I thought it was an XJ220 at a first glance. Didn’t know about this prototype; I found out it was built by Cecomp, in Italy (which is still in business and due to present a prototype at Geneva 2019).

I’m deeply sorry for your loss, this piece was hard to read, yet beautiful.

No wonder the Land Cruiser 70 is still offered in Lybia and many other countries around the world, including their famous NGO-only dealer in Gibraltar:

Hold my beer, I’ve got the winner.
Farman A6B Coupè De Ville, coachbuilder Million Guiet, 1925.
I’ve photographed it at Villa d’Este Concours, 2016.

Forget electronics or stars, the front impact rating is 50%.
Which is downright terrible for a new car sold by a major manufacturer.
The re-styled Fiat Panda (a model from 7 years ago) scored 45%.
A good car scores 90% or better (I’m always talking about front impact ONLY).
Even the new Suzuki Jimny (same body on frame…

The rumors about the base Carrera being hybrid, will result, IMHO, in the adoption of the VW group 48V technology, a light, electric motor embedded in the drivetrain and a small, 5-10 kWh batteries, useful for a “boost” with a dedicated button on the steeting wheel.
That would be a way to have Porsche clients accept a…

I agree with both of you. I also did an amateurish retouch on the same pic (trying to retain the look of the plastic) and yes, it’s a bit “heavy”.

There are two ways to look at this car.
1. “It has lost all the pure-and-nimble Porsche spirit! To hell with all the screens, electronics, 25-way adjustable seats!”
2. “A Porsche which will do 0-60 in less than 4 seconds at half the price of a Ferrari? I’m sold!”

Yes, even if not much; Panda sales are about 75% in Italy, 25% Europe.
Panda is very, very cheap to build for FCA.
Consider also that the 4x4 version is a sort of national hero (even if the 1st series is the real myth) and it’s quite trendy in big cities, and pricey (so, good margins), about 20k dollars.

I’m ok with the italian plan for FCA. Keeping Panda and 500 is crucial.
I’d also keep the Lancia Ypsilon (last Lancia in production... I know, it’s sad...).
Because.... look at the sales figures. (jan-oct 2018 vs 2017, top 10 for “A” and “B” segments i.e.: citycars and bigger citycars).

Great car. Expensive, not so light (a MkI Elise was lighter) and not easy to drive (read: skittish, at least so told me an owner at the ‘Ring parking) but fun&rewarding for a good pilot and a masterpiece in design.

A big, happy jaguar running and jumping in the wild.
I see no problems, apart from the cage. Someone call Greenpeace.

Great photos. Keep cool (no pun intended) and stay safe. Where I come from, we have SoCal-looking mountains (many movies by Sergio Leone were shot there for that reason).

Nice car, a friend has the previous series with the Ecoboost engine. Comfy interior, loaded with options, cheap plastic and leather but you expect that from an US car, drives good enough. The real problem for Europe are the dimensions. We have narrow roads, no parking and small cities; a 4,8 x 1,9 m car is a lot.…

I think those graphics were the clearest, most readable ever to grace a motorsport event.

This is the only iteration of the current BMW visual language that really appeals to me. IMHO it just feels “very right” on a car so wide and low, while it looks vulgar on the new X5 and wannabe-ish on smaller models...

That’s precisely what I did. I owned sports cars as daily drivers from 22 to 37 years old. I tracked them often. I had a lot of fun in many ways. Now I got a bit fed up of the limitations and of the limited comfort and own a small SUV. Maybe in some years I’ll have this same suv AND a sportscar (though I hate having…

Of course ease of access wasn’t the only reason. Moving from Italy (where I could make a 180 km highway trip in an hour) to Switzerland (where moderate speeding may cost you jail time) and having driven sports cars for more than a dozen years, I wanted to switch to an all-auto (adaptive cruise control, auto gearbox,…

1st gear: I have to say that, even if I’m not even 40 years old, getting in and out from my small SUV is noticeably more comfortable than any cars I ever had. My last car was a Boxster, I drove it daily it for over 8 years and I must admit that, passionate as I am about cars, some days I really wasn’t looking forward…

C’mon, if it’s Pikes Peak and Group B, you know there’s just a single video to repost...