Since the automobile was born, ambitious inventors tried to make them swim as well. There were many unsuccessful attempts that ended in deep water. Only one non-military amphibious vehicle was ever put into production on a commercial base: the German Amphicar. LossKARn cruised in one on the Rhine.
Category Archives: Car review
Safe & sexy – Volvo S 90
The sleek luxury limousine S90 is the second all-new Volvo, after the XC90. I met Thor’s S-class in the most appropriate surroundings, the Cape Winelands between Franschhoek and Stellenbosch.
La Carrera Panamericana
With the new Porsche Panamera on its namesake: Mexico’s La Carrera Panamericana. I covered one tiny section of what is widely regarded as the most grueling road race on earth.
Bentley Bentayga – My car is my castle
I experienced the fastest and most luxurious SUV on earth (sorry tar) in its ancestral homeland. Meet the phenomenal Bentley Bentayga and some of his siblings.
Lucky charm – Mazda MX-5
Mazda sold more than one million MX-5s in 27 years. Making it the world’s best-selling roadster by far. I bought one of the very first ones in 1990. A week in the fourth generation model turned into a trip down memory lane.
Unreason with ostentation – Jaguar F-Type SVR
Kyalami is without a doubt Africa’s best racetrack. Dieter Losskarn was lucky enough to be joined by some wild cats there.
Fast and loud – Audi R8 V10 plus
I spent a couple of days with the fastest road legal Audi ever, the second generation R8.
The joy of fumbling – Porsche Panamera Turbo S
I am returning to my homeland Bavaria to enjoy Porsche’s newest family sedan on steroids.
Topless Star – Mercedes SLC 43 AMG
The downsizing trend continues. One of the latest casualties is the once ballistic SLK 55 AMG. I encountered its renamed replacement, the SLC 43 AMG.
S-Class in Heels – Mercedes GLS 350d
2800 kilometers across Germany – in the tall and mighty new Mercedes GLS 350d. A journey for petrolheads, that started at the cradle of motorkind in Stuttgart.