1) Opel Manta PHOTO BY TopGear.com With animal-based names in fashion at the end of the 1960s, Opel had already decided on Manta for its new two-door coupe, but it still needed a logo. Designer George Gallion met with marine researcher Jacques Cousteau for inspiration, and landed on a shot of the giant stingray from…
Might be legs in this whole ‘put modern eyes on old cars’ business. The design consultancy of Ian Callum—handily titled Callum Designs—has revealed its latest creation based on something called ‘XJ220.’ It’s the latest Callum ‘portfolio project,’ meant as a design study showcasing what Ian Callum’s design consultancy is capable of. We already know what Callum…
To be an F1 fan is to spend your Sunday afternoons tutting and muttering to disinterested loved ones about how you would have managed the undercut better. Playsport Games understands this better than anyone, that it’s just as engrossing to be on the pitwall as in the cockpit. An understanding they proved it with 2016’s…
What’s better than a rear spoiler? Why, two rear spoilers, of course! At least, that seems to be the idea behind this new Lamborghini Urus SE Performante. Another idea was to equip this high-performance plug-in hybrid variant with 801hp and 999Nm of torque, making it the most powerful Urus yet. And then they decided to fit…
Read part one here. 19) Ford Thunderbird PHOTO BY TopGear.com For British people, the name ‘Thunderbird’ is more likely to conjure up images of fantastical jet-age rescue vehicles piloted by freakish dead-eyed, slack-jawed puppets than a big personal luxury car, but for a certain generation, that might make the name of the Ford Thunderbird even…
