Seems the Ferrari 599XX set a new record at the Ring recently... And this driver makes it look easy!
Friday, April 30, 2010
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Blue Angel v. Blue Devil
The Corvette ZR1 is clearly one of the fastest cars on the planet, so Motor Trend decided comparing it to other cars was all a bit too boring and pedestrian. So they somehow or another got the Navy to race an F18 against it.
Seems the Chevy is a bit outmatched, but still pretty entertaining.
Seems the Chevy is a bit outmatched, but still pretty entertaining.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
The Blue Oval
Automotive News reports that Ford generated $2 billion in quarterly profit for 2010. The big news? They're actually turning a profit on each car sold! I remember a few years back GM lost an average of $1,200 on each car sold. But that was ok, because they thought they could just make it up in volume.
The only bad news for Ford is that they have over $30 billion in debt versus GM and Chrysler that have virtually no remaining debt, and Toyota that has huge heaps of cash laying around. Still, many of their newest offerings seem to be solid contenders, they avoided the stigma of bankruptcy, and Toyota is in a tailspin. It will be interesting to watch.
The only bad news for Ford is that they have over $30 billion in debt versus GM and Chrysler that have virtually no remaining debt, and Toyota that has huge heaps of cash laying around. Still, many of their newest offerings seem to be solid contenders, they avoided the stigma of bankruptcy, and Toyota is in a tailspin. It will be interesting to watch.
Friday, April 16, 2010
Coachbuilding
People who know me well know that I appreciate finely crafted, especially hand-made, stuff. There is so much more meaning to something when you consider a skilled craftsman or artist spent hours, days, weeks, or even months to create something unique.
Back in the days of Body-on-frame cars, before the advent of crash testing, and mass-produced "luxury" cars you bought your luxury car (from any of a great number of providers such as Cadillac, Rolls-Royce, etc) as a chassis and engine, then sent that off to a coachbuilder to have your bespoke body and interior fitted. This produced some of the most beautiful works of art ever created, and you could drive them!
For the most part, coachbuilding today is "dead". Only a few in-house specialists remain (such as Bentley's Mulliner) but the greats like Hooper, James Young, and Fleetwood are gone. So what's one to do if you want a modern car wrapped up in some gorgeous sheetmetal (or carbon fiber, or fiberglass or whatever)? Today I came across Delahaye USA, named after (but not related to) the legendary French marque seen only in museums, and A-list Concours. From the pictures their vehicles are absolutely stunning. It is also refreshing to see someone use an engine other than the ubiquitous GM small-block to power their creations. I'll take mine with the BMW-V12 please (or even better how about the twin-turbo Rolls-Royce V12 from the new Ghost?)
Back in the days of Body-on-frame cars, before the advent of crash testing, and mass-produced "luxury" cars you bought your luxury car (from any of a great number of providers such as Cadillac, Rolls-Royce, etc) as a chassis and engine, then sent that off to a coachbuilder to have your bespoke body and interior fitted. This produced some of the most beautiful works of art ever created, and you could drive them!
For the most part, coachbuilding today is "dead". Only a few in-house specialists remain (such as Bentley's Mulliner) but the greats like Hooper, James Young, and Fleetwood are gone. So what's one to do if you want a modern car wrapped up in some gorgeous sheetmetal (or carbon fiber, or fiberglass or whatever)? Today I came across Delahaye USA, named after (but not related to) the legendary French marque seen only in museums, and A-list Concours. From the pictures their vehicles are absolutely stunning. It is also refreshing to see someone use an engine other than the ubiquitous GM small-block to power their creations. I'll take mine with the BMW-V12 please (or even better how about the twin-turbo Rolls-Royce V12 from the new Ghost?)
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Insane
This one pretty much speaks for itself.
Lotus Exige with 600+HP
http://www.hennesseyperformancestore.com/venomgt.html
Lotus Exige with 600+HP
http://www.hennesseyperformancestore.com/venomgt.html
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Quite some time since my last post here. What with getting ready to move, attending weddings and such I haven't found a whole lot of time to post.
In any event, There's been quite a bit of anticipation over this newest Bentley, and apparently this video is among the newest releases. The engine has always been the most fascinating part of a vehicle to me, so this is mesmerizing. And I haven't even seen the video with sound yet! Don't be surprised if I comment more soon.
In any event, There's been quite a bit of anticipation over this newest Bentley, and apparently this video is among the newest releases. The engine has always been the most fascinating part of a vehicle to me, so this is mesmerizing. And I haven't even seen the video with sound yet! Don't be surprised if I comment more soon.
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