Essen

Volkswagen Scirocco - the new tuning standard?

We all know that pimping and tuning our cars is a boys dream. A dream we probarly start with a nice German car like a Volkswagen Golf or an Audi A3. Not everybody is that fortunate to drive an exclusive supercar and take that...

Biedermann: ER 3:34.98 400m Free

Paul Biedermann, who broke Ian Thorpe's 200m freestyle world s/c record at the final round of the World Cup in Berlin three weeks ago, has added the European 400m free s/c record to his treasury. At the German s/c championships...

VW Scirocco 'Collector's Edition'

The new Scirocco is all-white... Usually carmakers wait until dated models are gathering dust at the docks before they start with the special editions, but clearly not VW. The Scirocco may still be fresh-faced and innocent but...

Xanadu

Legit Reviews: The silly, slaphappy 2007 tuner "Xanadu" is a delicious dessert inspired by a sour stew, the 1980 stinkeroo of the same name. Disco-era jukebox of Jeff Lynne/John Farrar/Electric Light Orchestra hits, kicking off...

Up Close & Personal with Irmscher's Opel Insignia

An aggressive new styling package German turner Irmscher used the Essen motor show to debut their new range of styling enhancements for the recently launched Opel Insignia. With over 40 years of experience specializing in...

Security Teams Meeting in Essen

This weekend Debian Security teams gather in Essen, Germany, to discuss several issues with regards to future security work in the Debian project and for our distribution. Members of both the stable and the testing security...

9ff GT9-R at Essen Motorshow 2008

Two weeks after the first image of the new 9ff flagship showed up, we got a chance to take a closer look at the 9ff GT9-R at the Essen Motorshow. The car shown in Essen is slightly different from the image presented earlier,...

2008 Audi R8 GT3 Prototype @ Essen

In future, the AUDI AG motorsport programme will be based on three pillars: During the 2009 season, the brand with the four rings will compete once again in the 24 Hours of Le Mans and in the DTM. Additionally, with the new...

Several German Records Fall at National Short Course Championships

Several German Records Fall at National Short Course Championships -- November 29, 2008 By Stefan Lackner ESSEN, Germany, November 29. SEVERAL more German records took a tumble at the German National Short Course Championships...

TUNE IT! SAFE! Scirocco 2009 Live at Essen

Some police officers are lucky enough to acquire Lamborghinis for their daily duties, while others have to make do with Vauxhall Astras. TUNE IT! SAFE! polizei/ police car is the VW Scirocco seen here, which is the embodiment...