My Car Quest

November 21, 2024

Editorial: Tesla Burning and Doors Won’t Open

This requires a redesign... by Wallace Wyss - The headline was announced that four people had died recently in Toronto in a burning Tesla and were unable to be rescued because the doors, with their hidden door handles, stayed resolutely … [Read more...]

The Best of France and Italy Show November 3, 2024

Text and photos by Wallace Wyss - This show, taking place the first Sunday of November in Woodley Park in Van Nuys, California, is almost an anti-concours. Oh to be sure, many of the cars, heredity wise, were worth showing--rarities … [Read more...]

Editorial: Desertion on the Field of Battle – The Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet

by Wallace Wyss - It was a car, or van or SUV or Crossover, that should never have been built. Oh on paper it looked interesting -- a four seater convertible, four wheel drive (but never actually meant to go off-road). But in the … [Read more...]

Is Rolls Royce Guilty of Wretched Excess?

Enuff already... by Wallace Wyss - Far be it from me, a lifelong devotee of car styling especially of bespoke cars where the designers are allowed to offer customers the ultimate in creating something special just for them, to then knock … [Read more...]

Ferrari F80 Design Critique

by Wallace Wyss - High-performance car maker Ferrari supposedly make the most profit of all automakers per vehicle. They have an iron hand on the dealers marketing their cars and thus can enforce who buys them. It appears by the look of the new … [Read more...]

Editorial: Tesla’s Cybercab Needs to go to Uber University

by Wallace Wyss - Elon Musk - the world's most controversial capitalist, would have us believe that buying a robotaxi is like starting your own Uber business. He envisions you own the vehicle and while you are at work, dozens of people will rent … [Read more...]