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Porsche Makes a Mercedes: The 500E Story

Bridging an awkward era for Porsche, the Zuffenhausen company part-engineered and part-produced one of the niftiest cars of the Nineties—the Mercedes-Benz 500E. The 10,000 made in five years are delivering pleasure to knowledgeable motorists.

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The Porsche 911 R, unveiled at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show, was a limited-edition model built for purists. It used the GT3 RS’s 4.0-liter naturally aspirated flat-six, producing 500 horsepower,...
Photography by Howard Koby. On August 24, 2025, Lacy Park in San Marino once again set the stage for the San Marino Motor Classic, Southern California’s premier concours and one...