In a shed in Worcestershire lies a workshop. Compared to the faceless multinational corporate giants of the autoproducing world, Morgan appears to be a speck of an establishment, like a solitary brick in a skyscraper. But it is really a diamond in the rough. I mean, just look at these raw and unfinished sirens, beckoning you [...]
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Since we’ve been in kind of a “video” mood lately, let’s keep running with the assemblage of assorted automotive audiovisuals. Here we have Conan O’Brien, the once-host of The Tonight Show and renowned 1992 Ford Taurus SHO (that’d be the one with the sexy 3.0L Yamaha V6), in an interview with Steve Kroft of 60 [...]
Monday, April 19, 2010
The Ferrari 458 Italia is the company’s latest V8 marvel. While the rest of the F-car line-up plod along with weightier 12-cylinder engines, the mid-engined Italia remains the paring knife in a family of bayonets. But unlike its predecessor, the F430, the 458 works harder than ever before to differentiate it from the increasingly crowded [...]
Friday, March 26, 2010
Cars are my passion, just as they are yours, but I also have more than a passing interest in architecture – a distinct product of growing up in the home of a successful architect. In fact, I was interested in the design of buildings before I was interested in the design of cars. This is [...]
Saturday, March 20, 2010
McLaren MP4-12c? Take away the McLaren name and you might be forgiven for thinking you were buying a Blu-Ray player, not the most important supercar of the new decade. The most important? Really, CarEnvy? Ya, really. Well, thus far at least. And we haven’t forgotten about the flamboyant Merc SLS, the fizzy Ferrari 458 Italia, [...]
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
USF1 are trading on just about the only credit anyone can give them these days: boundless, heedless optimism in the face of crushing reality. ESPN (via Crash.net) is reporting that the team are apparently hopeful that they’ll be granted a place on the grid for the 2011 season. More after the jump. Take all the [...]
Monday, March 15, 2010
I’ll be honest. I’ve been a bit skeptical about the 2010 Formula One season. While the driver points changes seemed as though they had the potential to make things more interesting, I don’t think the refuelling ban betters anything for anyone. I’m also in the camp of “Michael Schumacher has everything to lose and nothing [...]
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Today, Subaru is the only company in the world to use boxer engines and Porsche is the only other company to use flat engines. These engines feature cylinders that are neither inline nor banked at an angle to form a V-shape. Instead, the cylinders lay flat along a horizontal plane. But not all flats are [...]
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Twelve years is a long time for people, but for cars it’s a coon’s age. In other words, it’s about two car-lifetimes. Just for some perspective, 12 years ago, there was no Google, no Facebook, YouTube, iPod, nor iPhone. The .com bubble had peaked but most people didn’t know it yet and many were buying [...]
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
I use the term “invades” rather loosely; “goes to” would probably be more appropriate. No matter. The 2010 Chicago Auto Show starts today and our very own Janaki will be at the CAS tomorrow to cover the media events and yours truly, your fearless Editor Peter Dushenski, will be there next Tuesday, January 21. Janaki [...]
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
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