2014 Geneva Motor Show: 2015 Ferrari California T

Story and photos by John LeBlanc While it’s hard to claim the first Ferrari California was ugly, let’s just say that the challenges of packaging the brand’s first folding hardtop into a sports car created some less than beautiful details for the designer’s at Italy’s Pinanfarina. But the Italian design house has resolved a lot […]

Feature: World’s most valuable auto brands

Story by John LeBlanc In this year’s edition of Interbrand’s annual Best Global Brands survey, the big news was Coca-Cola being dethroned by the U.S. electronics giant Apple for the title of “world’s most valuable brand,” a crown the U.S. soft drink giant wore for 13 straight years. But of more interest to straight-six.com readers […]

Is Ferrari already getting too greedy with its LaFerrari?

By John LeBlanc Apparently, Fiat’s Ferrari thinks it can squeeze a bit more mulah from the world’s elite car buyers.

Top 10s: 1970’s Italian Wedge Supercars

By John LeBlanc Like the French art deco cars of the 1930s or the classic chrome of Detroit in the 1950s, we’ll likely never see an era in car design like the Italian “wedge” cars from the 1970s.

2011 Geneva Leftovers: Worst in Show

Story and photos by John LeBlanc GENEVA – If you’ve had a chance to take a look at the highlights from this year’s Geneva auto show, you more than likely already have an idea that this was one of the more diverse and interesting shows since the recent economic crisis rocked the automotive industry a […]

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