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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
Six decades of racing, engineering, and continuous development turned an unconventional rear-engine coupe into the reference point against which sports cars are still measured.
Read the essay : The Sports Car: How Porsche’s 911 Came to Represent PerformanceAutomotive 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 BuiltInteresting Times
Electric crossovers can now accelerate like yesterday’s supercars. The harder engineering question begins after 60 mph: braking, damping, heat, steering, tires, and control.
Read the essay : The New Supercar Has Juice Box HoldersAutomotive Excellence
Cadillac built a bespoke twin-turbo V8 for the CT6, gave it a reported run of 1,200 cars, then let it disappear. The hardware deserved a longer product…
Read the essay : Cadillac’s Blackwing Could Have Been the FutureInteresting 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 CarInteresting Times
GM’s move away from phone projection transfers more of the dashboard’s useful life to embedded software, networks, pairing systems, and services that the owner does not control.
Read the essay : GM’s Rebuke of CarPlay Will Not End WellAutomotive 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
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
