Articles by German Perfectionist
News
21/06/17
When you think of sporty four door coupes, what’s the first car to come to your mind? The Porsche Panamera? The Mercedes CLS AMG? The Audi RS7? Or maybe even the Aston Martin Rapide? These are great cars, no doubt - but there is one problem: They all cost over $100.000. For quite some time there were no real alternatives on the market. But that has changed, as a French car manufacturer started producing a sporty four door coupe which costs less than a new Dacia Duster.
News
20/06/17
While many of the current Le Mans cars are hybrids, no all-electric car has ever competed in the famous endurance race. This may be about to change, as Panoz Racing and Green4U have teamed up to create the Project GT-EV.
News
17/06/17
Hi fellow CTzens! Almost a year ago I did a post on the the 20 ugliest production cars of all time . Since then, I’ve become more and more interested in car design, and I may even become a designer myself. And so today, I’m counting down the 10 ugliest cars which are currently on the market. NOTE: This is my personal opinion. You may agree, and you may disagree. Comment your opinion below!
News
08/06/17
It’s impossible to imagine the world without SUVs. In the last 10 years, they have gone absolutely viral. According to a survey by German Institute IHS Automotive , SUVs had a market share of 25% in 2015, with almost 22 Million sold worldwide. And the boom isn’t over yet - it’s expected that by 2020, 28% of all cars will be SUVs. And that’s a bad thing. I absolutely hate SUVs, and today I’m going to show you exactly why. Enjoy.
News
20/05/17
Hi CTzens! You guys really seemed to like my post about the meaning of estate names and acronyms - and so I thought I would do a similar post about the meaning behind sporty car acronyms. Enjoy!
News
13/05/17
Every car maker who sells estate cars has a different name for them. But have you ever wondered what Avant, T-Model, Touring and co actually mean? You’re about to find out!
News
08/05/17
14 years ago, the Porsche 911 GT3 (996) made 381hp from a 6-cylinder boxer engine. Nowadays, Mercedes can get the same horsepower out of a 4-cylinder engine - thanks to turbochargers and sometimes even superchargers. Here is a list with some of the most powerful cars using 4-cylinder engines. NOTE: All specs according to German car magazine Auto Motor und Sport . All specs belong to the cars named in the headings.
News
06/05/17
Are you tired of “The Top X Ugliest Cars Ever Made” countdowns? I certainly am, as there are just way too many of them. And they are all more or less the same! Depending on how much research the creator did, the ugliest car will either be a Fiat Mutlipla, a Pontiac Aztek (yes, with a “k”) or the Tata Magic Iris - a car which they never knew existed until they looked through various other ugly car countdowns to get “inspiration” for their list.
News
25/04/17
China is famous for building knock-offs of common cars. Many of them have been shown on the 2017 Shanghai Auto Show. If you also want to see the 10 weirdest and funniest cars of this car show, check my profile! #1: Zotye E30 Zotye is a Chinese car brand, and it’s famous for its knock-offs. You’ll see them quite a few times in this post. First up, we’ve got this, the E30. It’s an electric city car, and it’s slightly inspired by the new Smart ForTwo.
News
17/04/17
Getting a ticket for speeding is annoying, especially when you were only a bit too fast. This list counts down the eight most extreme cases of speeding throughout Europe, and also shows the consequences depending on the different countries. NOTE: Speeding is a big safety issue, not only for you, but also for other road users. DON’T SPEED. And remember, it’s a speed LIMIT, not a speed TARGET - so better drive slowly and relaxed than too fast. That way you also get to enjoy your sweet ride for a longer period of time - and you’re less likely to crash it.
News
01/04/17
In September 2015, Mitsubishi announced that the world-famous Lancer Evolution would be discontinued. Petrolheads all over the world were shocked: In 24 years the classic JDM machine had built up a big fan base.
Funny
20/03/17
On March 12th, I created a post about funny German words for car parts. It went absolutely viral, currently sitting at about 200 likes. Now, 3 months later, it suddenly went viral again! And so I’m finally going to create a Part 2! 10 more words invented by a guy with a broken spacebar… Good luck pronouncing these! And in case you missed it: Check out Part 1 !
Ask Car Throttle
14/03/17
It is every petrolhead’s life goal to drive on the famous unrestricted German Autobahn. But we Germans have to use these roads every day. And so, over the years, we found many things we hate about it.
Ask Car Throttle
28/02/17
The original purpose of front grilles was to create an airflow under the hood to cool down the engine. But over the time, they have become a more and more important design feature. Every car brand has their own shape and size. Why? Our brain imagines the front of a car as a face, with the headlights being the eyes and the grille serving as a mouth, and so designers worked with this idea to give cars a certain appearance. The latest trend are huge grills wich cover up almost the entire front end, and so today I’ll show you 10 cars where the trend just went way too far.
Ask Car Throttle
27/02/17
Everybody knows them: 18-years-olds which just got there license. Many people think they’re dangerous, but everyone once started like this. Today I will show you 10 types of novice drivers. 1. The Poor Guy When you are 18 years old, there are lots of things you have to pay for. Cigarettes, PC parts, funky clothes. So often, there’s not much money left for the car. Or for maintenance. Or for fuel. But who cares, it get’s you from A to B. Most of the times.
Ask Car Throttle
24/02/17
There are some cars which have the image of only being driven by old people. Today I will show you 10 of them. NOTE 1: This list is based on my own impressions. NOTE 2: This list is not meant to criticize old people. NOTE 3: This list only counts for Germany. 10. Volkswagen Jetta The Golf with a backpack was the most stereotypical old people’s car some years ago, but nowadays not many of them are left. If you do see one tho, it is most likely green or beige, and it has a nodding dog, a hat and an umbrella behind the rear seats.
Opinion
28/01/17
Final part of the series! Enjoy! Bond Bug The Bond Bug is a small British two-seat, three-wheeled automobile which was built from 1970 to 1974. It is a wedge-shaped microcar, with a lift-up canopy and side screens instead of conventional doors. Toyota Sera The Sera was built between 1990 and 1996 and is most notable for its butterfly doors which tilt up and forward when opened, and the canopy constructed largely of glass panels.
Opinion
26/01/17
You think that this 3 series is boring? Well at least the doors are, compared to these unconventional ones I found on the internet. I managed to find quite much, so I’m gonna split this series into three parts - otherwise the posts would just get too long. The cars appear randomly without any order to keep it interesting.
Ask Car Throttle
31/12/16
There are hundreds of good racing games on the market - but which one’s are the best? I hardly doubt that somebody played all of them, but still I want to hear your opinions! Here are my Top 5 racing games: #5: Midnight Club Los Angeles (by Rockstar Games) The successor of Midnight Club 3 which I absolutely loved. Gameplay is simple: Rice and Race. It still has the spirit of Midnight Club 3 (although the in-game music is much worse) with better graphics and more options (like ricing car’s interiors etc). My first car was a Nissan 240SX
Car Art
22/12/16
#1: Practice makes perfect! Look at this drawing I made around 8 years ago. I made it for my grand-dad’s birthday, and I was super proud of it when I finally finished it after some hours. And if you check out the post I created just seconds before this one, you can see how far I’ve come since then! It’s just years of practice!
Gaming
10/11/16
Alright. Midnight Club 3. When I was younger, the “DUB Edition Remix” was on sale in my local tech shop. Before I bought it I only played Gran Turismo 3 and 4 on our lovely black Play Station 2, and I was absolutely blown away by the new open-world experience. My parents weren’t, my Mum hated the music and my Dad preferred race tracks. Also, I admit that after only three hours of playing it, I riced my cars to the max. But in this game this was the coolest thing ever! But then we got a PS3 with Gran Turismo 6… And we only used the PS2 as a DVD Player.