1 car sells for record $29M at Goodwood auction
Abgelegt unter: Motorsports, Auctions, Mercedes-Benz, UK, Racing Rare gems of automotive history are always popping up at the Bonhams auction at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, but the racecar you see...
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Official: Audi builds 3-millionth A3
Abgelegt unter: Car Buying, Hatchback, Audi, Luxury About a month after Volkswagen celebrated building its 30-millionth example of the Golf, Audi has announced that it has produced three million...
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Report: Audi to blitz 1.5M sales goal two years ahead of schedule
Abgelegt unter: Audi, Earnings/Financials Audi doesn't seem to be having any trouble of hitting its relatively audacious sales goal of two million units by 2020 - it's already on pace to eclipse 1.5...
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Report: French court lifts registration ban on Mercedes with contested...
Abgelegt unter: Europe, Government/Legal, Safety, Mercedes-Benz The brief alphanumerics R134a and R1234yf are codes for a growing battle between carmakers, states and the EU. The air-conditioning...
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Official: Brabus’ 730-hp 2014 Mercedes S-Class is for those who can’t wait...
Abgelegt unter: Aftermarket, Sedan, Performance, Mercedes-Benz, Luxury You can't even buy the 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class yet, aber Brabus is ready to help you prepare for it. The German tuning house...
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Video: Watch 1,208 Porsche 911s collect at Silverstone for world record
Abgelegt unter: Videos, Porsche, UK Porsche has been spending the majority of 2013 celebrating the 50th birthday of the 911, with its latest stunt taking the German brand to the home of British...
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ETC: Mercedes drastically reduces size of S-Class with new model cars
Abgelegt unter: Mercedes-Benz, Toys/Games Mercedes-Benz takes its all-new S-Class quite seriously, even by German standards. So it shouldn't come as a shock that even a scale-model Sonderklasse is...
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Epic Flyover Video Shows Mars From Spacecraft’s Perspective
The European Mars Express spacecraft has been orbiting the red planet for more than a decade, mapping the barren surface in astounding detail. Now, after 12,500 Martian orbits, the mission has almost...
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‘We’re Really Screwed Now,’ Says NSA Official After Surveillance Hawks Switch...
The National Security Agency is having a very bad day: two of the most ardent surveillance hawks have officially turned against the spying agency. California Senator Dianne Feinstein broke ranks and...
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Report: Analyst calls on Apple to buy Tesla
Abgelegt unter: Technologie, Tesla, Electric This is the layman's understanding of how the tech world works: come up with an idea; execute idea; start making money; get bought out by Apple-, Google or...
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Doo Extends Reach Of Its Document Management Cloud Software With Launch Of...
German consumer document management startup doo has launched an Android app to extend the access points it offers users. The app, now live on Google Play, supplements its existing Mac OS X and Windows...
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Motorsports: Schumacher to drive Mercedes F1 car on Nürburgring Nordschleife
Abgelegt unter: Motorsports, Mercedes-Benz In advance of this year's 24 Hours of Nürburgring race, and as a "thank you" to German motorsports fans, Mercedes-Benz has arranged quite the driving...
View ArticleHow German Homes Maximize Energy Efficiency
We all know that your average American McMansion is a lot bigger than the standard German home. But increased American energy usage isn’t just down to size; the very way that we Yanks build our houses...
View ArticleChisel Skills: Watch a German Craftsman Swiftly Create a Christmas “Spanning...
As we descend into holiday commercialism, folks around the world are towing their kids down to the shopping districts to see the retail store windows. But parents who live in the region of Germany’s...
View ArticleLittle Wild Boar Thinks He’s A Cow So Moves In With German Cow Herd
A wild boar in Germany took a fancy to a more civilized life, so he decided to befriend — and promptly move in with — a nearby herd of cows. Cattle farmer Dirk Reese says the boar has been living with...
View ArticleGerman Church Celebrates “Star Wars” At A Sunday Service
A boy dressed as the Star Wars character Darth Vader attends a Star Wars themed church service, at the Zion Church in Berlin, Sunday, December 20, 2015. About 500 people, some carrying light saber...
View ArticleHere’s Some Sweet German Craft/Design Student Work from Holz-Handwerk
As we mentioned in the post on German education, Germany has a robust network of specialized schools that are ready to turn Hauptschule grads into high-level craftspeople. Below are some of the...
View ArticleGerman Carpenter/Interaction Designer’s Hi-Tech Ping Pong Table
German designer Thomas Mayer underwent the carpenter’s apprenticeship we discussed here, but afterwards he pursued a degree in Interaction Design. The result is that he can not only build furniture,...
View ArticleCar companies want protection from drones, and a German company is working on it
Abgelegt unter: Etc.,Germany,Gadgets,Technology The arms race between car companies and spy photographers heats up in the era of drones. Continue reading Car companies want protection from drones, and...
View ArticleDaimler chairman agrees with German Greens on reducing emissions
Abgelegt unter: Government/Legal,Green,Mercedes-Benz,Europe,Germany,Electric More than 10 new plug-in models coming by 2025. Continue reading Daimler chairman agrees with German Greens on reducing...
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