Tony’s Take: Mercedes McLaren. A strange combination. Mercedes – famous for luxurious GT’s. McClaren – famous for its “no compromise” F1 sports car (a vehicle
Author: Tony Rienzi
Tony’s Take: And so it is told: Enzo Ferrari was peeved at his company’s lost luster in the passenger car arena. He commissioned the Ferrari
Tony’s Take: Alois Ruf is the Porsche tuner’s tuner. Only RUF Automobile doesn’t just tune Porsches. They’re also a certified German manufacturer, with their own
Tony’s Take: The Mercedes-Benz 560 SEC AMG 6.0 AMG’s V8 is ferocious – to the point where you’d be forgiven for thinking AMG stands for
Tony’s Take: Remember when Ferrari model names made sense? The Ferrari 328 GTS is a 3.2-liter V8-powered Gran Turismo Spider (a.k.a., targa). You could call it an
Tony’s Take: In 1988, Volkswagen bought Bentley. The German automaker brought their engineering and management chops to bear on a brand known for reliability issues
This December, RM Sotheby’s Miami is auctioning 60 collector cars. “Offerings will lean towards modern classics, with top-spec sports-racers and late-model supercars equally represented.” Researching
Tony’s Take: When Romano Artioli resurrected the Bugatti brand, no one expected him to make the sine qua non of supercars. For a start, he hired
In 1970, Alejandro de Tomaso introduced his sequel to the Mangusta: the mid-engined, Ford-powered Pantera. FoMoCo agreed to distribute the Italian-ate sports car to Americans
Tony’s Take: The Ferrari F512 M looks like it had too many facelifts. That’s why 90 percent of owners are plastic surgeons. I say the