Image: Abarth Alfa Romeo’s diminutive carbon-tub two-seater 4C was a delightfully quirky little Italian sports car. It wasn’t perfect, but it was weird and wonderful in a spicy and rowdy way that wasn’t really appreciated in its time. The 4C died off in 2020, but four years later the brand basically built on a foundation … Read more
Elon Musk’s least favorite Brit, John Oliver, isn’t what you would call a big fan of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. And yet, in a rare showing of bipartisanship, Oliver is willing to reach across the aisle to work out an agreement with the conservative justice. On the season premiere of “Last Week Tonight,” Oliver … Read more
Photo: Bradley Brownell If General Motors had wanted to make the Corvette an internationally-respected nameplate in the early 1990s, it could have just pushed the mid-engine, 650-horsepower, all-wheel drive, four-wheel steering, active suspension CERV III concept into production. This was a proper exotic that could completely demolish Porsche’s 959 from just a few years earlier. … Read more
