by Wallace Wyss - In the last few months, I've watched enough YouTube episodes to qualify for a college degree (yes, way back in the dim reaches of time, I earned a college degree for logging in 100-plus hours in the classroom). My … [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...]
Editorial: Planned Obsolescence – Trying to Break Free
January 13, 2022 By 4 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - Maybe it was because I was born in the '40s and first became aware of cars in the '60s. This was the Glory Days of GM when they had over 50% of the US auto market and Japanese cars weren't here yet. I yearned to go to … [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...]
Editorial: On Observing the Phenomenon of Elon Musk
November 6, 2021 By 6 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - Mea Culpa. I think that's Latin for "I'm guilty." And I am, of the sin of not recognizing a sea change in the auto industry that took place right in front of me. On my watch as it were. I've always been an internal combustion … [Read more...]
Editorial: How Elon Musk Shamed Detroit
January 11, 2021 By 11 Comments
Wherein a Native Detroiter Expresses Disillusionment with the auto culture he grew up in... by Wallace Wyss - As a child growing up in Detroit, I thought the Big Three automakers (There was still the Little Fourth, American Motors, and … [Read more...]
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