Reading Time: 4 minutes When the first automobile was built, the tiny engine was connected directly to the driveshaft. It worked, but the Benz Patent Motorwagen offered a slow and jerky ride. The vehicle would lurch forward as soon […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Alpine A110 is a sports car produced by French automobile manufacturer Alpine from 1961 to 1977. The car was styled as a “berlinette”, which in the post-WWII era refers to a small enclosed two-door […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes On March 11th of 1971, the Raging Bull of Sant’Agata Bolognese revealed a wedge-shaped supercar in bright yellow at the Geneva Motor Show at 10 o’clock in the morning. Countach LP 500 is the name […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes The Lamborghini Countach is widely considered one of the most iconic supercars ever made, however, only a few people are aware of how significant the one-off Countach Evoluzione was, not only for Sant’Agata but for […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Introduced as a prototype in 1971, the Countach was designed by Bertone’s Marcello Gandini with angular wedge-shaped styling and scissor doors. Aluminum bodywork is mounted over a tubular steel spaceframe, and production versions feature NACA […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes Here’s a question we get on a semi-regular basis: “What the hell is a shooting brake?” If you’ve spent any time in the car world, obsessed collectors and casual fans alike all seem to ruminate […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The new Genesis G70 Shooting Brake was on display last weekend at the Goodwood Festival of Speed for those in attendance to appreciate. Without question, it’s one of the best-looking reveals in recent months and […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Lexus might have a hybrid version of the recently revealed Toyota GR86 on the way if rumors from the Japanese website Spyder7 are any indication. If this model comes to fruition, the new entry-level luxury […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute The 2020 Toyota 86 provides exciting rear-drive performance for a price that most enthusiasts can afford. While other value-minded alternatives exist, they don’t offer the same combination of athleticism and practicality that Toyota does. Its […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Part 1: Household Names You can’t beat an actual name for a car rather than the alphanumeric soup some automakers (looking at you BMW) create. A name is evocative and much easier to remember than […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes There will never be another new Lotus like the all-new Emira. What we’re looking at is the final combustion-engined sports car from Hethel and it’s having its global debut at the 2021 Goodwood Festival of […]
Reading Time: 9 minutes Electric vehicles (EVs) are a growing industry. While they still represent only about 2% of the new vehicle market in the United States, sales in Europe and China are rising steadily. Given current rates of […]
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