Brèves de passion - NEW
Sometimes, more is just too much. The 1959 Cadillacs marked the peak—and the end—of an era of stylistic one-upmanship fueled by America’s fascination with aviation. Lavishly chromed and featuring aggressive front ends, 1950s American cars saw their tailfins grow to extravagant proportions. The ’59 Caddies were the ultimate expression of this trend. Considering they were aimed at a wealthy, mature, and rather serious clientele, the contrast between intent and execution is almost comical. By the following model year, designers had already begun drastically scaling back their metallic space-age excesses.
Certaines histoires paraissent parfois invraisemblables. Une chose est sûre, l’histoire de DeLorean en est un parfait exemple, à tel point que Martin Scorsese aurait pu la porter à l’écran. De ses débuts dans la vie active avec ses premiers postes chez General Motors, à la fermeture de son entreprise tout récemment créée, John Z. Delorean a brillé tant par son génie que par son étonnant caractère. Son histoire et celle de sa marque, peu connues dans leurs détails, méritent de s’y attarder quelque peu. Un retour en arrière s’impose pour prendre la mesure d’une histoire pour le moins… hors du commun.
Even before it enters the concierge desk, your car has already found its place in the Carsup universe. Not only in one location, but at the heart of evolving knowledge: a knowledge base that connects mechanical passion to technical rigor, data to humans.
Passing the mythical 500 km/h mark is not just a question of speed. It is a challenge that involves the most advanced engineering, the most sophisticated aerodynamics and a detailed understanding of the physical forces that are exerted at these mechanical altitudes. For two decades, a handful of manufacturers have been competing on this extreme terrain: Bugatti, Koenigsegg, SSC, and more recently the Chinese giant BYD with its Yangwang division.
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