by Mike Gulett - I am amazed when I think about the many beautiful classic cars we see that are either concept cars or prototypes that never made it into production. We write about many of them here on My Car Quest and here is another one; … [Read more...]
Design Critique: The Murray T.50
February 10, 2022 By 9 Comments
A V-12–powered, $3 million three-seat hypercar that echoes the glories of its predecessor. by Wallace Wyss - So here you have Gordon Murray, a successful designer whose McLaren F1, was once the belle of the ball in race inspired street … [Read more...]
Design Critique: 2022 Kia EV6
February 3, 2022 By 7 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - Used to be, SUVs were ugly except maybe the Range Rover. But the newest Korean EV from Kia is really bringing some new design cues to the SUV making it interesting... for an EV. Here's my scoresheet: FRONT A little … [Read more...]
Do We Need a Yoke Instead of a Steering Wheel?
January 26, 2022 By 21 Comments
Or do we want a yoke? by Wallace Wyss - I am in the throes of writing a book on Elon Musk tentatively entitled How Tesla killed Detroit. One thing I am going to say in the book is that Elon Musk does just about whatever he wants to … [Read more...]
Design: BMW Concept XM
January 17, 2022 By 11 Comments
A mistake from the word "Go". by Wallace Wyss - I watch Frank Stephenson's YouTube videos on design. Rarely have I seen him fire all guns at one design and pronounce it failed. But he did it with this new BMW Concept SUV, the XM. This … [Read more...]
Thanks to Electric Cars Hood Scoops Are Going Away
January 8, 2022 By 4 Comments
by Mike Gulett - Another reason to dislike the transition to electric cars is we will see the demise of the air scoop on cars and certainly the beloved hood scoop will be gone. There is no need for a hood scoop to cool the engine of an EV like … [Read more...]
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