Hyperleggera

Happy Year Zero

Today marks the first birth­day of Hyper­leg­gera and what better way to mark the occa­sion than with a Lam­borgh­ini Gal­lardo Super­leg­gera chained to the very ground

Recent features

2004 Nissan 350Z

Catch Some Z’s

If you have a child you would like to put to sleep, it’s not an alto­gether bad idea to strap her into a Z’s seat and take her for a ride. In no time, she will be fast asleep. Note: keep your foot down at all times.

By Peter Orosz and Balázs Fenyő on May 11th, 2009

Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2007

An Event Horizon of the Automotive Variety

As our team heads into Italy for this year’s Con­corso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este by Lake Como, it’s time to look at this report—published for the first time in English—on the 2007 event. An occa­sion which, with its Home­ric under­tones, proved life-​changing for a young Dr. Orosz.

By Peter Orosz on April 24th, 2009

Decapitation In the Style of Calvin and Hobbes

In Cold Blood

If you have to drive in snow, please be on the look­out for snow­men. They lack both fine motor con­trol and a good sense of hear­ing. This can result in tragic accidents.

By Peter Orosz and Natalie Polgar on February 23rd, 2009

An Interview with Horacio Pagani

Pagani’s Zonda was “inspired by race cars, not road cars”

In the spring of 2006, I had a chat with Hora­cio Pagani, whose epony­mous com­pany builds the Zonda. It is pub­lished here for the first time in its orig­i­nal English.

By Peter Orosz on February 18th, 2009

The Pagani Zonda Field Guide

Horacio Pagani’s baroque street racer has turned ten and is leav­ing the super­car scene with the Zonda R track spe­cial. We cel­e­brate with an illus­trated guide of every Zonda model ever made, com­plete with Harry Metcalfe’s galac­tic scout­ship and a guest appear­ance by Scar­lett Johansson’s breasts.

By Peter Orosz and Natalie Polgar on February 12th, 2009

A Trip to BMW Werk Dingolfing

Paranoia und Verschwörung in Bayern

In Decem­ber 2006, I vis­ited BMW’s Din­golf­ing factory—where the 5, 6 and 7 Series are made, along with the Rolls–Royce Phantom—only to be told of their No Pho­tog­ra­phy policy on site. I had a story to file, so I did what I could: made draw­ings in Cray­ola. All four thou­sand words and twenty-​seven draw­ings are now repub­lished here in English.

By Peter Orosz on February 5th, 2009