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Hace treinta años, la antigua Daimler-Benz AG encargó a Porsche un auto de altas prestaciones

Hace treinta años, la antigua Daimler-Benz AG encargó a Porsche un auto de altas prestaciones. Hoy, dos de las personas implicadas en el desarrollo del Mercedes-Benz 500 E recuerdan cómo fue aquel proyecto. Se presentó en el Salón del Automóvil de París de 1990 y salió a la venta en la primavera de 1991. El 500 E impresionó al mundo a comienzos de aquella década por la manera en la que combinaba…

Rowan Atkinson's Mercedes-Benz 500 E which he liked so much that he bought it twice | Column M

The W124 Mercedes-Benz 500 E was a perfect German sleeper car. While it dressed up in an unassuming attire common with the W124 series, its 5.0-litre V8 was capable of accelerating the 500 E to 62mph (100kmph) from standstill in 5.5 seconds, pretty impressive for an early 90s sedan. Probably the reason why British comedian Rowan Atkinson loved the car so much that after four years of ownership,…

A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck Xinjiang, China, on August 8, at 11:28pm (UTC), with tremors reportedly felt in neighboring Kazakhastan. This was the second earthquake to hit China in less than 10 hours after a powerful and deadly 6.5-magnitude quake struck Sichuan province, killing 9 and injuring 180, at 1:20pm (UTC)...