Pomona
During my two years in California with Audi I had the chance to discover the incredibly rich car culture that exists there, either every day on the street or at car-meets and organized events. Pomona [...]
Schloss Dyck
Mark your agendas and mark them now: in slightly over 1 week there seems to be an impressive petrolheads event not far across the German border (from Dutchland that is, of course).Check the website of [...]
Mixed Feelings
1910-2010: 100 years of Alfa Romeo! Of course this was something to look forward to, this is something you want to experience when you call yourself a red-blooded (though not hot-headed) Alfisti! [...]
LIFE ON MARS
My opinion has changed. The four wheelers that rattle through the inner cities look out of place; cafe posers from another planet. But these days I discover the true qualities of quads. And yes, it [...]
2.4 S
A colleague of mine at Kiska found this car a few years ago and after a small photoshoot we got into talking about it's history.Despite looking like a wreck, this is one of the most desirable [...]
Sub-culture: AutoSalon Tilburg (reprise)
About a month ago I posted a last-minute event alert on our CFX|NL sister site, to try and tempt some of my Dutch buddies into visiting a one-off local 'car meets art' happening downtown [...]
THE DAUPHIN COLLECTION
Our Audi Design team in Munich thought it was about time we had a "workshop" Now, for me workshop is somewhere you do woodwork or repair cars. But no, apparently für zee Germans a [...]
JUGAAD
What do the Tata Nano, Ronald Mc Donald, the Gillette LubraStrip and orange Tokyo Drift tyres have in common?They are, all four, successful examples of the 'jugaad' method of [...]
GULF WARS
Getting close to the end of the year, spare time at last! Before the new year starts I have to finish some unfinished business. My apple has been my companion the last months. Sitting comfortably on [...]
MEILENWERK D-DORF
Too close to ignore the opportunity. 2000 km through Europe within five days. A couple of hundred more won't hurt so Michiel and I decide to pay a spontaneous visit to Duesseldorf. After Berlin [...]
DERRICK MEETS EAMES
Aquick hit and run to Berlin. This time for business reasons. After our arrival my colleague Torsten and I drop of our bags at the hotel. It is located near the Kurfuerstendamm, the famous shopping [...]
PORSCHE 904
A few months ago I got into a conversation about cars with a work colleague. Nothing unusual about that you may think for a car designer, but we were arguing over what was the greatest Porsche ever. [...]
AUTO BILD (Erlkoenige)
Carfreax
Carfreax (NL)