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One of a kind 911 Carrera GTS for 50 years of Porsche in Taiwan

In 1972, Porsche presented the first generation of one of the most popular cars in history, the 911 Carrera. That same year, Porsche introduced the 911E model for the Taiwan market. Now, half a century later, the Stuttgart-based company has revealed a special edition of the unique 911 Carrera GTS-50 Year Anniversary One of Kind.

The car was developed by Porsche Taiwan and is painted in Irish green. It is based on the 2022 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS, so under the hood is a 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged flat-six engine with 473 hp (353 kW) and 420 lb-ft (569 Nm) of torque. That’s enough power to push the car to 62 mph in just 3.3 seconds with a top speed of 193 mph (310 km/h). Power is transmitted to the rear wheels via an eight-speed dual clutch automatic transmission.

In addition to the Irish green, the Porsche 911 Carrera GTS-50 Year Anniversary One of Kind is decorated with Matte White Taiwan outline of the famous Taiwanese coast of Formosa and the inscription “Porsche” on the door, as well as matte black rims with central locking with the Porsche logo on it. The inspiration for the color was nature, the forests of Taiwan, just like the first sold Lizard Green 1972 911E model.

The dark interior of the car is decorated with black leather seats with white stitching. On the door sills there is an illuminated inscription “50 Years Porsche in Taiwan”. There are also white “50 Years Porsche in Taiwan” and “911 Carrera GTS” lettering on the passenger side of the dashboard.

In order to thank the Taiwanese society, Porsche announced that it will sell this unique car at an auction, and that the money will be donated to Porsche Taiwan’s “Dream Together”.

Source: Porsche

1995 Ferrari F50 is for sale

Mike Tyson was the youngest heavyweight boxing champion of the world and one of those “bad guys” who are difficult to approach, because you never know how he will react. Everything that can be associated with him is collectible, including the 1995 Ferrari F50 from his private collection.

Ferrari introduced the F50 model in 1995, and by 1997 a total of 349 examples were produced, of which 55 were with US specifications. This 1995 Ferrari F50 is excatly one of those 55. It is powered by a 4.7-liter V12 engine with 513 hp (382 kW) @ 8,500 rpm which is enough to push the car to 62 mph in 3.6 seconds with top speed of 202 mph (325 km/h). Power is transmitted to the rear wheels via a 6-speed manual transmission.

The car is painted in Rosso Corsa color and was bought new by Rick Black, an official Ferrari dealer (Beverly Hills Sports Cars). Since then, it has changed several owners until it was bought by Mike Tyson in 2001. Tyson sold it the same year to Kevin Marcus, co-founder of Infospace, and after that the car was sold to several other owners. In May of this year, $75,000 was invested in the car. The clutch, tires and front suspension lift and air conditioning systems were serviced, and the Alcantara panels and front under-panels were repaired.

The F50 has a carbon body, Brembo ventilated disc brakes, fully independent double-wishbone suspension with pushrod-operated coil-overs, soft top, and only has 5,320 miles (8,561.7 km) on the odometer.

The car comes with a Ferrari Classiche certificate, tools, books, luggage, window sticker, copy of Certificate of Origin, and Marcel Massini Report.

Source: Gooding & Company

New aerodynamic kit for Mercedes EQS

With the increased demand for electric vehicles, many were of the opinion that the future of tuners was threatened. However, Brabus has shown with its latest creation that even electric cars can be a good basis for an upgrade. Such is the case with the Mercedes EQS, which the tuner equipped with a special aerodynamic package.

The EQS 450 is Mercedes’ most powerful electric model, for which Brabus has prepared a new carbon front spoiler, front lip, trims for the side air intakes, rear diffuser, rear spoiler in glossy or matte finish. All this had an effect on increasing driving stability. The drag coefficient is now 0.20, making the EQS the best in its segment when it comes to production cars.

Inside, the car is decorated with an illuminated BRABUS logo on the door sills, aluminum and carbon pedals, as well as a combination of elaborately quilted leather and velor. Each owner can personalize the interior of the car as they wish.

The Mercedes EQS 450 is powered by an electric engine with 329 hp (245 kW) and 417 lb-ft (568 Nm) of torque and has a range of 397 miles (640 km). Power is transmitted to the rear wheels via a 1-speed gearbox. It reaches 62 mph in 6.2 seconds with a top speed of 130 mph (210 km/h). It is equipped with a 107.8 kWh battery that can be charged to 80 percent in 32 minutes thanks to the fast charger. Better aerodynamics have increased the range by 7 percent when the car is traveling between 100 and 140 km/h, so the range is now 425 miles (685 km).

Brabus also equipped the car with SportXtra suspension, which allows the front part to be lowered by 15 mm and the rear by 25 mm. It sits on a 22-inch set of forged Monoblock Z “Platinum Edition” wheels wrapped in 255/35 ZR22 (front) and 295/30 ZR22 (rear) tires.

Source: Brabus