The royals have been driving the world’s coolest cars since the earliest days of the automobile. These are 7 of our favorites, including Princess Diana’s $850,000…Ford Escort??
The Next Big Thing
Hyundai revealed its largest vehicle, the IONIQ9, in Los Angeles at the famed Sheats-Goldstein house, designed by sui-generis mid-century architect John Lautner.
Revolutionary/Evolutionary
For over 70 years, the Corvette has always reflected and transcended its era in design and engineering. Here’s how and why America’s Plastic Fantastic sports car has remained relevant for eight decades.
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The Winter of Our Discontent
Will winter weather ever arrive? Have we already entered a permanent winter, politically? Is my heart frozen and un-thawable? If so, how should I drive? Or should I just give up and stay home and keep drinking?
A Touch of Evil
There are few certainties in life. But if you own a 1988 or ’89 Buick Reatta, one thing is assured: It’s dash-mounted touchscreen–one of the first installed in a passenger vehicle–will break.
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Buy Your Own Batmobile
Today, in a meta-Möbius comic strip of brand extension retailing, you can buy a Tumbler from a Wayne Enterprises website set up by Warner Brothers. For $3 million.
Celebrity Substitute: Can Those Who Do, Teach?
A new series from “Recess Therapy” creator Julian Shapiro-Barnum explores whether the inverse of Those Who Can’t Do, Teach is true using star actors, musicians, and athletes as substitute teachers in NYC elementary schools.
Lamborghini Urus SE Delivers MORE
After driving the SE on a private off-road course and through the rural and coastal public roads of Puglia, Italy, we can say with certainty that the new $275,000 (estimated price), 789 hp truckster successfully accomplishes its mission—though we’re not sure that is always a good thing.
Concept Cars that Became Production Cars
Concept cars are generally the evanescent dreams of designers. But, every so often, the bean-counters take a handful of edibles, and some marketing person discovers a emergent psychographic niche of buyers that they believe would be willing to pay a premium for something distinctive, and these fantasy vehicles are turned into something consumers can buy and drive on public roads. Huzzah!
Carchitecture: The Book!
The history of architectural imagery, according to Demeulmeester, is replete with “designers who understood that combining cars with their buildings makes the image more dynamic and strong.”