Top off one off: the Lamborghini Miura Roadster
If you have ever seen one, you understand. Mid engined road cars are inherently well balanced physically, but they often suffer from awkward, flounder-like proportions: a plucky but stunted head, backed by a wide, flattened-out body. Not so for the Miura, which somehow disguises its everything in the-middle powertrain with an improbably long hood, an impossibly low stance and a delicately tapered deck. Also, unreasonable beauty
Top 10 debuts of the Geneva motor show
The Geneva motor show has always been a designers showcase, a venue for the outlandish and the improbable. And although there was plenty of outlandishness and improbability on display this week during press previews, there was also plenty of reality production vehicles with dazzling looks and dizzying performance to spark the enthusiasts imagination. What follows is a survey of the 10 most notable debuts observed by BBC Autos this week. (Newspress)
Honda Civic: Anatomy of a comeback
The Honda Civic, once the scapegoat for an entire companys wayward slide, continued its rehabilitation on 7 March, becoming the first compact car to be named a Top Safety Pick by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety a nonprofit financed by the US insurance industry.
