The design department at Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (DMG) – which had not yet merged with Benz & Cie – began developing Mercedes...
Car Profiles
Profiles of sports, racing and vintage cars. Some of these cars are historically significant, some are about pushing the automotive technology of their time, while others are just the pinnacle of the driving experience – engaging, fast and fun. On this page we take a look at some of the most memorable sports cars of all time, all of them iconic and recognizable to any car-obsessed fan reading this site. These are the cars that get our blood flowing here at Sports Car Digest, from vintage racers to classics to the latest supercar offerings, we realize that there are myriad discussions debates over which ones are the most memorable, the most celebrated and the most remarkable. Ignore the debates and refrain from picking an overall winner. Just sit back and celebrate.
Ferrari 500 Car: Ferrari 500 / Engine: 4-Cylinder In-Line / Maker: Ferrari / Bore X Stroke: 98 X 76 mm / Year:...
Brabham-Repco BT-19 Car: Brabham-Repco / Engine: V-8 Oldsmobile / Maker: Brabham / Bore X Stroke: 88.9 X 60.3 mm / Year: 1966 Capacity: 2,996 cc / Class: Formula 1 / Power: 315 bhp at 7,800 rpm / Wheelbase: 91 in Track: 56 in / Weight: 1,259 lbs / Tires: Originally...
Spyker 60 HP Car: Spyker 60 HP / Engine: 6 Cylinder In-Line / Maker: Spyker / Bore X Stroke: 120...
Red Bull RB 7 Car: Red Bull RB7 / Engine: Renault RS27-2011 90º V8 / Maker: Red Bull / Bore...
Napier 30 HP Car: Napier 30-40 HP/ Engine: 4 Cylinder In-Line / Maker: Napier / Bore X Stroke: 127 mm X 127 mm / Year: 1902 / Capacity: 6,435 cc / Class: Grand Prix / Power: 44.5 bhp at 950 rpm D. Napier & Son (D. Nepir and Son) Limited...
Mercedes W 25 Car: Mercedes W25 / Engine: 8-Cylinder In-line / Maker: Daimler-Benz / Bore X Stroke: 78 mm X...
Mercedes W 165 Car: Mercedes W165 / Engine: 600 V12 / Maker: Daimler-Benz / Bore X Stroke: 64 mm X 58...
McLaren MP4/4 Car: McLaren MP4/4 / Engine: Honda RA168E, 1,494 cc (91.2 cu in), 80° turbocharged V6 / Maker: McLaren / Bore X Stroke: – / Year: 1988 / Capacity: 1,494 cc / 182.5 cu in / Class: Formula 1 / Power: 650–700 hp @ 12,500 – 13,000 rpm / Wheelbase:...
Honda RA273 Car: Honda RA273 / Engine: 90º V12 / Maker: Honda / Bore X Stroke: – / Year: 1966 /...
Benz ‘Tropfenwagen’ Car: Benz/ Engine: Inline 6 Cylinder / Maker: Tropfenwagen Typ RH (RH = Rennwagen mitt Heckmotor) / Bore...
Alberto Ascari was a man in a hurry. In a relatively short Grand Prix career between 1948 and 1955, he...
In response to Alfa Romeo’s request for a TZ successor, Autodelta’s co-founder Lodovico Chizzola built this prototype, only for Alfa Romeo to opt for its own design – the TZ2 – so the car remained a one-off. After completion this unique Alfa Romeo remained the Chizzola family’s property until it...
Automobiles Darracq Pierre-Alexandre Darracq was born November 10, 1855, Bordeaux, France. Of Basque origin, he studied as a draftsman at...
The Jaguar C-Type (also called the Jaguar XK120-C) is a racing sports car built by Jaguar and sold from 1951...
Autocoast TI22 Peter E. Bryant (1938-2009) was born in England, and at a young age he caught the racing bug....
Aston Martin unveiled their new V12 Zagato endurance racer concept on the shores of Lake Como, Italy at the Villa...
Over the past 100 years, Chevrolet has been responsible for many significant designs that have helped shape automotive history. The bowtie logo has adorned many iconic shapes of motoring, from the early Classic Six to the legendary Bel Air and the Corvettes. Even some of Chevrolet’s designers, such as Harley...
Renault RS11 Car: Renault RS11 / Engine: Turbocharged 900 V6 / Maker: Renault / Bore X Stroke: 86 mm X 42.8...
Grand Prix Racing Cars MODEL MARQUE YEAR WHEELBASE TRACK (Front) TRACK (Rear) Alfa Romeo P2 Alfa Romeo 1924 2624 mm...
The Die Silberpfeile Cars We waited again. Then they came. Far away in the distance we heard an angry, deep-throated roaring – as someone once remarked, like hungry lions impatient for the arena. A few moments later, Manfred von Brauchitsch, red helmeted, brought a great, silver projectile snaking down the hill,...
The period that followed the Second World War was perhaps one of the most creative time periods in the history...
The 1948 Ferrari 166 MM is the definitive 1950s sports car configuration, with its smooth envelope, long flowing hood and...
Our MG Mighty Midget, TC for All Times By William Edgar and photography courtesy of Edgar Motorsport Archive My first really dramatic recollection of our MG-TC was drifting through Sunset Boulevard’s curves, my father at the wheel. He’d folded the screen flat and the wind-blown tangs of hot engine and...
Cooper T51 Car: Cooper-Climax T51 / Engine: 4 Cylinder Inline Coventry-Climax / Maker: Cooper / Bore X Stroke: 94 X...
By Will Silk While many may hold the opinion that road racing has lost quite a bit of its luster...
By Louis Galanos In secret testing almost two weeks (April 1 to be exact) after the 1970 12 Hours of Sebring race Alfa Romeo arrived at Sebring with their one-of-a-kind, six-wheeled, twelve cylinder Alfa-Romeo T33/6/12. Designed to give the Porsche 917 and Ferrari 512 a run for its money, the...
