My Car Quest

December 25, 2024

Editorial: The Importance of an Electric Car Class at a Concours d’Elegance

by Wallace Wyss - Which concours? The fanciest one in the US -- Pebble Beach. In the concours 2021 event they plan to have one, a class for electric cars. I don't know how far in the past it will go but presumably some very early ones … [Read more...]

Editorial: Will Ferrell in the Super Bowl Cadillac Commercial

by Wallace Wyss - Yes, all media is subject to review and since I wrote TV commercials myself in another life, I let the brickbats fly. In this case it was the Will Ferrell ad for the 2021 Super Bowl (American football). You can … [Read more...]

General Motors to Phase Out Petroleum-Powered Cars and Trucks by 2035

EDITORIAL: GM announces it will sell only vehicles that have zero tailpipe emissions by 2035: Not so fast, says Wyss... by Wallace Wyss - We’re all supposed to be cheering that General Motors wants to end sales of gas and diesel engine … [Read more...]

There Will Always Be An England – Right?

by Wallace Wyss - I used to love that saying, particularly when thinking of how, with stiff upper lips and eyes to the sky, they withstood the Blitz during WWII. But now that the Prime Minister has announced no internal combustion cars will … [Read more...]

Business: Tesla Steams Full Speed Ahead…

by Wallace Wyss - It is to laugh, if I didn't have reasons to cry. I'm talking 'bout the Detroit Big Three and their abject failure to match Elon Musk as he built Tesla into the world's leading electric car maker. I grew up in Detroit … [Read more...]

Lucid Air: Pitching to the Right Audience

by Wallace Wyss - There is no more perfect audience for the products of a new car company, called Lucid Motors, than Malibu. That's because the cheapest house is one million dollars going up to $150,000,000. People there like to show off … [Read more...]