While there is no question Lamborghini has come a long way from Una trattore gran turismo (“a grand touring tractor!” — what Enzo Ferrari was said to have proclaimed when he heard the news that his disgruntled customer Ferruccio L. would be competing with the Commendatore’s cars), whatever their October surprise turns out to be, the new [...]

Whenever Russians start affixing vehicle names with “T-” you had better take warning. Some of you may recall the Soviet T-34 tanks that drove the Nazis out of the USSR and all the way back to Berlin. I mean Poland invader and Panzer Commander Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist declared the Russian T-34 to be, “the [...]

Possibly. First things first. Remember a few weeks back when we heard rumblings that Aston Martin’s Dr. Ulrich Bez intends to revive the Lagonda brand? Good. Now, when the news first broke, we (along with everyone else) assumed that the Lagonda Concept due to hit the auto show circuit next year would in fact be [...]

The thing about good things is, you can never have too much, despite what the naysayers naysay. You know who knows this better than any man alive? Valentino Balboni. Who? Valentino Balboni has been Lamborghini’s chief test driver since 1973. Seriously, does a cooler job exist? I’ve met Dodge’s chief Viper test driver, and while [...]

We’re generally not fans of SUVs. They’re too slow, too heavy and they handle like a scuba tank on a boat deck. Never mind that their environmental footprint is much larger than a car’s, sport utility vehicle’s enhanced bulk will suck your wallet dry faster than my best stripper metaphor. However, there are a few [...]