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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

East Germany's most famous icon doesn't officially turn 50 until the autumn. But this weekend, Trabant fans from all over Europe gathered to pay homage to the beloved automobile. East German flags ...

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 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 ...

Berlin is one of the world’s trendiest cities, blossoming in recent years under the creative gumption of hipsters, artists, musicians, and entrepreneurs. A young, increasingly international population ...

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, ...