Luxury recreational vehicles are taking on new shapes these days, and the Romotow T8 is right at the forefront. This premium caravan has been turning heads since its earliest renderings with a rotating design and fresh twist on modern-day travel trailers. The Romotow T8 was once nothing more than a dream that came to life […]
Cadillac’s Unmade Masterpieces: 10 Concepts That Never Hit the Road
Cadillac is known for its luxury, innovation, and daring design. But what about the concept cars that never saw the light of day? Throughout its history, Cadillac designers and engineers have created numerous concept cars that showcased imaginative design and engineering. These concepts were much more than just show cars, as they often utilized new […]
Unbuilt Dreams: 11 Legendary Ferrari Concept Cars
While other car manufacturers make one-off design exercises for show display, Ferrari focuses on creating the ultimate sports cars that a person can own. These have always been deeply tied into motorsports, state-of-the-art engineering, and Italian class and heritage. Historically this has led Ferrari to create very few concept cars; when it has, however-usually together […]
Lopsided Legends: Cars That Mastered Asymmetrical Design
Automotive design aesthetics has long been dominated by the belief that symmetry is the ultimate goal. Beautiful balance and attractive shapes have always drawn car lovers. Designers have been creating beautiful shapes since the dawn of the automotive industry. However, there are those who have gone against the grain. Unusual cars had to be built, […]
Volkswagen’s Legacy of Brilliantly Boring Car Design
However, there are certain car makers that aim to create cars that steal the limelight from the moment they are on the road. Whether they achieve this through unconventional styles, outlandish designs, or aggressive looks that will get noticed from miles away, for some of them the goal of the game is not just to […]
Marcello Gandini’s Enduring Legacy: 12 Designs That Shaped Automotive History
Automotive design wouldn’t be complete without mention of Marcello Gandini’s contribution. His vehicles did not just represent automobiles, they defined what automobiles were capable of. For decades he pushed boundaries of proportion, surface language and engineering ingenuity to leave a portfolio of designs that remain radical even by today’s standards. The true power of Gandini […]
Ford’s Design Legacy: 10 Models That Nailed the Look
Ford’s a company that’s been churning out cars for over a century; they’ve made work trucks, reliable sedans for the average family, muscle car icons, and global supercars. Over a century’s worth of automotive output, their designers have tested the waters with all kinds of concept directions, a lot of them have become legends and […]
Italdesign: 12 Iconic Cars from a Design Legend
As people discuss the golden age of auto design, Italian styling houses are always on the list. Their capacity for turning metal, glass, and engineering into fluttering works of art has had generations of impact on cars around the world. Italdesign is certainly one of the most remarkable manufacturers among the legends, such as Bertone, […]
Celebrating the Flawed, Unloved, and Adorable Guilty Pleasure Cars
Here is a type of affection that most car lovers never admit to feeling. Not the perfect machine, the speed demon or even a beautiful design language. It’s a feeling that originates from cars that aren’t exactly perfect. They are a bit awkward, a little bit controversial and a little bit of a failure in […]
Unearthing Automotive Legends at a Colorado Junkyard
Deep in the Colorado high desert, in the isolated high plains and scrubby pinon of La Jara, Colorado, there’s a place that’s more of a graveyard of American Automotive History than a wrecking yard. Ernest Auto Wrecking & Truck does not use slick corporate branding, nor do they advertise in fancy magazines; the narrative of […]