Weekend Watches December 20 2024
The last WW before Christmas and I’ve got some bangers lined up. We’ve got why a once-popular racing series isn’t, 10 race cars that should have got a better shake, a classic Targa race and a not-so-classic Holden. JakeSimRacing has…
Weekend Watches December 13 2024 – The History Edition
Hasn’t this week just blown by? For your weekend pleasure, we have the story of a storied French car maker, a less-storied but fascinating carmaker, an even more obscure story of a forgotten car company, I break the rules of…
Weekend Watches December 6th 2023
Well, it has been a little while, sorry for the break in transmission, had actual paid work happening. First up, a car I saw a lot of in my youth, a list of cars that you might find interesting, another…
Weekend Watches November 22 2024
An old burping Saab, a dubstep V10, another BMW (sorry), why a certain car is such a good driver’s car and what to look for in a Focus ST. Aging Wheels buys a classic two-stroke Saab and, naturally, hilarity ensues….
Folks need to calm down over the Jaguar re-brand
Jaguar allegedly broke the internet today, or they did according to a particular type of internet and media personality. Ahead of the launch of a design concept in a couple of weeks, the company released a spot called “Copy Nothing”…
Links We Like November 13 2024
An affordable EV comparison, a shouty German brand is unveiled, impossibly stylish man interviewed, off-roader starter guide and an electric cop car. M’colleague Alex Misoyannis of Drive.com.au has put the BYD Dolphin and MG4 head-to-head in the under $40k EV…
Why am I such a big fan of the Renault 5?
Renault’s new small electric car has really caught my eye and I’ve posted about it and the Alpine A290 hot hatch as well. I’ve posted about them a lot. What gives? I am a hatchback fan. I love them for…
Weekend Watches Friday 8 November 2024
A V12 diesel Audi that can seat five, cool cars for cool guys, cheating cheaters, an age-old question answered and a new electric Alpine. Drivetribe brings us the story of the diesel V12 Audi Q7, one of the more surprising…
Links We Like November 6 2024
Today we have a pretty awesome Maserati revival, a Tesla stuck between a rock and a hard place, crushing disappointment for GR86 fans and Tesla running out of buyers for its worst model. The really rather excellent Keith Adams at…
Cybercab and Cybervan are…something (bad) Part 2
Last time I gave you a lot of background on Musk’s and Tesla’s bad behaviour over the last decade. This week, a bit more of that but a lot more of why the Cybercab in particular is bad and why…