One of the few cars to retain a concept car-style interior. These things just look so sweet in person that, while I never think about them (to the point of the article), when I do see one in the flesh I always think about how much I’d love one.

I love everything but the chintzy champagne holders (such a rich guy cliche') and the horrible Mercedes-style iPad display thingy, but the body lines and subtle changes are all the hallmarks of Henrik's work that I have grown to love and appreciate. Despite my all out love affair with Tesla cars, his Karma was about a…

Forgive my OCD but I fixed the whole damned thing for ya:

We're all used to the Stig putting his (its?) hands on some of he most amazing supercars in existence. We also know that sometimes Stig gets stuck with something fart less innovative. That doesn't seem to be the case with Hennesy's version of the Veloci- "rapter."

I don't have a commute, work from home, so the "daily driver" thing is a bit hard to define for me, but I do have a 53-year old car as my regular ride. I did use it daily for the first year I owned it for every little errand just to see how useful it was, what needed attention, and so on. After that first shake-down…

I really enjoy these oddball, history of the automotive world, back alley stories so much; please more of these!

I do dislike the Porsche headlights quite severely, so we agree there. :)

The actual phrase is "the most expensive car you will ever own is a CHEAP used Mercedes" because they have deferred maintenance, but if you pay more for a well loved example you won't suffer the same breakdowns and huge repair bills of the former. It's more a way to steer folks clear of the cheap "bargains" they find…

Let me, they are only outdated looking to some because they were trendsetting designs when they debuted and were copied so heavily by other makers that they now are just "typical" for many cars. Same with the 2-gens previous double rounds headlights, another trendsetter.

"Ditto the bunker-slit side windows—what looks good on your 8th grade notebook doesn't always work when you're sitting in a real car."

Exactly why I clicked these comments, to see if someone identified what this place was. Very strange mix as you said.

I just realized they are keeping the MB star on the hood, trunk and steering wheel this time around. A bit odd with the Maybach "M" logo on the C-pillar and elsewhere, seems they could have committed one way or the other. I bed lots of hood stars get replaced with dealer-sourced Maybach badges.

"It's still tools and force applied in the right places." Generally, in my case at least, that means cracking open my wallet with a pry bar.

The Rocket was designed by Henrik Fisker, who has a pretty good track record of designing striking cars. He's worked on the BMW Z8, Aston Martin DB8 and 9, and, of course, the Fisker Karma, which, for all its troubles, was at the very least a remarkable design.

Yup, this one. We bought the original style Shun Santoku with Damascas blade and loved it so much we eventually bought a whole set. If you happen to be anywhere near Portland, OR you can have the Kershaw/Shun/Kei HQ down in Tualatin sharpen them for free at the factory. The Shun brands are not made there but they can…

Yup, this one. We bought the original style Shun Santoku with Damascas blade and loved it so much we eventually…

The regular Mercedes S-Class has some of the prettiest machined-metal speakers in the auto business. The Mercedes-Maybach S-Class has those same speaker fronts except, like, they spiral out.

(Full Disclosure: No, we didn't drive the ATS-V. We have driven the M3. Basically, what we're doing is giving you the conclusion to the big feature in June's issue of Motor Trend/Car and Driver/Road & Track/Automobile/Cat Fancy now so you don't have to wait.)

Exactly, all your time & effort -or- all the money you will make this year paid to the shop of your choice, the car is fine with either choice. :)

Such a cool piece, and I especially dig the alterations you pointed out that have been plugged and recut. One question, I know what bucks are and did read your further explanation, but was this simply used to lay panels on to see if they match up? I've only seen bucks used to actually form the metal over the wood…

What, no love for the Brough Superior?