Mercedes-Benz 190E

With a 400-hp turbo four and a six-speed manual, Golden Era is vintage DTM, but better.Photo: FCP EuroPeople love to talk about things having a “Golden Era.” Hondas have one, so do BMWs. Racing definitely does, with the 1990s serving as one…
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Image: Xbox Game StudiosThe rebooted Forza Motorsport was one of the stars of Microsoft’s Xbox Developer Direct on Wednesday afternoon. The Xbox and PC racing sim remains due for release this year — although, suspiciously, the word “spring”…
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Photo: Gado (Getty Images)“I had a 3-month car sales career but in those three months, man, the shit I saw.“A salesperson got fired because he took a used Lexus out for lunch to the local Chuck-e-cheese, literally because he said he wanted…
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Image: Electronic ArtsElectronic Arts finally revealed Need for Speed Unbound on Thursday, the next installment in the long-running racing franchise, due out on December 2. It’s the first made by Burnout-dev Criterion Games since 2012's…
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Image: Electronic ArtsNeed For Speed. It’s the racing genre’s equivalent of The Simpsons: beloved upon its inception and unbeatable in its prime, only to lose the magic long ago, to the point where there havebeen far more middling years…
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Farewell, dear Mercedes. Photo: Lalita ChemelloSince the untimely death of my 1989 Mercedes-Benz 190E late last December, I’ve been poking away on “Project Baby Benz,” hoping I would be able to revive it and return it to the road. I’m here…
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