Germany Archives - Page 3 of 4 - A Career of Great Car Articles by John Matras

1951-1960 Germany I-4 Mercedes-Benz

1951 Mercedes-Benz 170S Cabriolet: Playing survivor

History originally published in AutoWeek September 24, 2001 Allied bombing had done its best to destroy the ability of the Third Reich to wage war.…

JmatrasApril 3, 2025

1971-1980 Germany I-4 Porsche

1977 Porsche 924: New appreciation for the Porsche they loved to hate

History originally published in AutoWeek August 19, 1991 It’s the Porsche everyone loves to hate. By what’s been said and written about the original Porsche…

JmatrasApril 3, 2025

1991-2000 Germany H-6 Porsche

Tweaking the Knows: Strosek Porsche 911

Strosek’s subtle styling, exhaust growl will resonate among the cognoscenti Contemporary review originally published in Autoweek December 2, 1991 It is, Fred Opert opines, what…

JmatrasApril 3, 2025

1951-1960 BMW Germany V-8

Social climber: The BMW 507 was upwardly mobile

History originally published in AutoWeek October 24, 1983 The BMW 507 is a beautiful car. It is well-proportioned, refined and visually harmonious. It is a…

JmatrasApril 3, 2025

1921-1940 BMW Germany I-6

1939 BMW 321: From bureaucrat to burgher, the war changed many things

History originally published in AutoWeek, February 28, 1983 It was a fitting motorcar for the professional, this new BMW 321, a good choice for the…

JmatrasApril 3, 2025

1961-1970 Germany I-4 Opel

1970 Opel Kadett Rallye 1.9: Imported Sizzle

History originally published in AutoWeek August 5, 2002 The Opel Kadett was advertised as the “Mini-Brute,” and one could hardly argue with the first half…

JmatrasApril 3, 2025

1961-1970 1971-1980 Germany NSU Rotary

NSU Ro80: A Car Ahead of its Time

History originally published in AutoWeek March 12, 1984 How very frustrating, how maddeningly, fist-clinching frustrating it must have been to the men who were NSU…

JmatrasApril 3, 2025

2011-2020 Dodge England Ford Germany H-4 Lotus Porsche USA V-6 V-8

Gang of Four: Lotus Evora S meets Porsche Cayman R meets Mustang Boss 302 meets Dodge Challenger SRT8 392

Contemporary comparison review originally published in CarBuzzard Sept 24, 2011 No matter what anyone says, you can compare apples to oranges. And you can also…

JmatrasApril 3, 2025