The Lamborghini angularity is St. Agata's historical middle finger to Enzo/Modena.  It's also Lambo being Yang to Ferrari's Yin.  It goes back to their history with each other and the different design language/philosophies between Bertone and Pinanfarina.  The quintessential examples were the 512TR versus the Countach both of which I loved as a kid.  Ferrari is the Italian model in the red designer dress giving you the come hither look.  Lamborghini is Lisbeth Salander kicking you in the nutz.

I had the Testarossa and the Countach posters as well. The Ferrari was nice, but the Lambo was the one that is remembered. Really iconic design. It's too bad that Chrysler stepped in and ruined the Diablo, that could've been something on that same level.

My favorite Ferrari of that era, and probably of all time, is the 288 GTO. It just screams "bad ass". The F40 is of course much more technically capable, but the 288 is way cooler.

So I did some offroading in an Expedition lately. Some fairly serious offroading. More than once I had to rebuild a river ford because the water was too deep, or whip out a chainsaw to cut out a path. Once I almost fell off a cliff, the road was essentially a car-wide mud embankment covered by fallen leaves, sloping off the side of the mountain. Still did it, mostly sideways.

It was great fun, and left me kinda sad. SUVs like this are disappearing. They're becoming increasingly irrelevant, their tremendous capabilities not really needed, and they're used more and more for the daily commute where they're totally out of place. Now I wouldn't criticize someone for using them that way, just as I wouldn't frown on someone criticizing people for buying a truck like this to use only on pavement. People will buy what they will and that's great. But it's nice to come across something different, something quite honest really, a SUV that's unapologetically trucklike yet one that still manages the ride/handling compromise better than a lot of sports sedans. I wish I needed one. Something like this would make a lot of sense as a second car, for road trips or offroad excursions rather than the daily commute.

Ahoy guys. Yeah, so, you probably don't read my HF blog but I'm a pretty hardcore petrolhead. Anyhow, driving is my 3rd favorite thing to do. Right behind enjoying music and makin' sweet love with Mrs Magick. *cue the Barry White*

Anyhow, as it turns out, by fate or WTF-all else, I do have a pretty decent amount of disposable income. So, I buy, and have just started seriously collecting, cars. Yeah, I know, why didn't I pick something cheaper, like saint relics or 3rd world countries, right? Well, due to physical limitations (I have MS), I can't participate in the more manly sports, like competitive alcoholism and shark wrangling, so driving is about as rough and tumble as I can get. The contractor that built my house is currently building a new garage next to my old one, because I was a little short-sighted back then.

What I own:

1975 MGB, mustard yellow, restored it myself
1985 Rolls Corniche, white w/ white n' blue interior, very pimp
1966 Aston Martin DB6 Vantage, bought it from a seller in Virginia and it was rusty and beat to hell, it's currently undergoing a full frame-off restoration
2012 VW Beetle, brown (my wife's DD, it's what she wanted)
2012 Porsche Carrera S (991), black and black, w/ more black (my DD)
2013 McLaren MP4-12C Spider, deposit placed and on order.  This is my configuration:

I had the Testarossa and the Countach posters as well. The Ferrari was nice, but the Lambo was the one that is remembered. Really iconic design. It's too bad that Chrysler stepped in and ruined the Diablo, that could've been something on that same level.

My favorite Ferrari of that era, and probably of all time, is the 288 GTO. It just screams "bad ass". The F40 is of course much more technically capable, but the 288 is way cooler.

Though some may say it isn't a true Ferrari, my favorite in looks is the Dino 246 GT. Just a stunner.

Hee hee. Duck face.

I'm trying to ward off this madness that keeps creeping back into my head, a whisper telling me that the 458 Spider would make one hell of a 30th birthday present to myself. I can definitely see myself more realistically in either the new F-Type or a Vantage Roadster however, and the new V12 version of the latter is pretty alluring.

Buuuut... the new Vanquish is really getting under my skin. It's making a rather strong case for forgoing convertibles entirely. That, and the F12 Berlinetta.