Name and Shame

Culture

"Giving a Japanese product a western name is sometimes thought to add cachet; the danger is you end up with a random selection of Janglish words that only add ridicule to an otherwise blameless model. Here are some of our "

Yamaha: Firsts Among Japanese Equals

Bikes

Written by Michael Fordham

The stunning R1 is not the only Yamaha motorcycle to have occupied the cutting edge of design innovation. Over the last 30 years the company has pioneered more things that worked than any other Japanese corporation.

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Sir Stirling Moss, 1959

People

" A couple of years ago we were lucky enough to spend a few hours in the company of Sir Sterling Moss. We had a great afternoon with the knight of the road in his sunny Mayfair mews house. You can "

Datsun 240Z Neo Retro Rendering

" Ok, so the yanks did well out of the reissue of their signature muscle cars. Neo retro rendering of classics have obviously got a big potential market out there. They tap into that dollar bill that presumes that the first-editions "

Pininfarina: Tradition and Innovation

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Citroën Cactus Concept

"Citroën has a long and noble history of automotive innovation - but very often the company has failed to live up to what it has promised. French industrial practices and a kind of cultural lag within France itself has "

Access: Denied

"Despite their keenness to export, some of Japan’s best cars never made it to Europe – at least, not officially. Some pre-date the export drive, some were only built in tiny numbers and others they just didn’t think we’"

Alfa Romeo Duettottanta Concept

"There’s a lot in a name. Especially for Alfisti. It was pronounced ‘duet-o-tanta’. The 2uettottanta was Pininfarina’s headline act of the Geneva Motor Show back in March '09. The name, as well as being calculated to draw legions "

KTM MY2020 EXC Enduro range

"KTM’s 2020 EXC range burst onto the scene with a bang at the World Press introduction in Bassella, Northern Spain. The process of evolution in the KTM off-road range saw the motocross models undergo major changes last season and for 2020 "

Photographer Focus – Indira Flack and the GBRD

"So many British racing drivers will know the feeling. The feeling of Indira Flack bounding over with a smile and a question, or handing them a letter, asking them to be part of her huge photographic project. To date, Flack "

Toyota Hiace: five decades of masses transportation

"Think of the minibus and a converted van with many seats will spring to mind for most of you, as in nothing much to get excited about. But not all minibuses were built equally. As for the last five decades, "

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