Volvo designer pens P1800 for 50th anniversary, no chance at production

December 10, 2011 by admin  
Filed under Design and Style

Filed under: Classics, Coupe, Performance, Etc., Europe, Volvo, Design/Style, Luxury

It’s been 50 years since Volvo introduced the P1800, and the Swedish automaker has chosen to mark the occasion by releasing a few sketches of what a modern interpretation of the sports coupe would look like. Christopher Benjamin, chief designer with Volvo, just so happens to [...]

Bentley shows off its latest pens, watches, shades, skis, wallets and scarves

September 30, 2010 by admin  
Filed under Design and Style

Filed under: Etc., Bentley, Design/Style

Bentley merchandise collection – Click above for high-res image gallery

We’re certainly looking forward to laying our eyes on the new Continental GT when its veil is lifted in Paris. But these days when an automaker is a brand as much as it is a producer of motor vehicles, the new car [...]

Toyota President Akio Toyoda pens op-ed piece for Washington Post

February 16, 2010 by admin  
Filed under Recalls

Filed under: Japan, Recalls, Toyota

Oh, what a terrible feeling it must have been when Toyota’s president, Akio Toyoda, had to sit down and write out this here mea culpa, mia maxima culpa for today’s Washington Post. As the bad news continues to fall upon Toyota’s bruised crown, we imagine that Mr. Toyoda realized that his [...]

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