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Form, materials, construction, interiors and the decisions that make a car an object worth looking at.
Automotive Excellence
The California-designed Z30 Lexus SC combined Japanese engineering with two compelling powertrains. Its used prices make the case for a second look.
Read the essay : America’s Lexus: The California-Born Lexus SC is the Hidden Bargain in Japanese Sport CoupesAutomotive Excellence
The LC500 pairs a 7,100-rpm V8 with true grand-touring comfort. Its distinction is the pleasure it brings to an ordinary drive.
Read the essay : The Best Japanese Grand Tourer Ever BuiltAutomotive Excellence
Chapron’s DS Décapotable did more than remove a roof. Longer doors, cleaner flanks, structural changes, and the DS’s covered rear wheels turned an already remarkable shape into…
Read the essay : Have You Ever Seen Anything as Lovely as a Citroën DS Décapotable?Interesting Times
Luxury pickups combine the sedan’s private comforts with a body that publicly signifies work, capability, and preparedness. That combination changed what expensive American transportation looks like.
Read the essay : The Pickup Killed the Luxury Sedan, Then Wore Its SkinInteresting Times
Physical controls let the hand find, operate, and confirm a function without asking the eyes to leave the road. The best interfaces know which work to remove…
Read the essay : Ode to the ButtonAutomotive Excellence
The W140 treated passenger isolation as a complete engineering problem: structure, suspension, glazing, seating, closures, electronics, and a V12 all served the same unusually expensive brief.
Read the essay : Mercedes W140: The Last Heirloom Luxury CarAutomotive Excellence
BMW’s first production V12 sedan combined speed, quiet, and everyday usability. The generations that followed gradually changed the case for twelve cylinders.
Read the essay : The BMW 750iL Changed EverythingAutomotive Excellence
America has not lost every wagon. It has largely lost the ordinary wagon: the useful long roof that did not require a raised body, an AMG engine,…
Read the essay : Requiem for the WagonAutomotive Excellence
The Celestiq gives Cadillac a credible claim on the highest end of the luxury market. Its price, size, craftsmanship, and technology now have to produce an experience…
Read the essay : The Celestiq Has to Earn Cadillac’s Old Reputation
