In the late-1980s and early-1990s, Ferrari was at a crossroads. Yes, it was building the wild-child F40 and was as revered as ever, but life behind the factory gates at Maranello wasn’t all that rosy:...
Tag Archives: Sports/GT
We’ve been huge fans of the second generation Porsche Cayman (a.k.a. 981) ever since we first laid eyes on it at the Los Angeles Auto Show in 2012. Don’t get us wrong, the original is...
Starting with the Nissan Fairlady Z in 1969, aka Datsun 240Z for those of us stateside, this marquee has been a member of the sports car lexicon for decades. With six generations under its belt,...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKJPFRNO344 For a company that got its start manufacturing motorcycle sidecars and aftermarket bodies for the ubiquitous-in-its-day Austin Seven, Jaguar has come a long way in its nearly 92 years of existence. Sure, it hasn’t been all wine and roses (as most...
One of the fastest-growing trends in the automotive world lately has been the emergence of the premium restomod. Rides like the Toyota Land Cruisers and Ford Broncos being produced by Icon and the 964-series Porsche...
With new variants of the latest generation Porsche 911 – a.k.a. 991 – starting to show up in dealers, 911s not named GT3, Turbo or Turbo S are kinda old news. This is not to...
Question time: Has Honda ever made a crappy sports car? The S500, S600 and S800 of the 1960s were, by most accounts, little gems. Ditto their 1990s heir apparent, the Beat, a sharply-styled mid-engine kei...
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It would be easy to assume that all car nuts who hang their hats in Italy are fiercely loyal to the home teams, i.e. Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati and so forth. After all, when was the...
Architects, like car designers, have to strike a delicate balance between form and function when conceiving their creations. This tightrope act becomes even more harrowing when the goal is minimalism. Creating beauty with as little...