The Trabant is a common sight in Germany even in this day and age. Over 3.7 million were produced from 1957 to 1991, but this isn’t your typical Trabi. The Western world laughed about the shortcomings ...

That horrid rumor we heard in August is hideously true -- there is a new Trabant on the way, it is an electric car and it could be on the road by 2012 if the company finds some investors willing to ...

Some records are about blistering speed. Others, like this one, are more about patience, and perhaps a little self-deprecating humor. If you’ve ever wondered what car holds the title of the slowest ...

Anyone who remembers Communist automobiles probably heard about the VEB Sachsenring Trabant series. It should not be too hard. Given the lengthy 1957 to 1991 production and many cardboard jokes.

I know that in most of the automotive world, the East German Trabant is considered something of a joke. The smoky little two-stroke scheiße-box made from old Soviet underpants and resin hardly enjoys ...

President Ronald Reagan viewed the Berlin Wall while standing on a balcony behind two panes of bullet-poof glass and uttered his famous words: “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” On Nov. 9, 1989, ...

Father and son in Apex restored a rare East German Trabant into driving condition. Only two Trabants are registered in North Carolina, highlighting their rarity. The Trabant draws attention at local ...

Sixty years after the first "Trabi" rolled off the assembly line in a cloud of blue smoke, we look at the little plastic car that innovated, stagnated, and was finally rejuvenated. 1 East Germany had ...

This is as revolting a string of words as you're likely to see for quite some time: the Trabant is revving up for a comeback. As an electric car. If that thought doesn't make a cold shudder run up ...

The Trabant 601 was East Germany's answer to the Volkswagen Beetle, and was built without any major changes for nearly 30 years. One of a small number of cars available to Eastern European nations, ...

Despite appearances, the David Černý "Quo Vadis" sculpture is not simply the result of a terrifying fever dream. Nor is it just a silly monument to commemorate the environmentally unfriendly ...