Around the Tracks: Tesla on the track, Ferrari talking design
Along with a Ford GT review in Norway
When we’re not creating it ourselves, the CarAdvice team spends a lot of time finding and consuming motoring content from all over the world.
Here’s a handful of the articles, videos and social media posts that most caught our eye last week. Some of them are brand-new, others have been online for a while.
Enjoy them – just not too much, okay?
How's the Tesla Model 3 as a track car?
Travis Okulski, Road and Track
The elusive Tesla Model 3 is finally finding its way to customers – it was just a matter of time before someone took one to the track.
One intrepid electric enthusiast took his Tesla sedan to Laguna Seca, laying down nine laps without any apparent drop in performance. The brakes didn't hold up too well, though.
Watch Flavio Manzoni explain Ferrari design
Michael Gooderham, Car Design News
"Since moving its design in-house, after a long history of collaborating with the likes of Pininfarina, Zagato and Scaglietti, Ferraris have boasted striking, detailed shapes with ever more aggressive graphics.
But, as Manzoni points out, every crease is created by the intersection of two important surfaces – never is a line purely ornamental."
Attacking the Arctic Circle in a Ford GT
Steve Sutcliffe, EVO
What would you do with a Ford GT? Take it to the local track, maybe?
EVO went one step further, and took Ford's raciest, craziest car to the world's northernmost track. Dubbed the Arctic Circle Raceway, it makes for a stunning video.
Porsche Top 5: Air Cooled Models
Porsche has a long, storied history – as we're often reminded. Here's a look at some of its most famous air-cooled models, hosted by factory driver Patrick Long.
What's your favourite?