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Porsche still celebrating 911 50th birthday (video)

All 7 generations of the Porsche 911 (pictured) ‘sing’ Happy Birthday Car makers do like to make the most of any anniversary they can hang a bit of PR on, and Porsche are no different. 2013 is the 50th anniversary of the, now iconic, Porsche 911 and Porsche has been making PR hay all year with everything from a 50th anniversary 911 to a huge gathering of Porsche 911s at the Silverstone Classic. But now, with just a few months of the 911′s anniversary left to milk the PR, Porsche has put together a video featuring all seven generations of the 911, happily wishing themselves a ‘Happy Birthday’.

Pace cadets: At AMG academy, students take their finals with their right feet

Mercedes-Benz USA launched the AMG Challenge in 2002, a program touted as "a chance to experience the thrill of driving the newest Mercedes AMGs on some of America's best racetracks." This year, MBUSA abandoned the Challenge in favor of the AMG Driving Academy, a multistage driver-development program pioneered by AMG in Europe. The difference? According to Greg Clark, AMG manager, "the Challenge was more about the cars, while the Academy is more about the driver." Having participated in both the Challenge and now the Academy, we'd say that difference is subtle, at least as it applies to the one-day program.

The Corbin Sparrow was the clown car of tomorrow

The Corbin Sparrow doesn't so much resemble a car as it resembles an oversized Dutch clog left on the carefully manicured lawn of a modern art museum. It is a shape that causes grown men and small children alike to burst into instant, spontaneous, guffawing laughter. "How many clowns can you fit in it?" they might ask in between snickers.