Managing Composites: the bones of the hypercars you see at Goodwood are engineered in Spain Everybody looks to Dallara as the reference for hypercar and racing chassis work. And then I stumble onto a little-known Spanish company that turns out to do the same thing. And does it just as well, because it builds for … Read more
Citroën Traction Avant: the bet Citroën lost How an aviation engineer, an Italian sculptor, a trip to Philadelphia and an impossible 18-month deadline gave birth to the car that made half the European industry obsolete, ruined its creator, and laid down the technical DNA of every Citroën that followed Paris, 18 April 1934. Motor Show. … Read more
The Soviet 4×4 That Embarrassed Land Rover, Mercedes, and Toyota — In 1977 Chris Harris once said that the best cars are the ones engineered by people who have to use them. Not engineered for marketing. Not engineered to win awards. Engineered because the engineer knows that if it breaks, he’s the one walking back … Read more
Lotus: The Brand That Made Weight the Enemy In May 2026, Lotus CEO Feng Qingfeng sat down at the Financial Times Future of the Car Summit and admitted the strategy that was supposed to conquer the world had hit a wall. His words were that the plan had been aggressive and that the company moved … Read more
Porsche Carrera GT: The Last Supercar That Wanted to Kill You In an era when every supercar comes wrapped in electronic safety nets, the Porsche Carrera GT stands as the last monument to a terrifying philosophy: here’s 612 horsepower. Good luck. No traction control. No stability control. A clutch so aggressive it earned the nickname … Read more
