2018 - Page 3 of 7 - Indie Auto

Modern cars all look just the same

May 31, 2018 Steve 1

“I’ve been a ‘car nut’ for nearly 60 years and while I have always told folks that I don’t care for most cars built before WW II, I feel quite depressed that we have reached […]

2019 Bentley: Did it really need a restyling?

May 20, 2018 Steve 0

The third-generation Bentley Continental GT is making its rounds in the American car magazines. For example, a story in Car and Driver (Lorio, 2018) has a large photo gallery that shows how styling changes are […]

Citroen 2CV driver asks for a little patience

May 3, 2018 Steve 2

A while back we batted around the question of what would a modern simple car look like? The Volkswagen Beetle was used as a point of comparison, but I suppose a Citroen 2CV could have also […]

Toyota Priuses gathering dust at a dealer lot

2019 Toyota Prius may stop scaring children

April 15, 2018 Steve 0

Press reports indicate that a freshening of the Toyota Prius will tone down its sci-fi styling. In the wake of drastically lower sales, “the base Prius will likely get some minor tweaks to its front and […]

Should the Lincoln Continental get suicide doors?

March 27, 2018 Steve 0

“Suicide doors didn’t make the Lincoln cool. It was already cool. The doors made it even more cool. You can’t relive the past. Come up with something new. An all new cool that hasn’t been […]

Peter Horbury: Electrics can look different

February 25, 2018 Steve 0

“I’m of the opinion that because you can make it different, because the electric powertrain gives other possibilities (you should). And I think Jaguar showed it beautifully with the I-Pace — where the front end […]

American Planning Association

January 24, 2018 Steve 0

The U.S. automotive media tend to ignore or downplay the far-reaching impacts of the automobile on land use. That’s a significant oversight which helps to accentuate the auto industry’s strikingly insular attitude about basic issues such […]

Autoblog

January 24, 2018 Steve 0

This all-electronic media outlet seems to be go through major makeovers every few years. For a while Autoblog’s slogan was, “We obsessively cover the auto industry.” More recently the website has tilted more toward providing information […]

Autoblog Green

January 24, 2018 Steve 0

I have contended that there is a growing market for an automotive website with a focus on social and environmental responsibility. This website was a step in that direction but — like its parent, Autoblog […]

AutoDesign

January 24, 2018 Steve 0

This website is no longer online. Nevertheless, I’m mentioning it to illustrate the value of designers writing about their work. As a case in point, Jason White offered an interesting response to the question, “So […]