Classic Cars, May 2024
'...what makes this book even more remarkable is that it's written — wonderfully well — by the car's designer.'
'It functions partially as an autobiography, which pauses longest on the relationship between the designer and the late Tom Walkinshaw.'
'Out of this vibrant partnership came the XJR-15. As Stevens explains, it moved supercars out of the wedge era and paved the way for his McLaren F1. The torturous racing story is all here too, told with remarkable candour by the inside man. Engrossing and revelatory.'
Book of the Month, Classic & Sports Car
'...the key to this compelling work is in the subtitle. 'A personal history of the design and development of the legendary supercar.' And when you learn that the author is Peter Stevens - a designer for whom the XJR-15 is just one entry on a remarkable CV tht includes the X180 Espirit, M100 Elan, a gaggle of MG Rovers plus, famously, the McLaren F1 - it only makes it more enticing.'
'The book is packed with anecdotes - and frank opinions - as well as nerdy levels of design detail, while access to Peter's archive means an unparalleled selection of sketches, blueprints and unseen photos. '