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Its the year 1973. Pininfarina, the famous Italian design house was upset. Its longtime partner, Ferrari had gotten rival studio, Bertone to design one of its most iconic models, the 308. Why was it iconic? It was the first rear mid engined Ferrari with a 3 litre V8 engine. But that is for another story.…

I love TVR. TVRs are just unlike anything else. They are different. They are effective. The traditional formula has always been rather simple. A lightweight fibreglass body coupled with a monster of an engine and a chassis which makes sure it burns an abyss in your wallet. But its not just that. TVRs were just,…

Before the first XF came Jaguar had a reputation for building cars which were a fusion of old school “classiness” and modern technology. But there was this one car which was different. This one specifically had that “something” about it. I’m talking about the XK8 built between 1996 and 2006. This one was just stunningly…

A key to the left of the steering wheel is turned. Six cylinders roar to life, yet smooth as butter thanks to the flat configuration. But here, there is one historical difference. All 911s before had flat sixes which were kept from going pop, with air. But then came the 996 which did so with…

BMW is the company that has a reputation for building rather excellent track toys as well as comfortable expresses with practicality and economy in mind. All of that sounds great, but the cars never seem to have a unique feel to them. You know what I mean, they never were truly exotic, apart from a…

Following the success of the iconic DB7 which saved Aston Martin from bankruptcy,  the V12 Vanquish was launched. The car obviously gained fame starring with James Bond in Die Another Day, but mysteriously “vanquished” itself into secrecy. Why? The launch of the DB9 was met with the Vanquish being overshadowed. Suddenly, the public beheld a…

The Ferrari 348 was a huge style evolution, but not quite a revolution for Ferrari. Back then, the 308 and the 328 were known for their boxy wedge shape. Now don’t get me wrong. The wedge shape is iconic, but the 308 and the 328 looked rather, well… like something was missing. They weren’t even…

Talking about cars almost unknown outside the UK, TVR remains one of the best kept secrets in the automotive world. Founded by Trevor Wilkinson in 1947, TVRs were known to be featherweight sports cars which… Killed you. TVR had always been, “Safety? Let’s look it up in a dictionary where pages with words starting from…

  Ah…. The Lotus Esprit. The quintessential poster car of the 70s and 80s. The beautiful wedge shape straight out of Italdesign Giugiaro, a singing 4 cylinder engine and gorgeously sweet handling all contributed to one hell of a stunner in the name of a car. Now, we will talk about the first gen esprit,…