Earlier this week, as I do so often I found myself thinking about French cars. I love French cars, and I love French car designs. More than anything, they have charm and a perspective far beyond ...

The automobile was not invented in France; it emerged in several places almost simultaneously in the late 19th century. But France made it weird. This story originally appeared in Volume 30 of Road & ...

When you think of Formula 1, it’s all too easy to think of staples of the sport like the Italian Ferrari team, McLaren and Williams from the UK, and Mercedes from Germany. Maybe even Honda from Japan.

French peculiarity, be it in the form of a rallying Alpine, a mid-engine Matra, a durable 2CV, an innovative DS, or a Frankenstein Peugeot, has a special charm. The automobile was not invented in ...