by Nigel Blackwell | Cars
The Hummer is no longer with us. Some liked it, some didn’t. Either way it filled a certain niche in the market. Actually it was more of a auditorium that a niche. An in the automotive world no auditorium goes unfilled for long. The original Hummer was based on...
by Nigel Blackwell | Cars
It seems to me that Japanese motor companies compete much like the American ones. Once one company has an idea, they all have to do it – only bigger, or smaller, or faster or … you get the idea. I think this is why they spent the last decade (what the...
by Nigel Blackwell | Cars
Companies have to generate revenues and profit, Car companies are no exception. They do this by selling cars (or at least charging fees on “free” loans and other such stuff). Publicity is a cornerstone of there strategy, and car shows are a great way to...
by Nigel Blackwell | Cars
Rinspeed must have been encouraged by the reaction to the 1999 X Dream because they carried on turning out barking mad concept cars. Mind you, as mad as they are, they do have a concept, even if its not a good one. In 2002 they created the Presto, a car that could...
by Nigel Blackwell | Cars
In the 1960’s, “free thinking car stylists” weren’t restricted the the North American shores. Or, to put it another way, the rest of the world saw what was going on in the US and decided to join in.Farina (now Pininfarina) wanted a concept car....