DECEMBER 10, 2025

The original - and still our favorite - Autoextremist logo. 

The AE Quote of the Century: Everybody loves The High-Octane Truth. Until they don't. -WG 

SPECIAL EDITOR'S NOTE: We'd like to remind you that Peter's first work of fiction, "St. Michael of Birmingham" is out now. Make no mistake, it doesn't resemble anything you've read from him before. In fact, it is quite a dramatic departure. It is mystical. It is sexy. It is funny. It's moving. And it is a flat-out wild ride unlike anything you've experienced. Having said that, it is definitely not for everyone, but then, it is from PMD, so that probably shouldn't come as a surprise! Check it out on Amazon Kindle here. -WG

(Detroit Free Press)

Editor-in-Chief's Note:  That the orchestrated event celebrating Trump's rollback of U.S. fuel economy requirements was a faux show for the cameras was not noteworthy in the least. "Finger-snap" decision-making by politicians is never noteworthy, especially with this knee-jerk White House. With the emphasis on jerk. What was noteworthy was the fact that the willing participants from Detroit who were in attendance were gushing profusely, while agreeing with Trump that this move would cut "$1,000" from new car prices overnight. (Well, that will fix the affordability crisis - not. -WG) Remember, these executives know full well that this industry is strictly governed by 5-7-year lead times, and there is no way in hell that these changes will cut prices that dramatically anytime soon. And who was the Detroit CEO preening to the cameras - and Trump - nodding and verbally agreeing with Generalissimo? None other than Jim "I'm a genius just ask me" Farley. What a bunch of unmitigated bullshit, but oh-so-predictable. -PMD

(Toyota images)

Lexus has premiered the Lexus LFA Concept, a battery electric vehicle (BEV) sports car. The Lexus LFA Concept is a BEV sports car concept model being developed alongside Toyota Gazoo Racing's GR GT and GR GT3, "In the footsteps of the Toyota 2000GT and Lexus LFA," according to Toyota PR minions. The Lexus LFA Concept embodies “Toyota’s Shikinen Sengu” for preserving and passing down techniques and skills from car-making veterans and, based on the aspirations of those veterans, not only passes on such techniques and skills to the younger generation but also evolves them. While pursuing both driving performance and styling excellence, Lexus is striving in a one-team effort to create a BEV sports car with the goal to exceed its customers’ expectations. Lexus intends "to continue taking on the challenges of the future of car-making through ever-more-refined electrification technologies and inherited techniques and skills," according to the manufacturer. Editor-in-Chief's Note: Is this real life, or is this just fantasy? I'll go with the latter at this point; a giant "We'll see" as we like to say. -PMD

 


(McLaren)
McLaren Automotive has revealed Project Chromology by MSO during Miami Art Week, a bespoke expression of the McLaren 750S created in close collaboration with British abstract artist Nat Bowen. Known for her vibrant resin-based artworks and the study of chromology – the psychology of color – Bowen's practice forms the creative foundation of the project.

Working alongside Bowen, the bespoke arm of McLaren, McLaren Special Operations (MSO), developed an innovative layered paint technique and applied it across the surfaces of the 750S. The method translates the signature characteristics of her practice - layered depth, translucency and the emotional resonance - into a refined automotive finish, brought to life through MSO’s technical precision.

At the heart of Project Chromology is MSO’s belief that bespoke design can be a powerful tool for personal expression. Each palette is constructed through a controlled layering process that produces a defined emotional profile, expressing individuality through both visual character and material execution of the 750S. Editor's Note: Alrighty then! -WG



And finally, as is AE tradition, watch our favorite Christmas commercial - “Frankie’s Holiday” - here. 

The AE Song of the Year:

I'm fixing a hole where the rain gets in
And stops my mind from wandering
Where it will go

I'm filling the cracks that ran through the door
And kept my mind from wandering
Where it will go

And it really doesn't matter if I'm wrong I'm right
Where I belong I'm right
Where I belong
See the people standing there who disagree and never win
And wonder why they don't get in my door

I'm painting a room in a colorful way
And when my mind is wandering
There I will go
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ah-ah
Hey, hey, hey, hey

And it really doesn't matter if I'm wrong I'm right
Where I belong I'm right
Where I belong
Silly people run around, they worry me
And never ask me why they don't get past my door

I'm taking the time for a number of things
That weren't important yesterday
And I still go
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ah-ah

I'm fixing a hole where the rain gets in
And stops my mind from wandering
Where it will go
Where it will go
I'm fixing a hole where the rain gets in
And stops my mind from wandering
Where it will go

"Fixing A Hole" by The Beatles, from the album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (1967).* Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC. Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind. Listen to it here.

Paul McCartney wrote this after fixing the roof on his farm in Scotland. McCartney said the song was "about the hole in the road where the rain gets in, a good old analogy." This was the first time The Beatles used a studio other than one owned and operated by their record label EMI. The takes in this new studio - Regent Sound Studio, located in Tottenham Court Road, London - were numbered 1-3. They returned to Abbey Road the next day however, recording "A Day In The Life." George Harrison became annoyed at the number of times Paul re-recorded vocals for this song, later saying he did almost nothing during the recording of the album but sit around all day listening to Paul singing the words "Fixing a hole" all day. (Knowledge courtesy of Songfacts.com)


Editor's Note: Click on "Next 1 Entries" at the bottom of this page to see previous issues. - WG