Curves: Germany’s Coastline | Denmark

Curves: Germany’s Coastline | Denmark

• Beautiful photographs portray the stunning coastal roads of Germany

• A new addition to a highly successful series

• Perfect tips for routes and sightseeing

You do not need to go to California for scenic coastal roads or relaxed cruising – not when you have that right on your doorstep in Europe. Instead of chewing gum, eating burgers and drinking Coca-Cola, your traveling companions will experience liquorice, tea and shrimp rolls – and, of course, Porsche. In the latest Curves volume, Stefan Bogner travels the German coastline from von Emden to Hamburg, visits the North Frisian island Sylt, and takes a trip to Denmark. From Klitmoeller he goes to Copenhagen and Lübeck. The journey comes to an end in between seaside resorts and chalk cliffs on Rügen, an island in the Baltic. Text in English and German.

CURVES Malaysia: Limited Edition

CURVES Malaysia: Limited Edition

Soulful Driving in Malaysia.

The Thailand edition revealed that CURVES has a passion for Southeast Asia. With this limited special edition, Stefan Bogner now heads to Malaysia. Immerse yourself in the colorful whirl of life, the diversity and exoticism of Southeast Asian cultures, the friendliness of the people, the food and the landscapes.

But if you thought this country consisted only of beautiful beaches, turbulent cities and dense jungle, you need to be proven wrong: The islands and peninsulas between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean are excellent places to drive! Winding roads lead up into the mountains of the interior or palm-fringed along the coasts, swirling through the country as less frequented and often well-maintained driving pleasure hunters.

  • Route suggestions for smaller and larger trips
  • Tips on restaurants and accommodation along the way
  • Includes map for planning your own road trip and for when you are on the road

So, buckle up, open all your senses, start your engines. Join us on breath-taking tours between the east coast and west coast – into a world of lush greenery, dripping jungle, foreign cultures, adventures and experiences.

Text in English and German.

Curves: Patagonia: Argentina, Chile

Curves: Patagonia: Argentina, Chile

Ready for a trip to the “end of the world”? Patagonia stands for infinite and awe-inspiring landscapes, glistening glaciers and majestic peaks. Exclusively for the CURVES magazine, photographer Stefan Bogner explored the most beautiful scenic roads of this unique area.
Marvellous aerial views show exciting routes right in the middle of nowhere. No matter whether you’re driving casually through the wild steppe in your caravan or prefer the thrills of winding roads with breathtaking views: The extraordinary nature experience makes your trip most certainly an unforgettable journey.
– Patagonia: Pictures of an overwhelming landscape you have never seen like this before
– The loveliest routes and loneliest mountain roads: with maps for route planning
– Unique driving experience on endless roads: for tours by car, motorbike, and caravaning
– Exquisite recommendations: Patagonia‘s best hotels and sights
CURVES – the passion for lovely curves: an exceptional mix of travelogue and illustrated book
Delightful driving on the world’s most beautiful roads: Patagonia for individualists. Mountain passes with a view, matchless mountain panoramas and vast untouched plateaus: the characteristic landscape at the south end of Chile and Argentina is full of highlights. “Soulful Driving” is Stefan Bogners‘ motto for leisurely road trips, where you set the pace. To top this off, he recommends comfortable accommodation, fine restaurants and sights worth seeing.
Enjoy the airflow and find out where armadillos and guanacos bid good night: With CURVES Patagonia you will explore and fall in love with scenic roads and find the best tips for tours on two or four wheels.
Curves Northern Italy

Curves Northern Italy

Curves: Northern Italy: Lombardy, South Tyrol, Veneto portrays the most beautiful passes of Northern Italy. Starting at the Timmelsjoch, heading south to Lake Garda, and then east to the Three Peaks in South Tyrol, this book will lead you on a stunning journey through some of Northern Italy’s most beautiful roadway scenescapes. Among the special highlights are the Gavia Pass, the Monte Baldo high alpine road and the Three Peaks. Stefan Bogner shot the atmospheric photos – some of them from a helicopter – to capture the full magnificence of the landscape. In addition to full-color photography, Curves is also a useful travel guide, offering tips for restaurants and hotels along the route.

Text in English and German.

CURVES USA Denver – San Francisco: Number 11

CURVES USA Denver – San Francisco: Number 11

Showcases spectacular photographs and landscapes, from Denver to San Francisco • Offers tips on restaurants, hotels and sights to see along the way The Curves series encapsulates the joy of the open road through Stefan Bogner’s masterful photography, showcasing the full magnificence of the landscape. This new addition to the series covers the most scenic driving routes between Denver and San Francisco, including Pikes Peak, Aspen, Durango, Monument Valley, Bryce Canyon, Lake Tahoe and 14 others. Curves is also a useful travel guide, offering tips for restaurants and hotels along the route. Text in English and German.

Cars & Curves Vol 2

Cars & Curves Vol 2

Following on from Cars & Curves Volume 1Volume 2 gathers an exquisite selection of the best and rarest Porsche models, including the 908, 962, 718 Spyder, and Carrera Abarth, and follows them through awe-inspiring terrain. The action-packed photos, often taken from helicopters, are accompanied by powerfully written texts by Ben Winter, which complement the fascinating images and make the impressive routes feel like the real thing – as if you were at the wheel. What are you waiting for? Leaf through, buckle up and drive off!
Text in English and German.

Cars & Curves A Tribute to 70 Years of Porsche

Cars & Curves A Tribute to 70 Years of Porsche

70 years of passion. 70 years, in which the enthusiasm for sporty driving, advanced technology and sensual design has created something very special. Is it a coincidence that more than 70 percent of all Porsche cars ever built are still on the road today? There can only be one answer when you gather together the highlights from seven decades of sports car construction – not in a well-tempered museum, but in the places for which they were created: road and track. What if you had to get a 918 Spyder to Germany via the snowbound passes of northern Italy? What would it be like to rerun the legendary record-breaking lap of the Nordschleife in Stefan Bellof’s 956? Can you bring a 906 to the Porsche Rennsport Reunion in Laguna Seca under your own steam? This may sound like a shimmering daydream, but it turns into a tribute to 70 years of brand history, captured in unparalleled images. Text in English and German.

Curves: Germany’s Coastline – Denmark

Curves: Germany’s Coastline – Denmark

You do not need to go to California for scenic coastal roads or relaxed cruising – not when you have that right on your doorstep in Europe. Instead of chewing gum, eating burgers and drinking Coca-Cola, your travelling companions will experience liquorice, tea and shrimp rolls – and, of course, Porsche.

In the latest Curves volume, Stefan Bogner travels the German coastline from von Emden to Hamburg, visits the North Frisian island Sylt, and takes a trip to Denmark. From Klitmoeller he goes to Copenhagen and Lübeck. The journey comes to an end in between seaside resorts and chalk cliffs on Rügen, an island in the Baltic.

Text in English and German.

Curves Sicily

Curves Sicily

Curves is the ultimate high-quality journeyman’s magazine. Produced with love and aimed at all who drive, bike or cycle with passion, it encapsulates the joy of the open road. It is a magazine for those who see planning a journey as an act of celebration: people who are prepared to shake off their shackles and live their dreams. It is designed for the devotees and dreamers who experience the drive in their mind’s eye before even embarking on the real-life adventure. This volume focuses on sunny Sicily, immersing the reader in the stunning Mediterranean landscape.

Text in English and German.

Curves Scotland

Curves Scotland

Curves is the ultimate high-quality journeyman’s magazine. Produced with love and aimed at all who drive, bike or cycle with passion, it encapsulates the joy of the open road. It is a magazine for those who see planning a journey as an act of celebration: people who are prepared to shake off their shackles and live their dreams. It is designed for the devotees and dreamers who experience the drive in their mind’s eye before even embarking on the real-life adventure. This volume focuses on Scotland: its meandering roads, its hilly heights, the breathtaking bleakness of its countryside.

Text in English and German.

Curves California

Curves California

Soulful Driving

Curves is a high-quality magazine, produced with love and aimed to be read by all who drive, bike or cycle with passion and seek the joy and adventure of the open road. People who are prepared to shake off their shackles and live their exclusive dream. It is a magazine for those for whom already the planning of a journey is an act of celebration. It is designed for the devotees and dreamers who experience the drive in their mind’s eye before even embarking on the real-life adventure.

Curves of Steel

Phoenix Art Museum presents 22 streamlined American and European automobiles demonstrating the intersection of style and aerodynamics in 20th century automotive design. This premium catalogue of the exhibition tracks the evolution of the streamlined shape from the 1930s through the 1990s. Edited and co-written by historian Jonathan A. Stein, it includes essays from many of the world’s great automotive writers including Beverly Rae Kimes, Ken Gross, Phil Patton, Richard Adatto and Diana Meredith. Each car is presented with historical images and elegant, modern photographs by Michael Furman.

Curves Northern Italy

Curves Northern Italy

Anyone who drives experiences limitations: the stress from other road users, constraints on motorway capacity and the relevant legislation, something that we mustn’t forget if we’re really keen on making headway. Curves, by contrast, is intended for people who look for happiness in seclusion, far away from other overstrained drivers or busy motorways.

Curves: Nothern Italy contains stunning pictures of mountain roads around Lobardy, Venetia and South Tyrol: Timmelsjoch, Stelvio Pass, Gaviapass, Passo di Croce Domini, Monte-Baldo-Höhenstraße, Kaiserjägerstraße, Manghenpass, Passo Rolle, Passo di Giau, Drei Zinnen, Passo di Falzarego, Passo di Fedaia, Sellajoch, Grödner Joch, Pordoijoch. In addition, Curves offers invaluable advice on hotels and restaurants along the way.

Text in English and German.

The Mercedes-Benz: 300 SL Book

The Mercedes-Benz: 300 SL Book

  • The completely revised bestseller by René Staud and Jürgen Lewandowski in a 70th Anniversary Edition
  • An inspiring and must-have treasure trove for all fans of the “sports car of the century”
  • Photographer René Staud and author Jürgen Lewandowski are synonymous with expertise of the highest caliber when it comes to automobiles

This iconic sports car, from the first Mercedes 300 SL to its latest successors, proves that technology can indeed evolve into art. And who better to showcase this procession of pioneering automobiles than René Staud, whose striking photographs will captivate any enthusiast. This book, based on Staud’s successful calendars, is an ode to an extraordinary vehicle whose spell stars such as Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Alfred Hitchcock have all fallen under. The elaborately orchestrated pictures show sleek curves and precision in every detail, conveying the passion for this breathtaking automobile. A photographic tribute to the “sports car of the century”, covering the 70-year history of the 300 SL racing car models from 1952 to the latest SL generation.

Text in English, German, and French.

Porsche Drive – Pass Portrait – Gotthard

Porsche Drive – Pass Portrait – Gotthard

Stefan Bogner’s most personal book to date, charting the ideal tour through the alps – three countries and fourteen passes over four daysAfter his last book Escapes, Stefan Bogner returns to the Alps again with this beautifully illustrated book. This time he not only photographed particular routes, but he looked for the ideal tour through the Alps: 3 countries, 14 passes – the perfect little escape for 4 days. Different from Bogner’s photographs in Escapes or Curves where Bogner presents dreamlike empty streets, Porsche Drive focuses on the journey in Porsche models like Porsche 906, Porsche 911, Porsche 918 and more. Stefan Bogner also drives his own Porsche 911 1970 ST.Jan Karl Baedeker’s sweeping lyrics make the track even more tangible – almost as if you were at the wheel of your own Porsche. In addition to Bogner’s amazing photographs, Porsche Drive offers information on each route and height profile, allowing the reader to follow itinerary. Text in English and German.

The Porsche Art Book

The Porsche Art Book

Christophorus Edition

Artists around the world are fascinated by the Porsche brand. Inspired by the aura of the models from Zuffenhausen, they create works of art that achieve five- and six-figure prices at auctions. The Porsche 911, as the icon of the brand, is often at the centre of the works. For the most part, the artists approach the object and its forms in a classical way, in oil or acrylic. Increasingly though, these artists are also designing contemporary digital art. The artists hail from all over the world – from urban and multi-cultural New York to the Scottish highlands, and the North German Plain. What all the artists have in common is that they use the charisma of the Porsche lines and curves to put it into a new context. Curated by the renowned painter and performance artist Uli Hack, the book shows a kaleidoscope of contemporary Porsche art. Text in English and German.

Art of the Corvette: Photographic Legacy of America’s Original Sports Car

Art of the Corvette: Photographic Legacy of America’s Original Sports Car

America’s original—and long considered its best—sports car, the Chevrolet Corvette is fast, sexy, sleek, sublime. The legacy of the Corvette is matched only by its beauty, captured here like never before.

Art of the Corvette profiles two dozen Corvettes from all seven generations, beginning with the first 1953 Blue Flame Six Corvette and concluding with the return of an icon, the stunning 2014 Corvette Stingray. Using a unique style of portraiture known as light-painting, acclaimed photographers Randy Leffingwell and Tom Loeser present the most recognizable, unique, and historic Corvettes ever produced. From the chrome-lined grilles of the 1953 Roadster and sexy curves of the first C3s to the aggressive snarl of the 2012 ZR1 and the bold, blunt powerhouse of the 2014 Corvette Stingray, all are presented in breathtaking color and detail. Rare and one-off cars abound as well, like the 1963 Z06 Sting Ray and one of only a handful of 1967 L88 convertibles.

With an authoritative text by Leffingwell, one of the world’s leading Corvette historians, and over 200 stunning photographs, Art of the Corvette presents this landmark of American automotive engineering and design, the Chevrolet Corvette, as never before seen. Some of the vehicles you’ll find inside include:

1953 Corvette – 1963 Sting Ray Z06 coupe – 1966 Sting Ray L72 coupe – 1969 L71 convertible – 1978 Indy Pace Car – 1989 convertible – 1996 Grand Sport coupe – 2003 50th anniversary convertible – 2012 ZR1 coupe – 2014 C7 Stingray coupe

Optimising Car Performance Modifications

Optimising Car Performance Modifications

Simple methods of measuring engine, suspension, brakes and aerodynamic performance gains (SpeedPro Series)

Optimising Car Performance Modifications is a highly practical and useful book that covers brilliant techniques to take the guesswork out of performance modification.

Using just some low-cost tools, you can easily measure the flow restriction of your car’s intake and exhaust. It’s like having a huge flow-bench always available. By making some simple on-road measurements, you can plot the shape of the engine’s power and torque curves – no dyno needed. This allows you to not only see if performance modifications to the engine are improving power, but also see where in the rev range those changes are occurring. Assess the worth of cams, a larger turbo, changed boost control or altered engine management mapping.

But the book doesn’t stop there – it also shows you how to measure your car’s aerodynamics, seeing if at speed your car is developing lift or downforce. Want to make a rear wing work well? Test the angle at which downforce is greatest. You can also test the aerodynamic airflow through oil coolers, intercoolers and radiators.

Interested in improving your suspension? By using a low-cost app and a smartphone, you can accurately measure suspension behaviour.

If you want a practical, hands-on book that will immediately save you money, show where modifications are most needed, and can be used to assess performance outcomes, this is the book for you.

Porsche Drive: Stelvio

Porsche Drive: Stelvio

The mountain passes of the Alps are definitely counted among the marvels of architectural history. The Stelvio pass, in Northern Italy, is the highest paved mountain pass in the Eastern Alps. Built along dizzying edges and rough hillsides, steep curves lead upwards to icy heights.

Stefan Bogner and Jan Karl Baedeker have paid tribute to the Stelvio Pass with spectacular aerial photography, documenting and portraying it in such detail for the very first time.

Text in English and German.

Speed Secrets: Professional Race Driving Techniques

Speed Secrets: Professional Race Driving Techniques

Shave lap times or find a faster line through your favorite set of S-curves with professional race driver Ross Bentley as he shows you the quickest line from apex to apex! With tips and commentary from current race drivers, Bentley covers the vital techniques of speed, from visualizing lines to interpreting tire temps to put you in front of the pack. Includes discussion of practice techniques, chassis set-up, and working with your pit chief.