Industry
Whine and whir: The electric car shiver
Straight-Six gets his Spiderman Y-fronts in a twist over RUF’s electric 911s. At least two of the eRUF models to be tested can hit 100 kph in five seconds, and power on to a top speed of 220 kph.
By Straight-Six, published on 25 February 2011
More on that vindictive Ferrari FF
A new Ferrari is always an occasion for us all to stop what we’re doing – and who we’re doing – and bathe in the sights and sounds of Maranello’s latest offering. Now, you’ll have already read a great deal online about what many are calling an Italian rip-off of the BMW Z3 M Coupe [...]
By Straight-Six, published on 27 January 2011
Car gallery vs. garage? Ralph Lauren shows how it’s done
It’s always entertained us to no end just how much men love to collect. Anything. And the older we get, the more expensive our little hobbies become: watches, cars, art, property, businesses, partners (and children), Russian hookers…uh, well, you catch our drift. We apparently are rarely, if ever, satisfied with the concept of less is [...]
By Straight-Six, published on 17 January 2011
Petit bout de fou: Ragnotti, Renault and Group B
Given the crushing descent into physical exhaustion and liver-failure that marked the end of 2010 and the start of 2011 for us all on The Prodigal Guide, we were in desperate need of something pure, visceral and adrenaline-filled. We think we found it for us and for you. You by now know of our love, [...]
By Straight-Six, published on 4 January 2011
Why real men drove the Audi Sport Quattro S1
There’s nothing like excess. We’re talking balls-to-the-wall, harder than hard and ultimately a surefire way to the morgue. But one has only to look at the output of those musicians, actors, artists and even drivers who left us all too soon, following a period of unparalleled creativity and talent, to recognise that burning brighter can [...]
By Straight-Six, published on 23 November 2010
Lithe and light, the Lotus Exige Cup 260 skims over Zolder
“To add speed, add lightness.” With our foot straight down on the loud pedal inside a jet black Lotus Exige Cup 260 attacking Belgium’s Zolder race track, the words of the great Sir Colin Chapman who founded Lotus aren’t just ringing in our ears; no, they’re quite literally climbing up our backside and into the [...]
By Straight-Six, published on 28 September 2010
The definitive modern American muscle car: Cadillac CTS-V
You can’t help but look, can you? Over-sized, bulging muscles, ripped to the core and just as hard, we should be talking about body-builders. Instead, we’re pointing your eyeballs at the Cadillac CTS-V – a car we won’t hesitate to label the ultimate modern US muscle car. And it’s a sedan. There’s so much history [...]
By Straight-Six, published on 27 August 2010
A man, a machine, a road: Senna and the Monaco run
We’re more often amused than inspired by Top Gear but last night’s episode reminded us of a little clip that has been lying dormant on our hard drive for over seven years now; one that’s too inspiring and awesome not to share with our two Prodigal fans. The turbo-charged 1,200hp Formula 1 monsters of yesteryear [...]
By Straight-Six, published on 27 July 2010
Hair suits and horsepower: The overlooked Corvette Z06
It was a moment you don’t ever forget: during the Great American Run of 2007, your editors were in New Mexico in a trusty Audi A4 3.2 litre Quattro convertible, flat-out at a limited 125 mph in hot pursuit of a Saleen Mustang and a Corvette Z06; both of them black as the night and [...]
By Straight-Six, published on 16 July 2010
Close your mouth: Finland powerslides across Pikes Peak
We’re tired from the long hours of our daytime jobs. Exhausted from the endless amount of online drivel that we and you continue to spew in utterly unabated fashion. Oh, and we’ve also been focusing far too much on those hunks of metal and their nylon straps that dangle from our wrists, however damned impressive [...]
By Straight-Six, published on 29 June 2010
