To underline Gilles Villeneuve's skill in a poor-handling racecar, the following was written by F1 Journalist Alan Roebuck on a visit to Dijon circuit in France, where Villeneuve and Arnoux had previously had their titanic battle. It's one of the best descriptions of Villeneuve's talents I've read.
"1981 French…
OK, America; one more time:
As a transportation designer who walks through life aware (which is the source of endless internal existential debates which likely won't end until I end up back in product design making vacuums or somesuch) I can't see any good by the entire practice of designing new cars. We create something cool ostensibly to keep…
Traffic sucks, so why not start your morning off with some music? You provide the toast and we'll provide the jams.
I see a lot of projecting in these posts defending FPGs. Look, I don't think I'm "cooler" or "a purist" for driving a manual gearbox. I don't think it makes me more like a race car driver, and I don't care whether it's faster than an automated gearbox or not. I don't care if other people want to drive and enjoy cars…
Canada could declare war on Detroit,Detroit surrenders,Detroit is now Canada's problem.
The Caterham 7, an updated take on the Lotus Super 7 without drastically changing the looks. You can still buy a new one today decades after Lotus rolled out the original.
That's one AWESOME spiff curl. Kudos to you sir. Kudos.
"[A] symphony of vaguely disastrous noises" — that may be the most elegant, simple, and perfect description that I've ever heard...
QOTD, a symphony of vaguely disastrous noises.
Neutral: im so over the big 3 german luxury toasters. A modern copy cat drone version of what GM, Ford, and Chysler did for the longest time. The Audi A7 for example. It is the same shit as all the other models except for a sort of sloped rear end...woooow (sarcastic). Reminds me of a regular Silverado and the…
I think we need to get another country involved in this mess. I never realized that the Dauphine’s engine compartment was so big. I think a Corvair engine would be a nice addition and with plenty of Corvair/VW conversion kits out there would not be difficult to accomplish. Plus with up to 180 hp stock the Corvair mill…
1991, the magical triangle wins LeMans and becomes the only Japanese car and the only rotary to win, ever. The 787B, everyone.
"I just needed a test drive to help me chose between model A and model B."
How many different ways can we sell the Golf? Sure the GTI is a fun sporty car, but is still Front Wheel Drive Golf. Nissan, Toyota, Mazda, Ford, Chevy, Hyundai, Dodge all have a rear wheel drive coupe, that even in base form is fun to drive. VW has a torque steering Golf.
I have less of an issue with TR7s, but it always strikes me as cheapening cars with genuine character, like old Jags. Especially the E-Type.
Are you, in all honesty, suggesting someone should swap an SBC into an E-Type?
Wait.....I thought the only thing beyond Hope was Spuzzum!!
Porsche is rapidly transforming itself from a small automobile manufacturer specializing in producing vehicles for the enthusiast, into a corporate amoeba specializing in extracting money from elderly patricians seeking vehicles for the expression of their need for conspicuous consumption.
