If there is something rock ’n’ roll about a Rolls-Royce Phantom V, we tend to think of the 4-liter Austin limousines – the Sheerline and Princess – as a bit pompous and municipal. Current for 20 years ...
Audi paid tribute to the five-cylinder engine with a concept car that seems to be out of this world. Created by apprentices at Neckarsulm, the concept car evokes 1980s vibes and prompts the question: ...
Christmas favorites will get a big band approach with Jingle Bell Swing on Friday. Singer Helen Welch will be backed by the Big Band Sound of Packard, directed by Daniel Carioti, for the annual ...
Jason Wilbur’s namesake brand has its roots in concept cars and aerospace style. By Roberta Naas In his barn turned design lab deep in the woods of southern Vermont, Jason Wilbur sketches his next ...
There’s something undeniably magnetic about the art of engine building. While the world may swoon over brute displacement, and we do too, from Chevy’s 6.2-liter V8 to Bugatti’s outrageous 8.0-liter ...
Between the immense cost of R&D and the added complexity and expense of production, you’ll find that most motorcycle brands tend to field one or two engine configurations (i.e., V-twin, inline-four, ...
Five is a very unusual number of cylinders for a motorcycle engine, and the most familiar examples graced track-only prototypes that brought world championships in two eras to Honda. If storied ...
The 1934 Packard LeBaron all-weather cabriolet was designed to be driven by a chauffeur. Packards were synonymous with luxury. Kevin Unger’s 1934 Packard LeBaron all-weather cabriolet is a “huge beast ...
Vintage rally cars and zingy four-cylinders go together like peanut butter and jelly—or, to use a more appropriate comparison, gravel slung at high speed and slightly buzzed race fans. That’s why the ...