Automotive styling moves pretty fast, and one of the most difficult feats for auto designers to pull off is future-proofing a design to the point that it won’t look visibly dated after a decade or more in production. Some notable designs that…
Though it seemed there would be no way to top the Black Gold Datsun 280ZX, Nissan gave the world the all-new 300ZX in late 1983, while simultaneously ditching the Datsun name. By 1986, the Turbo Era was in full effect, and so…
Mercedes-Benz didn’t start using the E-Class designation until the 1993 W124s, but you can trace the ancestry of that car back through its W123, W114 and W110 predecessors and arrive at the great-great-grandaddy of all E-Classes: the W120. This was the first…
Picture the scene. You’re scrolling through cars for sale, and suddenly, you spot what appears to be a completely normal car, but it’s up for 50 per cent more than market value. Hmm, that’s weird, you might think. You click on it…
The last time we examined a timepiece extracted from a car’s dashboard, it was a utilitarian digital clock with a 1970s-style vacuum-fluorescent display, yanked from a humble 1992 Honda Civic DX hatchback. We’ll get more luxurious this week, with the chronometer from…
In the middle 1970s, before Americans went crazy for trucks and truck-shaped vehicles, those who wanted sensible daily transportation that made them look cool increasingly chose snazzy-looking personal luxury coupes based on Detroit’s tried-and-true midsize car platforms. John DeLorean and Pontiac started…
The Honda GB500 Tourist Trophy was based loosely on the RVFC four-valve, single cylinder XL500 engine and styling fashioned after the late 50’s, early 60’s British Thumpers (Norton Manx, BSA Oldster). It was a representation of the café racer. Beautifully styled and…
I have an affinity for ‘50s American iron—namely, of the Ford variety. While probably not typical for someone born the year Nirvana’s Nevermind hit shelves, it is nonetheless my reality. And while I can point to the time I spent working with…
Our first drive in a BMW M850i a couple of years ago had us questioning the need for the then incoming M8. Sure enough, we weren’t particularly taken with the full-fat M version of the 8er when we tried it a few…
It uses inflatable sidewalls to raise the pop-up roof. Cab-over campers are nice for their extra living space, but that additional headroom makes the RV much taller, too, possibly hindering where it can and cannot go. The new Bürstner Lyseo Gallery looks…