Thursday, June 6, 2013

1000bhp Volkswagen Golf

There is no roll-cage big enough to get me into this car.


Jerry Seinfeld in a BMW Isetta

How many comedians can you fit in a bubble car? Read the story on The Daily Mail.

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Jaguar: Malcolm Sayer - The Man Behind The Curves

Here's an ode to Malcolm Sayer, designer of the Jaguar E-Type by the BBC. Read on here.



Aston Martin's 100th Anniversary CC100 Concept

Even the Aston Martin engineers admitted, with the value of hindsight, that perhaps, the design of the CC100's indicator arm could have be tweaked a little.




Click here to see GQ Magazine's high-res image gallery.

Porsche 911 50th Anniversary Edition

I never thought beige could look so hot. Get the details here.


How Not To Do: Brand-strengthening and Corporate PR

Volkswagen is losing friends and infuriating owners rapidly with ongoing quality and safety issues. Unlike Toyota and Lexus however, which seem to move heaven and earth to keep their owners happy when things inevitably go wrong, VW Australia seems to be intent on crashing and burning the brand loyalty and corporate reputation they've fought so hard for. One particular 'rapid deceleration issue' (or "Car suddenly no-go-go on freeway" in layman's terms) has allegedly led to one death already but VW's US arm are taking much bigger steps towards damage control than their colleagues in Oz.

Read on here about the latest in the saga where VW Australia have threatened a Melbourne man's job over his persistent requests to have his car fixed. To make matters even worse...VW has gone all 'Dear Leader' and punished the Publisher who reported on the issues in Australia by removing all VW media/advertising from all Fairfax's publications. Wow... if a PR disaster had four wheels, what would it look like?





Update: The Australian Government is now being urged to intervene after allegations of a VW Australia cover up. Read on here. If this latest update is anything to go by, VW's German HQ isn't dealing with this problem too well either.

Morris Minor Traveller "Woody"

Ever since I saw a Wheeler Dealers episode on the Morris Minor Traveller I've been looking out for them and I finally saw one down a side street in Camberwell, London this week.



Check out a clip from the Wheeler Dealers Morris Minor Traveller episode:

What Car Should I Buy? Flowchart

Click the image to enlarge and see what someone should buy if they are hiding the fact they're broke or if they expect things to happen by kicking the air. Thanks to Tom Maynard for sending this "Jalopnik" piece by Jason Torchinsky.