Lady in red...
18 Aug 2009, 07:55 UTC · By: Charles Darveight / … a strange and fascinating apparition. A beauty like no other... unique, flawless. Words are simply too few to describe it. I wish I could play you a romantic song and project huge pictures ...
Who Needs City Cars?...
11 Aug 2009, 10:25 UTC · By: Charles Darveight / ... or, to put it better, who cares about "city cars"? There's been this constant talk lately about small cars or city vehicles, perfect for "squeezing" through, "easy ...
Speed...
4 Aug 2009, 10:14 UTC · By: Charles Darveight / ... speed is essential. Speed can save a life from a crossroad, it can offer you a floating sensation or give you a feeling of total freedom. Speed can remind you of your very own existence and the ...
Quo Vadis, Porsche?...
27 Jul 2009, 13:43 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / ... as I'm sure most of you guys remember, Porsche was pretty much in deep doo-doo during the mid-nineties. Sure, there are probably more people who only (want to) remember the success period i...
The Apocalypse Always Rings Thrice ...
15 Jul 2009, 06:42 UTC · By: Charles Darveight / ... do you guys remember those "stupid" movies, with characters that get into a tiny car which takes them by itself at home or wherever they need, because it – the "stupid"...
World's Cheapest Indian Car
6 Jul 2009, 14:18 UTC · By: Charles Darveight / Do you guys remember the 2500 dollar car from Tata? It was called the Nano, and in theory it was supposed to offer – especially to Indians – the chance to own a bike with a roof and four...
All Your Cars Are Belong to Us...
18 Jun 2009, 06:49 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / ... would be an appropriate tagline for the upcoming Chinese invasion. Yes, I'm well aware that the original phrase ("All your base are belong to us", ed) was quoted from a Japanese v...
Diesel Power...
14 May 2009, 14:51 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / ... some say that the real diesel revolution started in Europe about 20-25 years ago, and that that era is about to end with the introduction of higher efficient and smaller gasoline engines. Plus, ...
Chrysler's Green Mile...
27 Apr 2009, 14:57 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / ... Before the April 25-26 weekend came to an end, there was an increasing wave – or should I say tsunami? - of media reports concerning the completely inevitable Chapter 11 reorganization of ...
Do Supercars Still Have Soul?...
11 Apr 2009, 21:04 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / ... or are they just technologically advanced and very fast means of propulsion for the rich and, sometimes, famous? I have often asked myself (and others) this question, especially in the last few ...
SAAB: Dead Brand Walking...
18 Mar 2009, 17:54 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / ... A few decades ago - let's not go too far and say only three or four - Saab was the epitome of Swedish quirkiness on four wheels. No, it wasn't Volvo, whose sole original trait was (and...
BMWERC. Or Incapability Versus...
12 Mar 2009, 11:02 UTC · By: Charles Darveight / ... unconcern. For years, car manufacturers have been defying us by explaining that the dashboard from their 10-12k automobile is quasi-identical to the one found in its bigger and more "luxuri...
Radioactive Bimmers from Hell...
6 Mar 2009, 17:11 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / ... say what? These last few days the online automotive world, including myself, was taken by storm thanks to a misleading article posted by the Brits at Autocar. The news article implied among othe...
Toyota iQ-ould do Better than smart...
25 Feb 2009, 20:48 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / ... or can it? The newly-launched Toyota iQ has filled its creators with a lot of expectations, since technically, this is the first Japanese kei-car specifically designed for the Europe market. Fir...
Thank You, Chris Bangle! Thank you for...
16 Feb 2009, 16:10 UTC · By: Charles Darveight / ... nothing! I've always hated Chris Bangle. I've hated him to death without even knowing why. Maybe because everybody did? Because it was the trend? Every Bayerische Motoren Werke fan on ...
Gas-Saving Products: Myth or...
10 Feb 2009, 19:23 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / ...truth? Just like mushrooms after the rain, the number of aftermarket gas-saving products has started to exponentially grow since the global rise in fuel prices. In recent times though, fuel price...
Panamera. Is it a Porsche Prostitute or...
3 Feb 2009, 17:00 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / ... a panacea? I couldn't get used to the idea that if your space needs ever outgrew a 911, Porsche prescribed you another one of their models. Until I actually drove the Cayenne, that is. No o...
2009 Tokyo Motor Show or no Show?...
13 Jan 2009, 15:23 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / ... is the question right now on many Japanese minds and not only. The Japan Automobile Manufacturers' Association (JAMA) is apparently reflecting on whether this year's Tokyo Motor Show s...