We see the form versus function battle played out on a daily basis in the automotive kingdom. Designers, engineers and accountants collide on each model that always makes its way towards the road to find a suitable compromise to appease their masters their success. More often than not, the most elegant aspects of a vehicle is left on the roadside, such as aerodynamics, packaging and automotive hammer shapes the economy in the mold itself trivial. Who remembers the shape of the concept of muscle just look at the Chevrolet Volt production model of the lame lines to see the process in action. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: December 2011
2012 Chrysler 300 Luxury Series
Despite major improvements, public opinion remains close to luxury sedans and more Americans do not quite approach the level of sophistication and equipment offered by their competitors imported. And so it follows that the Chrysler fell shy of Lincoln and Cadillac, especially since their price is cheaper. But the latest announcement of Auburn Hills seeks to close this perception – and prices – always so softly divide. Continue reading
2011 Toyota Prius
Pilots in Japan have once again brought to the track in an attempt to extort maximum mileage from their hybrid Toyota. According to AutoWeek, the Prius Cup again this year after two years of absence. Continue reading
Lotus Exige R-GT Rally Car
Lotus has busily preparing its new Exige R-GT rally cars, and car maker just put the runner through his first acceptance test in Turin, Italy. So far, the Lotus team is happy with the progress of the vehicle, but the tests will continue in 2012 as the company prepares to assume the FIA ??World Championship 2012. Do not expect the Exige GT-R to take on too much gravel stages, though. Lotus says the car will be faced with competing rally in the FIA ??GT class on asphalt events in Monte Carlo, San Remo and the Tour de Corse. Continue reading
Suzuki Jimny
Suzuki has dropped a couple of teaser of a new concept car headed to this year’s Delhi Auto Expo, and thinly disguised shots could allude to a successor of the well-worn Jimny / Samurai throne. Currently, the automaker has no known substitute in a row for the pint-sized SUV. Continue reading
Galpin Widebody Mustang
The annual Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, AZ is less than a month away, and car enthusiasts from across the country are already preparing for the six days of collector cars for sale-a-thon. One of the vehicles will be up for grabs this custom widebody Mustang that we first discussed in August. At the time, this was a made Ponycar simple, but since then has completed the Mustang Galpin and prepared for the auction in January. Continue reading
2012 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor: First Drive
When you think about the Ford F-150 SVT Raptor, we tend to photograph a meteor traveling through the desert orange bar ridiculous speed, flying through the air, long suspension travel dangling below its dirty bits. That’s partly because the desert assault and bombing down the mud, roots spread fire roads design brief of the Special Vehicle Team, and partly because those environments have dominated Ford’s advertising efforts. Marketing shtick aside, there is no doubt that the Raptor has Kool-Aid Man “Oooh, yeah!” wall-crashing what’s going on better than any other vehicle on sale today. Continue reading
Faralli & Mazzanti Evantra
What’s in a name? That depends on who you ask. And that will also market Decide whether you think it’s a big problem or not that Faralli & Mazzanti have changed the name of their latest model to hit before. Continue reading







