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10 Ruf CTR Yellowbird<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Yellowbird\"Poster child for insane German tuning industry. Beat the Ferrari F40 to first production car with 200MPH top end. ‘Nuff said.<\/p>\n

9 Mercedes-Benz 560SEL 6.9<\/em><\/figure>\n

\"Mercedes-Benz
The most outrageous S-class borrowed the 6.9-litre engine from the vast Pullman limo. James Hunt had one, and stored it on bricks when he couldn\u2019t afford the tax<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

8 Auto Union V16<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Auto
Legendary, terrifying, Hitler-sponsored racers with over 500bhp: it took decades for post-war Formula 1 cars to get close<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

7 BMW 507<\/em><\/p>\n

\"BMW
Albrecht Goertz\u2019s iconic design was early proof that the reborn German car industry could do gorgeous as well as good<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

6 Volkswagen Golf GTi<\/em><\/p>\n

\"
Groundbreaking hot hatch, and still sensational to drive. We\u2019ll have ours in Mars red, please<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

5 BMW E39 530d<\/em><\/p>\n

\"BMW
Arguably – pound-for-pound – the best car Germany has ever made because it so comprehensively eclipsed its rivals<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

4 Volkswagen Beetle<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Volkswagen
Where it all re-started for the German car industry after the war; the original stayed in production in Mexico until 2003<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

3 Benz Patent Motorwagen<\/p>\n

\"Innovative
Innovative wagon from the early years of internal combustion. Look out for the AMG version!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2 Porsche 911<\/em><\/p>\n

\"
Of course it has to be in this list, but which do you pick? An early seventies, 2.4-litre 911S is arguably the sweetest of the lot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1 Porsche 917 <\/em><\/p>\n

\"Like
Like Wagner on four wheels. Count Rossi\u2019s road-registered version is possibly the coolest thing ever to wear number plates<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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