New research format- The ride-along.
I decided to expand my research considerably over the coming weeks as i simply can not afford to spend an entire semester researching form while neglecting the human side of vehicle design. This post...
View ArticleRide-along 2: A story of passion.
Driver name: Benny Age: Early 20′s Location: Eastern suburbs of Melbourne Current car: 1984 Toyota Sprinter hatch. In my view, there a two basic car driver categories. There are those who drive cars...
View ArticleAston Martin One-77 wins prestigious award
I first spied a very minimal prototype of the Aston One-77 in the coverage of the Geneva Motor Show. Now, the designers at Aston Martin have taken a big leap and revealed a production-ready One-77 to a...
View ArticleR.I.P Ponti- A true stalwart of the muscle car era.
Despite being speculated upon since February, it’s taken GM until now to announce that they are officially putting a bullet in the Pontiac brand. This is an especially sad day for me because I have...
View ArticleGM got thoroughly rolled.
Yes, it finally happened. GM is D-E-A-D…………well kind of. They filed for bankruptcy sure, but that doesnt necessarily mean that the brand dies. In fact, according to a very confident Barack Obama, the...
View ArticleThe joy of driving- this one is for Edwin.
Edwin, a fellow classmate, is an absolute car nut. It’s a wonder he hasn’t blown all his savings on a Ferrari of some description. He speaks passionately about the joys of driving and what this...
View ArticleInternet must-reads.
My ‘favorites’ tab in Internet explorer and Firefox is becoming a traffic jam- so much so that I have resorted to starting up a ‘Delicious’ account- yet another hassle and another website that knows my...
View ArticleWar of the worlds! Well, not so much a war…..
……..More of an unexpected collaboration between two paradoxical design fields. This stage of my project is where i get in to all of the nitty gritty details- which i hate doing by the way- so often i...
View ArticleInternet must-reads part two.
As a follow on from my original post about the treasures to be found on the internet, I thought I might as well post another handful of links to keep you nutters busy for another week....
View ArticleCash rules everything around me.
I discovered a crazy little website a few weeks ago that has everything that a car nut could possibly want. www.tmrtuned.com.au covers everything from new car releases to concept cars to modified cars...
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