This weeks Thursday Throwback comes from a company famed for their road going performance cars, yet owes their success to one of their biggest failures. In the late 1970's and early 80's there wasn't a manufacturer worth their salt that didn't intend on entering some kind of limited run homologation racing series. Car designers and … Continue reading BMW’s Genesis Hits All The Wrong Notes
This week’s Throwback Thursday post comes from the early 70’s, a time when most things were beige as a result of the colourful and psychedelic free-love 1960’s hangover. In 1971 the swinging 60’s had come to an end and the curvaceous E-Type had just begun its second iteration with the new MkII. The curves that … Continue reading Lamborghini’s Legendary King of Cool
This week’s Thursday Throwback focuses on a design classic as iconic as the brand itself; the Ferrari F40. Developed in the power crazed 80’s and becoming the first production car to have a quoted top speed that broke the magic 200mph barrier, the legendary status of the machine was assured from the very beginning. As … Continue reading Ferrari’s Ferocious F40 Flies the Flag
This week’s Thursday Throwback blog post is a car that is a symbol of British engineering greatness, a moment to be proud of what our motor industry can achieve when they’re on form. However it’s also a car that at the same time was renowned for being too expensive, too large, too unnecessary and built … Continue reading Jaguar’s Jumbo Jet that went like a Rocket
A firm strength of Porsche’s fine motorsport history is its brilliance of engineering and design. With a portfolio of revolutionary and successful design classics at their disposal, the pressure on their talented designers and engineers to continue the legacy must be immense. From limited run supercars portraying cutting edge technology to the always reliable and … Continue reading Porsche rolls back the years with a vision of the future
The designers and engineers at McLaren must be working overtime at their Woking headquarters. When they initially revealed that they were going to up the number of models and production runs to increase their road car sales it was an ambitious plan that more often than not falls beyond expectations and is soon cut back. … Continue reading Baby McLaren Enters the Fold
Over the years the Porsche range has grown and model variants expanded that they really offer something for everyone these days. From their exotic 918 supercar, to the practical Cayenne four wheel drive and the always appealing Boxster, the variety on offer is far removed from the legendary 911. Something that they have been criticised … Continue reading Porsche unleashes the Cayman GT4
When your most recent stab at a racing car for the road is one that not only breaks all the performance records but changes thinking in terms of design and is still talked about 20 years later, you know you’ve done a good job. However, when it comes to producing a new supercar there are … Continue reading McLaren P1; the new F1?
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