Motoring, Travel & Lifestyle
The 4th Bernina Gran Turismo offered an exciting finale to the summer classic car season in Europe. For the next event, from 20th to 22nd September 2019, the organizers would love to see some South African classic car enthusiasts at the starting line of this legendary hill climb. GQ ed Dieter Losskarn enjoyed last year’s …
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She was always the favourite Merc of GQ motoring ed Dieter Losskarn, the 280 SL Pagoda. And after driving the newest automobiles on a regular base, it was time for a driver-assist-free trip into the analog past. Dieter took a seat behind the large steering wheel, said ‚Hey Mercedes‘ and the 280 SL kept quiet. …
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The Porsche 959 was living and very expensive proof, that the 911 had a future beyond the 1980s. Dieter Losskarn ticked his personal bucket list after spending an exhilarating day in one of the most important cars ever made. Photography: Sarah Dulay In the mid-1980s the iconic 911 was doomed. Porsche was producing 924s, 944s …
The new X-class is being produced in Barcelona since October last year – with rather unexciting 2.3-l. four-cylinder diesel engines. Now Mercedes-Benz planted the modified V6 heart of the Sprinter into the 350d. Dieter Losskarn experienced the reinforced lifestyle bakkie in beautiful Slovenia.
The corner stone of Porsche’s enormous success over the last seven decades was a car for the people, the Volkswagen. In 1948 it morphed into the legendary 356. Followed over the years by the most desirable sportscars in the world. From the entry-level 718 Cayman & Boxster to the most powerful street-legal 911 ever, the GT2 RS. The cars from Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen never ceased to exhilarate.
Last year the 3rd Bernina Gran Turismo offered an amazing end to the summer classic car season in Europe. A total of 65 vehicles from 11 different countries took part in the hill climb at the famous Bernina Pass, close to St. Moritz. Some participants came all the way from the USA and Iran. For …
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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.
