What Would You Like to See More of?

How about
Interviews with original designers…or with current designers asking which famous designers influenced them .
Better designed merchandise. Maybe ask the designers above each to come up with a suggested T shirt?
A future classics section in which the best current vehicles for longterm relationships are discussed.
Interviews with the mechanics whom collectors employ.

Did anyone ever mention Lotus? and more generally, British cars. And Venturi, Matra, Pegaso, Hispano Suiza, Riley, EMW… There are plenty of smaller brands with a very interesting history and covering almost all fields. And I am sure there is interesting people around those less named brands.

A genuine smile car: NSU TT.

How about featuring lesser known cars – like Pagaso or Bucciali’s? You could also cover some interesting innovations introduced by the cars (e.g. the Bucciali was the first and probably the only front wheel driven car with two inline 8 engines linked up). I’m always surprised to discover how early technologies like 4×4 or overdrive were invented and put into production cars.

Lamborghini, more Italian heritage, more about Italian designers and automotive engineers…i love italian automotive heritage
also 70s 80s and 90s concepts

Though Petrolicious already does a fine job in regards to featuring air-cooled Porsches; I’d love to see even more coverage of said autos!

Honestly, the crowd and culture behind swedish and english vehicles are my favorite. Not too precious, not too snobby, not fixated on power. Everyday people who wrench and experience every moment with their vehicle they drive regularly. Not about exclusivity or purity of breeds or investors masked as enthusiasts. It’s the drivers who define the cars.

The cars featured are gorceous, I tune in as soon as a new video comes available and then I cath up with all the articles. What I enjoy alot except the cars are the fashion ques, you guys featured alot of cool stuff from bags to gloves and retro sun glasses so alot more of retro style would be nice that goes with the cars. Also planning a Autodromo buy soon!

I would love to see more French stuff. Really, anything from France would be great (In loved the Tour Auto pieces!). Some Art Déco highlights. History of Delage in racing. Profile of Avions Voisin. Or possible a history piece of French Coachbuilders. Maybe some Citroën DS rally pieces or how the Peugeot 404 is a great rugged classic. Basically anything French.

Aside from France, Anything that is unique; outside the ‘run of the mill’. Lagonda maybe?

Hello, I’d like to see more cars from the 60’s. Maybe a Pagoda (MBZ SL)? Feature on the Alfaholics GTA-R or their Super… Although not from the 60’s, Volvo 240 turbos, maybe a flat hood? Thank you for putting out such wonderful videos on not only the cars, but the owners and their stories behind the cars.

Show more Alfa Romeos 😉

Great Site! Keep going! Don’t forget about the Lancias and specially these from Zagato… Cheers Marc

More 80s and 90s! NSX, F355, 993 turbos, ford cosworths, peugeot 205 gti
Maybe even australian cars, you know, for the rest of the world that doesn’t know about them…

This is by far and away my favorite site of all time. The format is excellent. I agree with Mark Paddack about what is compelling. The love affairs the owners have with their cars are what makes this site special. If I had to change one thing it would be to make the videos longer! There are many creative shops (speed shops, custom shops, etc) that would make for some great features as well. The owners, the community built around them and the products created through that relationship could also make for some great viewing/reading. Oh and more BMW stories!

Please feature a Porsche 944!

Would love to see more on Allard’s .. Back in the 30’s and 40’s the notion of shehorning a huge V8 American lump into a stiff British chassis was very much the order of the day, paving the way for Shelby and the like in the 60’s. Allard covered all angles from hill climbing, flat sprinting and drag racing.. always squeezing the very max out of any flathead V8 to hand.
.. oh and anything Frazernash please… got to love chain driven!

I’d love to see some more ”retro” era cars. Like the Group B inspired era, late 80’s and early 90’s. Some more attainable and more affordable cars. We all love classics but I think we should keep an eye out for the soon-to-be and/or future classics.

Other that that, keep it up, love this site!

The format at present is excellent and I wouldn’t change it. A good variety of cars, Italian, German, American and Japanese have been covered along with associated films, advertising literature and paraphernalia. All interesting and of high quality. one possible area to include would be to cover slightly older vehicles from say the 1930’s just to add even more to the site.

I’d like to see more accessible vehicles. Vehicles who’s price tag wouldn’t force you to decide between (x vehicle) and a down payment on a nice house or, in some a cases, said nice house altogether. Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate that desire comes from things you know you can’t have, but there are also comes a point where vehicles that are reasonably attainable become exponentially more attractive because they are just that: reasonably attainable. I won’t give a Ferrari much more than a passing glance because I’ll never have one anyway, whereas I will almost stalk an older… Read more »

I’d love to see more features on automotive designers and their influence on automobiles as well as more features on small and mostly forgotten car manufacturers.

I wouldn’t change anything to the format. The love affair the owner has with his car is what is compelling. Newer cars with passionate owners with a story once in a while would be great!

Etceterinis

There’s very little that can be said that others here have not already. Petrolicious just keep bringing the goodness and I, for one, have no complaints. I’m extraordinarily partial to your films I must declare. As to your question; I’d very much like to see films of some of what I call the “less respected” classics like the Volkswagen Karmann Ghia (Type14 & 34), Volvo 1800s, Peugeot 504 cabriolet, Renault Alpine A110. As well as some of the more proletariat type jam jars like Peugeot 404/504, Morris Mini Moke, Datsun 120/140Y and the like. That said; Petrolicious you do fabulous… Read more »

I think you are doing a great job and you have covered a very diverse set of classic sports and GT, keep it up.
From the posters so far I would agree with:
Features on engines, gearboxes or trans axles.
A bit of history, the unique and rare.
Interesting quirks.
Less American, More European.

I would love more orphan marques. The ones you rarely ever see, like Pierce Arrow, Studebaker, Hudson, etc.

Frankly, I’d be perfectly happy if Petrolicious continues to do exactly as it has done – it’s by far my favourite automotive website and the content is spot-on. However, since you asked… I’d echo the thoughts of a select few others here that the occasional dabble with slightly newer vehicles wouldn’t go amiss. I don’t think it should be a main aspect of the site by any stretch – classics are what I love to read about – but for those not lucky enough to own a classic, the prospect of “future classics” or more recent vehicles that still maintain… Read more »

Less American,
More European
Please

More pre-1980s Italian and Japanese. Ferrari, Lancia, Datsun, Alfa Romeo, and the like. I love hearing about the average joe’s love for their car, but everyone has a story. The motto is “Drive Tastefully,” so it only makes sense, right?

I agree that more of the same would be delightful, but since you asked…

-Videos or written interviews of collectors talking about their collections rather than just one or two cars in the collection.
-vintage factory racers converted for street use
-Stories about engineers/designers/drivers (Delorean, Pete Brock, Smokey Yunick, Battista Farina, etc.)

Keep doing what you’re doing. I especially appreciate the video content so naturally I’d love to see more of that. As for the cars covered, I like to see perhaps some more cars that haven’t become a cliché, the ones that are perhaps overlooked, forgotten etc. Don’t get me wrong, I love the early Countach as much as anyone (or more), but stories like the ones you had on Tatra are very few and far between on the web (presented this well), at least as far as I can see.

Thanks a lot!

More of the same wouldn’t be an issue in the slightest 🙂

Personally, I’d like to see some more 80s cars. Maybe an Alfa 75, or my erstwhile Maserati Biturbo.

Ooh, something that would be a great idea is features on engines. A bit of history, interesting quirks, potential modifications, racing/endurance examples, traits and characteristics. Maybe with photos of stock examples and various different modified ones in as many styles as you can find 🙂

When you guys where associated with “Depth of Speed”, I was told to expect a short video about the AW11 Toyota MR2… No one on the internet has a good 1st gen. MR2 video.

The best part of this site is seeing cars, mechanics and owners that you never get a chance to see in real life. The eighties cars are interesting but these cars are still relatively common. On the other hand, the piece on the Lancia Flaminia Zagato allows us to appreciate a car most of us will never see in real metal. The following topics would be interesting. 1) Noted mechanics like Jaan Hjorth at Eddins Moto or Mike Besic of Besic Motorsports. 2) Noted race car drivers, perhaps reunited with the same or similar vehicle to what they drove. 3)… Read more »

I’m in agreement with Aircooled1, that your site produces fantastic content, so I think for the most part, you should keep doing what you are doing. Personally, as a young college student currently without a car, I’d love to see more posts or videos about good entry-level vintage cars. More videos or interviews with master mechanics and restoration experts would be great too, as anything I’m likely to pick up in the near future will be dirt cheap and riddled with problems. That being said, I’m still a sucker for all the articles and videos about extremely rare vintage, euro,… Read more »

My name is Slava and I am a graphic designer based out of Toronto, Canada. Petrolicious is my daily – I am a huge fan! Thank you for asking! You guys have been doing a splendid job and I absolutely love your videos. From what I’ve seen there is definitely a lot of accent on the Italian cars and after I’ve read this post I learned why 🙂 If Petrolicious was mine to command I would feature a little bit of everything just like you are doing right now, but of course, a bit more on Japanese cars. I am… Read more »