by Wallace Wyss - It is the title to a Bob Dylan song but I never thought those words would be so true as now vis-a-vis the automobile. For years our American automakers would plod along at a snail's pace; Ford adding a hood scoop here, … [Read more...]
The Triumph of A Minimalist Designer: Franz von Holzhausen
December 13, 2021 By Leave a Comment
by Wallace Wyss - One thing I relish in my role as automotive reporter is meeting car designers. Rarely have I met one coming closest to his dream than tall quiet Franz von Holzhausen. He is the son of a designer so he grew up with dad's … [Read more...]
The Game Changer – The Tesla Model 2
December 6, 2021 By Leave a Comment
by Wallace Wyss - The Model 2 is not a car. Officially there’s no Model 2. But it is the one car Tesla needs most to blunt the European, Chinese and Big Three efforts at electric cars. Tesla has a lot of irons in the fire-- the Semi, the … [Read more...]
Design: The Nissan Electric Roadster Concept
December 2, 2021 By Leave a Comment
by Wallace Wyss - With all the attention being paid to electric cars, one body style absent (except from Tesla) has been the open car. Nissan has just shown three EV prototypes and one, thankfully, is a convertible. Nissan calls the … [Read more...]
Editorial: Let’s Get Real
November 29, 2021 By 8 Comments
Starting with the White House. by Wallace Wyss - I was surprised when President Biden recently heaped praise on GM for starting the electric car revolution. Well, they may have started it in the US with the EV-1 but I guess no one told him … [Read more...]
Design Review: 2022 Fisker Ocean SUV
November 19, 2021 By 3 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - Been following Henrik Fisker since he worked for Aston Martin and Jaguar. We love his sports cars for their sheer sensuous shapes but SUVs are a little harder to make sexy. In Manhattan Beach, CA., where his new … [Read more...]
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