Voisin Concept Designed To Compete with Bugatti Veyron, Uses Audi's V12 …

Voisin-Concept-7-lg.jpgDuring the 1930s, Voisin was the only real rival to Bugatti, at least through intention if not product. Looking to rekindle that challenge, Portuguese designer Ernesto Freitas has designed the Voisin Concept you see here. Envisioning Veyron rivaling performance, he's chosen Audi's 6.0-liter V12 TDI, which could deliver …

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Voisin C28 Aerosport

c28a.jpgSadly, most people know next to nothing about the 1935 Voisin C28 Aerosport other than the painfully obvious: it looks fantastic. As much a design study as it is a glimpse into the future, the C28 Aerosport was nonetheless actually built and driven. Eight vehicles in fact (some claim only 3-4), though only one blue…

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Fast as a Shark: Cannibalism, In Pursuit of the Elusive Awesome

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Now and then, I wonder if this malaise is not a thirtysomething crisis, and then I take a step back and realize that it really isn't. Age is merely a tipping point, where the enthusiasm of youth is finally allowed to a step back in the face of a broader historical perspective. There is a transitional moment where it's …

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The Society of the Spectacle: Voisins at Pebble Beach

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We have to admit that Voisin was only an automotive name that hung somewhere in the back of our mind, along with Buick and Lincoln until we got to Pebble this year. A long-past-gone luxury marque with an illustrious history that ended long before we were born. That said, even the most incredible Lincolns and Buicks…

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