Ferrari 612 Scaglietti: Cheap Because of a 1954 Gift It is the most affordable twelve-cylinder you can buy wearing the Maranello badge, and it is affordable because of its shape. The side scallops that wrecked its value are a quotation of a one-off a film director commissioned as a gift for his wife. The wife … Read more
Ferrari 360 Modena: The Italian Ferrari With an American Spine Ferrari named this car after the town where Enzo was born. It gave that name to the car that ended the way that town used to work. The F355 it replaced was the last Ferrari with hand-built coachwork produced in Modena. The 360 arrived with … Read more
The Toyota GR GT Is the Toyota V8 That Answers a Question Nobody Dared Ask Ask a room of enthusiasts to name the last time Toyota built something to make you shiver, and most will land on the Lexus LFA. A 4.8-litre V10, a soundtrack Yamaha helped tune, and a build run so limited it … Read more
Renault Sport Spider: The Car That Dared to Take Your Windscreen Away Picture a product meeting at Renault in the mid-1990s. Someone stands up and says: “Let’s build a two-seater. No roof. No windscreen. We’ll fit an air deflector instead, and we’ll tell customers to wear a crash helmet on the road.” In any sane … Read more
Opel Speedster: The German Sports Car Built in England That Saved Lotus and Embarrassed Cars Costing Ten Times More Some cars are born with an identity crisis. The Opel Speedster is one of them. A sports car wearing a German badge, built on a British chassis, powered by an economy car engine, and priced low … Read more
