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Will the arrival of the Volvo V60 Polestar Wagon, signal again the era of fast wagons? As part of Throwback Thursday, let’s revisit one of the fastest wagons there is: Mercedes-Benz Mallet with a 6.0 SOHC V8. It can zoom from 0-62 kph at 3.5 seconds, and can generate a top speed of 186 mph.

 

This gorgeous 1964 Ferrari 250 LM, recently fetched for $14.3 million when auctioned recently by Sotheby’s and RM Auctions. This is among the 32 trophy vehicles that were sold for a total of $62.8 million. The sale of the 1964 250 LM also got its name in the costliest Ferrari’s ever sold list. Ferrari never produced more than 32 examples of the 250LM.

 

Source: Top Speed

A web start-up wants test drives to have something in common with pizza, groceries, flowers, singing telegrams and packages from Amazon: home delivery. With this better-mousetrap sales approach, Tred.com takes direct aim at eliminating three primary consumer pain points: high-pressure sales tactics, price haggling and all-day, dealer-to-dealer slogs, ordeals that have long made car buying as appealing as a forced march. It also reflects a wider trend of both automakers and entrepreneurs continuing to reimagine the traditional car-buying experience.

 

Source: BBC Auto

Offering a more aggressive stance, the front of the vehicle received a full revision, making it bolder by the addition of a deep front spoiler and unique, hexagonal grille, plus a new hood specially designed for the 2015 WRX. Also unique to the model are the front fenders, rear doors and quarters, bumpers, headlights and taillight clusters. The vehicle also sports a new set of narrower headlights, a functional scoop that leaves a nice opening in the hood for the boosted four-pot to breathe, fog light surrounds with a carbon-fiber-like pattern and vertical front fender vents that feature a bright garnish and a mesh screen.

 

Source: Top Speed