Posted by Peter on
November 23, 2009
I Bet You Regret Bad-Mouthing Chris Bangle Now…
Be careful what you wish for, because you just might get it.
Posted by Peter on
November 17, 2009
Automotive Abominations in Kiev, Ukraine
While I myself am Canadian, my father’s family originates from the Ukraine. Ok, it was about 100 years ago that they came to Alberta to farm these fertile lands, but the Ukraine is still their second home. According to English Russia, a broken-English website chronicling all things strange and wonderful in the former Soviet Union, the Ukraine my forefathers left is starkly different from the one today.
In terms of cars down on the Kiev street, there’s no shortage of expensive, flashy rides. It’s just the way in the former USSR, I suppose, but do they really have to modify them so… so… tastelessly?
The Audi R8 has no right to look that objectionable. Neither to the rest of the cars below. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Janaki on
November 3, 2009
F1 Editorial: What will become of Kamui Kobayashi?
If you’re an F1 fan, chances are excellent that you’ve noticed how confident and talented F1 newcomer Kamui Kobayashi has been. Filling in at Toyota for the injured Timo Glock both at Interlagos and at Yas Marina Circuit during the last two races of the 2009 season, Kobayashi has been nothing short of impressive. Making it clear that he’s willing to drive to the limit and take the fight to whomever he’s on track with (world champion or not), and yet handily avoiding many perilous rookie mistakes that have felled other good drivers before him, Kobayashi is clearly a force to be reckoned with in F1.
And yet, despite all this, we may not see him next year. Why? If you’re an F1 fan, you probably already know why. Follow the jump to see if you’re right. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Stirling on
October 26, 2009
Andrey Trofimchuk is Evil and Tasteless
The Russian designers have been going nuts recently, first was the whale-penismobile, and now this, which is ugly, and offends my sensibilities. Maserati is one of my favourite marques, and Trofimchuk has put a trident on this… I’m outraged. This Andrey fellow has designed a Maserati crossover, which thankfully has nothing to do with any real Masers. Still though, this makes a Porsche Cayenne look like a Ferrari Testarossa. It looks like it should live in the depths of the ocean and lure small fishies closer with its head-lamps before devouring them. It looks like a fat toad after 30 minutes in the microwave. It looks like it should be covered in slime and living under a bridge. Also, I just noticed that the design album on Car Design, is labelled “Design Sh!t.” Couldn’t have put it better myself. More pictures of this horrible atrocity after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Janaki on
October 23, 2009
Breaking F1 News: Donington Park a No-Go for 2010
If you’ve ever wondered what an F1 race staged at this circuit might look like, you can stop. Turns out it’s about 99.99999999% likely to not ever happen, after all. Reasons why after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Stirling on
October 22, 2009
Russian Marque Discovers Most Luxurious Seating Material Ever… maybe.
RussoBaltique is a luxury, armoured car manufacturer that tends towards a certain kind of typically Russian lunacy. While it is the most expensive SUV ever, and is gaudy as all get out, the most ridiculous part is the seating material. The most “luxurious” seating material I have ever heard of isn’t alcantara, it isn’t silk, it isn’t a fine suiting wool, it sure as hell isn’t vinyl, and it isn’t leather, well, not normal leather at least. It is… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Jonathan on
October 19, 2009
Cars Of Our Youth, Subsequently Crashed
The other day I was thinking about the cars I and my friends first laid hands on as new drivers. Cars that took us, i nuovi piloti, to high school, parties, dances, and our menial excuses for part-time jobs. Sometimes they were our own cars, but often we borrowed them from friends or parents. Occasionally, we crashed these cars.
This romp down my automotive memory lane can begin nowhere else but with my friend David. Throughout high school David had access to several cars, the gamut of which ran from truly tragic to nostalgically hip.
Posted by Peter on
October 16, 2009
From Craigslist: Tips For Selling Your Car Privately
Let’s dig into the deep and nebulous world of Craigslist for some essential (and somewhat obvious) tips for how to sell your car using free online classifieds. Kijiji users, this applies to you too.
It’s entitled: “Why Your Car Isn’t Selling — Econ 101″. Enjoy! Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Peter on
October 15, 2009
40th Anniversary Editions: Then (Pontiac GP) and Now (Nissan 370Z)
Today Nissan announced the arrival of its 40th anniversary edition of the 370Z. Can you believe it’s been 40 years since the 240Z shouldered its way into the North American market with such novelties as reliability? Time flies, I know.
While the 370Z is stock form is a decent piece of hardware, the NISMO model is where Nissan really shows engineering prowess. So with both of those models already in showrooms, how will Nissan differentiate the anniversary edition and commemorate its heroic forefather?
And of equal importance, how will this 40th anniversary edition compare to other 40th anniversary editions?
Posted by Stirling on
October 9, 2009
How a $5 Hot Wheel Changed My Life
As you have hopefully noticed by now, I write about cars, and thusly probably like cars quite a bit. You’re an astute little bugger aren’t you? Anyway, in accordance with my being a petrol-head, I had a Hot-Wheels collection as a child. On many weekends I’d take over the entire living room with tracks and attach the starting point to the second floor banister. Luckily, my mother likes to read and that doesn’t require much space, so I was free to claim vast tracts of prime lounging real-estate for the sake of my races. How this hobby has defined how I view cars after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
