by Mike Gulett - The era of the ‘70s and ‘80s seems like a forgotten time for Aston Martin. Although Aston Martin did make some beguiling cars in the ‘70s and ‘80s, they were not clever about selecting model names such as “V8”. It can be … [Read more...]
Design Critique: The Bizzarrini GT5300 Strada
January 4, 2025 By 23 Comments
The author, Wallace Wyss, tells me he used to think "What good are Bob Cumberford's design critiques on cars made decades ago if it's too late for the automaker to change the design?" Then he had an epiphany of sorts and realized that people want to … [Read more...]
The New Jaguar Type 00
December 4, 2024 By 13 Comments
by Mike Gulett - Jaguar shared their new concept car, the Type 00 (pronounced “Zero Zero”), at Art Basel in Miami recently. Not a car show but an art show. Interesting - it is an indication of their thinking. Jaguars are now art, not merely … [Read more...]
Editorial: Desertion on the Field of Battle – The Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet
November 3, 2024 By 3 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - It was a car, or van or SUV or Crossover, that should never have been built. Oh on paper it looked interesting -- a four seater convertible, four wheel drive (but never actually meant to go off-road). But in the … [Read more...]
Is Rolls Royce Guilty of Wretched Excess?
October 28, 2024 By 3 Comments
Enuff already... by Wallace Wyss - Far be it from me, a lifelong devotee of car styling especially of bespoke cars where the designers are allowed to offer customers the ultimate in creating something special just for them, to then knock … [Read more...]
Ferrari F80 Design Critique
October 21, 2024 By 5 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - High-performance car maker Ferrari supposedly make the most profit of all automakers per vehicle. They have an iron hand on the dealers marketing their cars and thus can enforce who buys them. It appears by the look of the new … [Read more...]
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