Automotive Fantasists Parse Their Fantasies

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Concept cars don”t have to meet crash-test or emission standards. They can be made of cotton batting and OLED film, covered in hard-shell fructose. They just need to make a statement, and to communicate the weird ideas of advanced design teams: daydreamers and windmill tippers to a one.

We spoke to these fantasists-in-chief from Bugatti, Mercedes, Porsche, and many others in Frankfurt, and had them walk us through their crazed creations.

The Drive is Live!

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Big news. The Drive is live! And guess who has the lead story (and nine other wonderful stories)? The perfect way to waste your entire day.

The Mercedes Benz C111 is the DeLorean You Never Saw


Heavy Breathing in the Ferrari 488 GTB


You Should Be Coveting the Facel Vega

Kevin Bacon’s Favorite Cop Car is the Crown Vic

Jaguar Designer Ian Callum’s Favorite Thing

Noah Purifoy Does a Serious Burnout at LACMA

Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer on Heavy Breathing and Getting Very Sideways

Eight New Convertibles that Will Make You Dread the Coming Winter


Bugatti CEO Says Veyron Replacement will be “Remarkably Better” in Every Way


Why You Need to Buy an Alfa Romeo Giulia Super Right Now

I’ll Have The Face-Melter, Please, for $63,000

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The Alfa Romeo 4C Spider is less a spiritual heir to the charming Italian boat-tailed roadsters of the 1960s and 70s, and more like a bargain 21st century exotic, useful for melting your face (and your scalp).

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