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ramp #69 More Than Machines

Maybe it all starts with a misunderstanding. The mistaken belief that humans are rational beings. That we make decisions with cool heads and functional thinking, weighing and optimizing as we go. And yes, maybe sometimes we do. But only sometimes. Because in truth, we are not reason, we are resonance.

And so this issue of ramp is a cheerful plea. For beauty that needs no justification.
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We remember. We desire. We don’t respond to data, but to meaning. Not to function, but to form, sound, scent, memories. Which might explain why the things we seem to need the least are often the ones that mean the most to us.

Sports cars, for example. Sports cars are the opposite of reason. Fast, loud, unnecessary – and precisely for that reason: meaningful.

Cars are canvases. And resonance chambers. Not mere machines that take us from A to B, but companions, allies, mirrors. Studies from the University of Michigan show that people develop emotional relationships with their cars comparable to human bonds – complete with names, affection, and sometimes even jealousy.

And if we’re honest: we love machines. Especially when we don’t see them as such.

1/6

On the road with Ulf Poschardt

When someone speaks bluntly, drives up in his black Ferrari 430 Scuderia, and has just reissued his book on sports cars, things are bound to get interesting.

Wladimir Kaminer and Bugatti

A trip to Wolfsburg, thoughts on the Bugatti brand – plus a meeting with Franco Utzeri, director of the Zeithaus museum of the Autostadt.

Porsche Carrera GT goes Le Mans

Two men, a Porsche Carrera GT, and one rather crazy idea. That’s all we’re saying for now.

1/3

A Car Wash with Jo Stenuit,
Design Director at Mazda Motor Europe

We met Jo Stenuit, Head of Design at Mazda Europe. What was the washing of the Mazda6e about? Simple decisions and very few colors.
“When you open the door, the car shouldn’t bombard you with displays and effects. It should welcome you.”
Jo Stenuit
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In conversation:
Ferrari chief test driver Raffaele de Simone

Only when chief test driver Raffaele de Simone is satisfied may a Ferrari be delivered. It goes without saying that everything the brand’s first and most demanding customer said would be fascinating.
1/6

Interview: Oliver Heilmer, Head of BMW Design

You could say the Neue Klasse marks a revolution for BMW. We spoke with Oliver Heilmer, Head of BMW Design, about this fresh start. And yes, about the kidney grille, too.

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@ BMW Group
“Designers will increasingly act like DJs, working with multiple tools to express ideas. But true disruption still comes from dialogue – between people.”
Oliver Heilmer

Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale backstage

In Stuttgart, we met Gavin Rossdale just a few minutes before he went on stage with his band Bush – for which he was surprisingly calm.

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