Ferdinand Piech, Volkswagen - Porsche Patriarch and Savior, Dies at 82
27 Aug 2019, 11:07 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Grandson of Ferdinand Porsche, he spearheaded VW’s expansion from regional carmaker to a global brand, including marques Porsche, Seat, Bentley and Skoda
German Amusement Park Ride Shut Down for Resembling Spinning Swastikas
26 Aug 2019, 12:54 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Eagle’s Flight featured 8 eagle-shaped carts grouped in 4s, resembling two giant, spinning swastikas. The ride has been shut down and will be redesigned
8YO Kid Takes Mom’s VW Golf on the Autobahn Again, Hits 110Mph This Time
26 Aug 2019, 11:10 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The boy stole the car in the middle of the night, crashed while police were out looking for him. He will be provided psychological counseling after this
8YO Kid Takes Mom’s VW Golf on the Autobahn, Only Pulls Over When He Hits 87Mph
21 Aug 2019, 14:39 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The boy had extensive experience with road-legal vehicles, just not on public roads. German police say there were no injuries or accidents in the joyride
Autobahn Gets Beer Bath After Truck Spills Its Poorly Secured Load
7 Aug 2019, 12:13 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / It took 29 volunteer firefighters and over 6 hours to clean the highway of the 10,000 bottles of beer that had spilled from a semi
Woman Tries to Buy Car with Home-Printed Money
19 Jul 2019, 14:48 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Police in Kaiserslautern, Germany arrest woman who tried to put €15,000 worth of fake money on the market, by purchasing a car at a local dealership
Chinese Armored Vehicles Land in Europe
11 Jul 2019, 15:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / 100 People's Liberation Army (PLA) medics are now in Europe to conduct joint command and control strategies with the German Bundeswehr
Police Pull Over Naked Man on Scooter, He Says “It’s Too Hot” for Clothes
27 Jun 2019, 11:19 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / “In principle, naked driving is not forbidden” but it could be a problem, Brandenburg police say on social media. The guy was let off with just a warning
Heatwave in Europe Forces Speed Limit on World Famous Autobahn
26 Jun 2019, 14:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The high temperatures in Europe have forced German authorities to place temporary speed limits on portions of the Autobahn
German Driver Spared Speeding Fine Thanks to Holy Spirit Intervention
28 May 2019, 13:13 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Viersen Police decide against looking for driver caught speeding, after white dove flies in front of him, covering his face from the camera
Parents Forget Newborn Child in a Taxi on Their Way Home from Hospital
23 May 2019, 13:02 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Hamburg Police spent hours trying to track down the baby, who was sleeping soundly in the parked vehicle, in an underground garage
German Cop Shames Drivers Taking Pictures of Fatal Crash, Invites Them to See
23 May 2019, 12:05 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Officer fed up with gawkers gives them a hard lesson before handing them a fine. In Germany, it is illegal to take photos of an accident scene
Golden Porsche Panamera is “Too Shiny,” Too Dangerous For German Roads
15 Apr 2019, 14:00 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Hamburg police pull over 31-year-old driver, strip him of papers and car for failing to remove the shiny gold foil he’d been warned about before
British Airways Flight Bound For Germany Lands in Scotland by Mistake
26 Mar 2019, 09:21 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The pilot and air traffic control officials were given the wrong flight plan, so passengers bound for Duesseldorf were taken to Edinburgh instead
Man Caught Trying to Smuggle Tortoises as Chocolate Into German Airport
22 Mar 2019, 12:11 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The elderly passenger landed at the Schönefeld Airport in Berlin, coming from Cairo, Egypt, and tried to trick authorities into letting him pass
Drunk Passenger on Deutsche Bahn Demands High-Speed Train Slow Down
19 Mar 2019, 13:00 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / German police arrest 30-year-old man who smashed his way through to the cabin, demanding that the driver slow down so he could “save” the passengers
Drunk Woman Calls the Cops to Report a Murder, Just to Have a Car Towed
11 Mar 2019, 12:04 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A car was blocking the woman’s garage and she thought police would act faster if she called them to say her husband had been murdered
Autobahn's No Speed Limit May Become History in Fight for Reduced Emissions
22 Jan 2019, 13:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It’s not yet clear how much of an impact enforcing speed limits as per National Platform on the Future of Mobility's wishes would have on emission levels
German Railway Company Buys Passenger’s “Delay Scarf” For 7,550 Euro
18 Jan 2019, 17:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The “rail delay scarf” went viral earlier this year, when a journalist revealed how her mother was dealing with frustration at delays with the company
White 2020 Porsche 911 Looks Clean in Stuttgart Traffic
14 Jan 2019, 12:02 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / More and more examples of the 992-generation Porsche 911 have started to show up in the real world and here's an example for the carmaker's home city