Welcome to Barchetta, home of all things relating to automotive history and culture. I mainly focus on transportation design. In the QUICKFIRE REVIEWS series, we'll discuss the styling of cars both new and old. The INDUSTRY ICONS series will take us through a journey through the careers of the most influential people in the automotive industry. From time to time, you can also expect to see longer-form content that dissects a particular subject in car/design history. There will also occasionally be pieces going over more general industrial design, art history, and architecture.
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FYI, Senna won 8 races in 1988, which was a new single season record at the time. Prost won 7, tying the record Jim Clark had held since 1963 - in a 10 race season.
Accountant here: these are super cool! But I assure you, we aren’t the reason why you can’t have nice things! 😩 When carmakers do shortsighted things, cut corners, etc. middle management, c-suite MBAs, short-term investors, government mandates, etc. are generally the ones to blame. The closest thing to a car company run by accountants is not GM or one of the other usual suspects. It’s Toyota. The objective of their manufacturing philosophy is to “thoroughly eliminate waste and shorten lead times to deliver vehicles to customers quickly, at a low cost, and with high quality” is spoken like an accountant. Sure they sell a lot of pedestrian stuff like the RAV4 or the Camry, but so do most other automakers to some extent. But this gives them the resources to make cars without an immediate business case, but are still worthwhile. Just look at the LFA, GZR Yaris, MR2, Supra, etc. Similarly, they can afford to undertake really ambitious projects that may not pay off for years. Cases in point: - The Lexus brand (super cool documentary linked below). - Hydrogen/the Mirai (idk about “cool” per se, but talk about playing the long con) - Mainstream hybrid cars Worthwhile read: global.toyota/en/company/vision-and-philosophy/production-system/ CELSIOR is a fantastic documentary about the history of how Lexus came to be ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-os81n6vvshQ.htmlsi=DQNKtuoSKkAdSXW3
We have a NB and a NC, my wife and I are very small 😂enough space for both of us our children are a bit taller still plenty of room for them when they drive around
I love my Miata so much, I got a little emotional watching this. I'm eternally grateful for all these many people who had a vision for a lightweight sports car that was more a natural extension of the driver as it was a conveyance vehicle and fought to bring it to fruition.
Own a 2004 honda shadow I got from my dad that bought it new 172k miles and he never had any major engine work outside of normal maintenance and a couple exceptions here and there. I daily it to work now and still starts and runs fantastic
Great presentation! I saw the brown prototype in person and was disappointed. When I saw the production version in person at the Chicago auto show I decided I must own it. Especially after seeing THE RUN... filmed in Prague. It was a blast to own in 04! I still get compliments today 20 years later. Other than the original Z, the 350Z still looks the most unique and original. The other models are to close to their prior models. The 300 in the 90's was probably second runner for originality. The 400 is a great blend of them all. Long Live the Z!
general motors should be one brand instead of different brands just selling the same vehicle with a different name, get rid of buick cadillac GMC just keep Chevrolet and get rid of the name general motors
The stopper for me on the 350Z was 2 carryon luggage would not fitted in the rear cargo area because of the cross bar in the middle. The designer never thought about the Z car as a daily driver and touring car on long trip. The luggage would fit in the trunk of G35 but it was more than I could afford. The real down side was the coupe had seen its days.
I couldn't afford a 71 240Z when it first came out. had a new 81 280ZX and a 85 300ZX. The 81 ZX was the most beautiful car I had owned. It had a 20 gal tank and range of 600 miles. It was a perfect touring car. I wish I still have it. There are many good Z car for sale at premium price, but those days of Southern Calif sunshine had passed for me. I know live in a state with snow in the winter. My Lexus AWD SUV is the perfect touring car that could go anywhere.
With Infiniti killing the Q50 please Lexus keep selling sedans , yes the trend is SUV but bring back sedans and also estate cars ( ie:station wagons in which in Europe have many awesome models).
