Take a look at this bad boy, a 2018 Maserati Gran Turismo MC:
I see a lot of these black wheel rims these days — apparently, all the cool kids are driving them — but I have to tell you all, I think they’re pig-ugly. Compare those with these:
…and the difference is profound, class vs. crass. I don’t know who first came up with the black rims thing — which can turn even the exquisite GT into something foul — but they need a kick in the nads, or be flogged for crimes against automotive beauty.
Ferrari’s first SUV will have a roaring 12-cylinder engine rather than a greener eco-friendly powerplant, one of the bosses at the iconic Italian car company has said this week.
The eagerly-anticipated Purosangue sport utility vehicle is set to be unveiled this year, with most expecting it to have either a V8 motor or use the V6 plug-in hybrid powertrain debuted in the recent 296 GTB.
However, Benedetto Vigna, Ferrari chief executive, told Reuters on Wednesday: ‘We’ve tested several options, it was clear that the V12, for the performance and driving experience it could provide, was the right option for the market.’
Take that, Green assholes.
The Porsche 917.
Back story, the story itself, and aftermath, all brilliantly told in less than half an hour.
Superb.
Last Saturday I was in the throes of passion over an old Purdey shotgun. Not to sound too romantic, but my heart today has been captured by this vision of liquid steel, namely:
1954 Jaguar XK-120 SE
But wait! It gets worse!
And how did it reach this speed? Why, through its 3.4-liter inline-6 engine:
As with most Jags, it has a truck (boot) capable of holding a couple of shotgun cases.
No prizes for guessing which shotguns I’d carry in it, either:
For more pics and its back story, go here. What the hell, why should I be the only one to suffer?
I must confess to liking the shape of the Ferrari Roma a great deal:
…if only for the fact that its bodywork doesn’t look like a biker chick with all her piercings removed, e.g. the new Lotus Emira:
..and even other Ferraris of recent vintage, like the 488:
In fact, the Roma reminds me of my true love, the discontinued (don’t get me started) Jaguar XK of the early 2010s:
…which I still think is one of the most beautiful tourers ever made, by anyone.
YMMV, and no doubt I’ll hear all about it in Comments.
