Porsche built 82 cars with "901" badging before Peugeot caught wind of it and pointed out their patent for car names formed by three numbers with a zero in the middle. Rather than sell it under a different name in France, Porsche simply changed the name to 911, reasoning that "911" was already well known in a very important market for Porsche, being the USA's emergency service number!
Hunter Green is only available on the hot 320kW XPower version of the MG4 and is a tribute to the speed record-breaking MG EX181 from 1957 that was driven by a young Sterling Moss. Moss shattered the existing record for a flying mie by closcking up an impressive 394km/h.
In Porsche's extremely cafefully curated model hierarchy, the 911 Turbo S is the fastest, but the electric Taycan Turbo S is more powerful. Each of your headliner heroes has to have a USP, you know...
The Iconic SP concept uses a new "two-rotor rotary EV system" that is capable of using "alternate" fuels, such as hydrogen, to power the batteries. Mazda says the system is highly scalable so could be used in several potential new models. You can read more about it here.
One of three 928s used in the filming of Risky Business suffered the watery fate, while a second sold at auction in 2021 for an eye-watering US$1.98 million (NZ$3.35 million)!
The Honda Prelude was originally launched in 1978 and went through five generations until it was discontinued in 2001. The concept that revived the name was revealed at this year's Japan Mobility Show (formerly the Tokyo Motor Show) and is a hybrid sports car. Albeit one that looks more like a revived Toyota Celica...
The Filet-O-Fish was created in 1962 by a McDonald's franchise owner in Cincinnati who was concerned by low burger sales on Fridays due to the area being predominantly Catholic and therefore not eating meat on a Friday. The 911 was introduced two years later in 1964, while the classic children's toy Barrel of Monkeys was released in 1965.
Released in 1992 the McLaren F1 shocked the supercar world with its mind-blowing performance and prodigious power (461kW) from its 6.1-litre BMW S70/2 V12 engine. It could rip from 0 to 100km/h in 3.5 seconds, which was mind-blowing for the time. Of course, a $69,990 MG4 XPower does in in 3.8 seconds these days...
In the 1980s Porsche helped aircraft manufacturer Airbus design "the cockpit layout of the future for wide-body aircraft", where monitors were used for the first time instead of the conventional analog instruments.
While Barbie is probably more closely associated with the Corvette, it was actually the British sports car that was her first ride. It was orignally marketed as having "room for Ken!" which was nice for him.
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