Books and cars may not seem like an obvious pairing, but the two have more in common than you might think. A well-written book and an expertly-built car can be objects of beauty to behold, and they both can transport their users to distant locales, in their own way.
Of course, car lovers would likely rather drive a car than read about one. But you can only experience one car at a time that way — and unless you have a cavernous warehouse of a dream garage, your selection of four-wheeled transportation available to play with is probably capped at one or two options. There’ll always be new cars, new roads, new experiences just out of reach.
A good coffee table book, however, can be a literary remedy for your mechanical conundrum. Here, then, are some of the best modern coffee table books for car lovers: packed cover to cover with insider information and filled to the brim with stunning photography, letting you fawn over and appreciate vehicles of all kinds from all across the globe.
Speed Read Supercar: The History, Technology and Design Behind the World’s Most Exciting Cars
Only a minuscule percentage of the population has regular access to supercars — and while that adds to their mystique, it also keeps the engineering marvels out of reach of many of their their biggest admirers. Speed Read Supercar: The History, Technology and Design Behind the World’s Most Exciting Cars, penned by veteran automotive journalist Basem Wasef, puts the lofty thoroughbreds in the hands of the masses with a deep dive into supercar history and culture, providing explanations about why they exist and the creative decisions that went into their designs and mechanical makeup.
