by Wallace Wyss - The new Ferrari F80 is not just a road car, it is a car in the hypercar class. Not so coincidentally it was announced a month after McLaren unveiled the W1. The Ferrari F80 is not, thank heavens, an all electric. It is a … [Read more...]
Editorial: Jaguar …
April 19, 2025 By 10 Comments
OK, alright already, I get it... by Wallace Wyss - It wasn't until I recently saw a finely kept up '66 Olds Toronado that I figured out what Jaguar is doing with those block-long flat painted luxury concepts (Jaguar Type 00). I see that they … [Read more...]
Design Commentary – The New Corvette (One Proposal)
April 16, 2025 By 6 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - I wish I could say that I am happy with it—after all it is mid-engined and didn’t I hammer on GM for decades that they need to go mid-engined for the Corvette to be a leading edge contemporary? But the result, in at least the … [Read more...]
Editorial: The Significance (or not) of the Grille
March 31, 2025 By 1 Comment
by Wallace Wyss - I just caught an interview of Franz von Holzhausen, Teslas chief designer, on YouTube and he briefly touched on the Model S originally having a grille. I missed the part where he talked about taking it away but I think it was … [Read more...]
Design Critique: The New Ford Shelby Mustang
March 28, 2025 By 5 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - I grew up with the Ford Mustang. I remember sitting in my office in 1964 when a secretary bragged she had bought a new one, for the princely sum of $3000. At first it was being sold merely as a "secretary's car." But that was … [Read more...]
The Aston Martin V8 Evolution
January 16, 2025 By 6 Comments
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...]
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