Monthly Archives: September 2011

Vie La France

Continuing in the tradition of showcasing things french that we cannot have ( except for on the screen), I present the Citroen C4 Crossair ( above ) and the Peugeot 4008 ( below). If they look mildly familiar to you, it is because they are basically rebadged ( and heavily re-worked) versions of Mitsubishi’s Outlander....

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Post Modern

  In Los Angeles,  architecturally speaking, you have a convergence of many styles – California modern, spanish, beach shack, colonial and even (strangely) tudor. It is famously thought of as an epicenter of Frank Gehry’s extravagant flame surfaces, a type of post modernism that blends particularly well with the typography and attitude of it’s inhabitants....

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Neutered

Pictured above is the latest Buick Regal, the GS. It is a somewhat neutered version of it’s European original from Opel. And it is a good car. It looks good – in the transition to Buick from Opel it lost only a few esthetic details, but a lot of horses. But really, Buick can’t be...

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the future looks mini

So the above Mini Paceman has been approved for preoduction, and why not? It is a coupe version of the successful Countryman. It may not be called the Paceman when it arrives, but whatever it is called, it is a natural progression. Also in the future, the good folks at Autocar have rendered their thoughts...

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Terry’s L.A.

The legendary Terry Richardson captures Los Angeles like no one else can. Check out his diary here. The Vehiclist

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