Peter Orosz

I write articles in English and Hungarian. Mostly about cars. My articles have been published in Jalopnik, Vanity Fair, Index, Hyperleggera, Totalcar, Make, Matula Magazin and other publications. Below are some examples. Greatest hits are marked with ★. If you like them and would like to commission an article for your publication, write me a letter.

Andy Warhol’s BMW M1 Comes to Town

Date: July 30, 2010
Language: English
Publisher: Jalopnik
Description: An essay on the uniqueness of physical art and Andy Warhol’s BMW M1.

The Nazi Rocket Plane to Nuke New York From Orbit

Date: July 9, 2010
Language: English
Publisher: Jalopnik
Description: The story of Eugen Sänger’s Silbervogel.

The Weirdly Awesome $473,000 Supercar of Hungary

Date: July 1, 2010
Language: English
Publisher: Jalopnik
Description: A report on the launch of the F&M Vulca S kit car.

The Rocket-Car Man Who Helped Put Us on the Moon

Date: June 23, 2010
Language: English
Publisher: Jalopnik
Description: The story of rocketeering pioneer Max Valier.

Why the 24 Hours of Le Mans is the Greatest Race on Earth

Date: June 16, 2010
Language: English
Publisher: Jalopnik
Description: A report from the mid-point of the 2007 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Mayhem and Redemption

Date: June 14, 2010
Language: English
Publisher: Jalopnik
Description: A photo essay on the 2010 24 Hours of Le Mans.

In 1970, The Lamborghini Miura Was a Movie Star

Date: June 3, 2010
Language: English
Publisher: Jalopnik
Description: A video essay on the Lamborghini Miura’s movie appearances.

The Supercar’s New Clothes

Date: May 5, 2010
Language: English
Publisher: Jalopnik
Description: An essay on the futility of supercars, as demonstrated through a road trip in an Audi R8 V10.

Michael Schumacher’s Red Helmet of Bad Luck

Date: March 16, 2010
Language: English
Publisher: Jalopnik
Description: An essay on Manfred von Brauchitsch and Michael Schumacher.

Screaming Sideways Into the Freeze

Date: February 16, 2010
Language: English
Publisher: Jalopnik
Description: A report on the Hungarian underground snow drifting community.

The Case for Paravehicular Traffic Management

Date: February 12, 2010
Language: English
Publisher: Jalopnik
Description: An essay on the merits of underregulated traffic.

For Sumo Champions and the Rest Who Enjoy Boundless Space

Date: January 20, 2010
Language: English
Publisher: Jalopnik
Description: The story of the Renault Avantime grand tourer.

Ayrton Senna on the Very Edge

Date: January 20, 2010
Language: English
Publisher: Jalopnik
Description: A photo essay on Ayrton Senna’s driving skills.

Making Lemonade From Lemons

Date: January 7, 2010
Language: English
Publisher: Jalopnik
Description: The story of the Brabham BT46B fan car.

To Come Full Circle in Silver Arrows

Date: December 31, 2009
Language: English
Publisher: Jalopnik
Description: The story of the Mercedes C11 racing car.

Does Schumacher Still Have the Right Stuff?

Date: December 23, 2009
Language: English
Publisher: Jalopnik
Description: An essay on Michael Schumacher’s return to Formula One.

How I Found a Bugatti Veyron Engine on a Budapest Street

Date: November 11, 2009
Language: English
Publisher: Jalopnik
Description: The peculiar story of a Bugatti engine in a design shop.

The Case for a Contemporary Citroën SM

Date: November 9, 2009
Language: English
Publisher: Jalopnik
Description: An editorial about the transcendent values of Citroën’s SM.

The Ass-Engined Nazi-Occupied Snowmobile

Date: October 14, 2009
Language: English
Publisher: Jalopnik
Description: A report from Kopřivnice, Czech Republic, on the Tatra V855 snowmobile.

Meet the Hyperbike

Date: September 7, 2009
Language: English
Publisher: Jalopnik
Description: A report from Geneva on the Honda CBX1000 motorcycle.

Crazy Euro Car Boy’s Muscle Car War

Date: September 2, 2009
Language: English
Publisher: Jalopnik
Description: A comparison test between the Ford Mustang Shelby GT500, the Dodge Challenger R/T, and the Chevrolet Camaro RS.

Out of My Dreams and Into a Lamborghini Miura

Date: August 20, 2010
Language: English
Publisher: Vanity Fair
Description: A photo report on a red Lamborghini Miura in Long Island. Co-authored with Brett Berk.

Kicsit sárgább, kicsit savanyúbb (Slightly Yellower, Slightly Sharper)

Date: August 11, 2009
Language: English
Publisher: Hyperleggera
Description: A report on the prelude to the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix.

BMW in Formula One: 1982 — 2009

Date: July 30, 2009
Language: English
Publisher: Jalopnik
Description: An obituary of BMW’s Formula One efforts.

Deception in Sant’Agata Bolognese

Date: July 6, 2009
Language: English
Publisher: Jalopnik
Description: An essay on the design of the Lamborghini Miura.

How Alfa Romeo Waved Goodbye to Rear-Wheel Drive

Date: June 30, 2009
Language: English
Publisher: Jalopnik
Description: A report from Sofia on the Alfa Romeo SZ.

So I Woke Up This Morning and F1 Was Dead

Date: June 19, 2009
Language: English
Publisher: Jalopnik
Description: An editorial on the mid-2009 Formula One crisis.

Proof Front-Engined Race Cars Don’t Suck

Date: June 16, 2009
Language: English
Publisher: Jalopnik
Description: The story of the Panoz Batmobile racing car.

The All-American Royale of Bongo from Congo

Date: June 12, 2009
Language: English
Publisher: Jalopnik
Description: The story of Gabonese president Omar Bongo’s Stutz Royale.

The Grand Prix For British Philatelic Immortality

Date: June 3, 2009
Language: English
Publisher: Jalopnik
Description: The story of a peculiar British stamp collection.

Crazy Euro Car Boy’s First Oldsmobile

Date: June 2, 2009
Language: English
Publisher: Jalopnik
Description: The story of my family’s first American car.

A Terrifying Russian Thermobaric Menace

Date: June 1, 2009
Language: English
Publisher: Jalopnik
Description: The story of the TOS-1 Buratino rocket launcher.

Buzzing About in Europe’s Cutest Truck

Date: May 22, 2009
Language: English
Publisher: Jalopnik
Description: A review of the Piaggio Ape scooter truck.

Track-Tested, V12-Powered, Kid-Approved

Date: May 15, 2009
Language: English
Publisher: Jalopnik
Description: A report from London on the Ferrari 612 Scaglietti.

What Can Brown Do For You?

Date: May 13, 2009
Language: English
Publisher: Jalopnik
Description: A report from Lake Como on Steve McQueen’s Ferrari 250 GT Lusso.

How The Stile Bertone Mantide Got Angular Rear Wheelarches

Date: May 7, 2009
Language: English
Publisher: Jalopnik
Description: An essay on the design history of Stile Bertone.

The Ultimate Station Wagon

Date: May 6, 2009
Language: English
Publisher: Jalopnik
Description: A report from Lake Como on the Maserati Quattroporte Bellagio Fastback Touring.

The $2 Million Showdown: Bertone Mantide vs. Corvette ZR1

Date: May 4, 2009
Language: English
Publisher: Jalopnik
Description: A report from Lake Como on the Bertone Mantide.

The Coolest Chrysler Ever Made

Date: May 1, 2009
Language: English
Publisher: Jalopnik
Description: A report from Lake Como on the Ghia Gilda Streamline X Coupé.

The Perfect Family Cars are Made in Italy With V12s Up Front

Date: April 23, 2009
Language: English
Publisher: Jalopnik
Description: A report from London on the utility of 2+2 supercars.

Proof Track-Only Maseratis Can Still be Great Fun

Date: April 13, 2009
Language: English
Publisher: Jalopnik
Description: A report from Lake Como on the Maserati MC12 Corsa.

The Hardest Button To Button

Date: April 5, 2009
Language: English
Publisher: Jalopnik
Description: A pencil drawing about Jenson Button’s victory at the 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix.

When the Germans Came to Formula One

Date: April 2, 2009
Language: English
Publisher: Jalopnik
Description: The story of Mercedes–Benz’s short history in 1950s Formula One.

Happy Birthday, Turbopanzer!

Date: March 12, 2009
Language: English
Publisher: Jalopnik
Description: An essay on the Porsche 917 racing car.

How I Fell in Love With a Cadillac With No Ass

Date: March 6, 2009
Language: English
Publisher: Jalopnik
Description: An essay on the 1980 Cadillac Seville.

The Ferrari 599’s Archways of Aerodynamics

Date: March 4, 2009
Language: English
Publisher: Jalopnik
Description: An essay on the design details of Ferrari’s 599 GTB.

Do Boy Racers Dream of Middle Age Supercars?

Date: February 25, 2009
Language: English
Publisher: Jalopnik
Description: An editorial about the Alfa Romeo Mito GTA.

The Pagani Zonda Field Guide

Date: February 12, 2009
Language: English
Publisher: Hyperleggera
Description: An illustrated guide to the Pagani Zonda (co-authored with Natalie Polgar).

The Age of the Automobile

Date: November 14, 2008
Language: English
Publisher: Hyperleggera
Description: An essay on the futility of modern cars.

In the Name of Science, Seven Thousand RPM

Date: August 12, 2008
Language: English
Publisher: Hyperleggera
Description: A report on using Dynolicious with a BMW.

The ZX of Doom

Date: July 2, 2008
Language: English
Publisher: Hyperleggera
Description: A report on the acquisition of a Datsun 280ZX.

A Day at the Drifts

Date: June 10, 2008
Language: English
Publisher: Hyperleggera
Description: A report from a drift session in a Nissan 200SX.

Hol az átkozott repülő autóm? (Where is My Goddamned Flying Car?)

Date: February 6, 2008
Language: Hungarian
Publisher: Totalcar
Description: A report from Shanghai on the 2007 Challenge Bibendum.

Ki tud gyorsabban 432-ig számolni? (Count to 432 and Die)

Date: December 14, 2007
Language: Hungarian
Publisher: Totalcar
Description: A report from Shanghai on the Transrapid maglev train.

Janus-arccal a különcség felé (A Janus-Faced Look at Eccentricity)

Date: October 20, 2007
Language: Hungarian
Publisher: Totalcar
Description: A report from Paris on the press launch of Citroën’s C5.

BMW M3

Date: September 25, 2007
Language: Hungarian
Publisher: Totalcar
Description: A short history of the BMW M3.

Forgó gyomorral vigyorogva (Grinning with an Upturned Stomach)

Date: August 31, 2007
Language: Hungarian
Publisher: Totalcar
Description: A report on a track ride in a BMW Z4M at Misano World Circuit, Italy.

Először a Szigeten, sőt bármilyen fesztiválon (A Newbie of Summer Music Festivals)

Date: August 12, 2007
Language: Hungarian
Publisher: Index
Description: A report from the Sziget music festival in Budapest.

Halló, Lambó lakás? (Hello, is that the Lamborghinis?)

Date: July 26, 2007
Language: Hungarian
Publisher: Totalcar
Description: A report from Lamborghini’s museum in Sant’Agata Bolognese, Italy.

Krúzolás (Cruising)

Date: July 2007 + July 8, 2008
Language: Hungarian + English
Publisher: Totalcar Expressz + Hyperleggera
Description: A review of the Opel Corsa Van.

A rénszarvasok remekül úsznak (Reindeer are Expert Swimmers)

Date: June 28, 2007
Language: Hungarian
Publisher: Totalcar
Description: A report from Guebwiller, France on the press launch of Peugeot’s 308.

Zarándokút álmatlan autóbuziknak (A Pilgrimage for Insomniac Car Nerds)

Date: June 21, 2007
Language: Hungarian
Publisher: Totalcar
Description: A report from the 2007 24 Hours of Le Mans (co-authored with Gábor Bazsó and Zsolt Csikós).

Az autómobil eseményhorizontja (An Event Horizon of the Automotive Variety)

Date: May 3, 2007 + April 24, 2009
Language: Hungarian + English
Publisher: Totalcar + Hyperleggera
Description: A report from Lake Como on the 2007 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este.

Csöppekbe sűrített dizájn (Droplets of Design)

Date: February 16, 2007
Language: Hungarian
Publisher: Totalcar
Description: An overview of car logo design.

A következő autód (Your Next Car)

Date: January 29, 2007
Language: Hungarian
Publisher: Totalcar
Description: An overview of the Chinese car industry.

Boldogok a Miurát látó gyermekek, mert övék a mechanika és az aerodinamika országa (Blessed are the Children Who See Miuras, for Theirs is the Kingdom of Mechanics and Aerodynamics)

Date: January 3, 2007
Language: Hungarian
Publisher: Totalcar
Description: An essay on why supercars should be driven on the public road.

Paranoia und Verschwörung in Bayern (Paranoia und Verschwörung in Bayern)

Date: December 19, 2006 + February 5, 2009 Language: Hungarian + English
Publisher: Totalcar + Hyperleggera
Description: A report from BMW’s factory in Dingolfing, Germany, illustrated with crayon art.

Pierre és Sophie a lótuszevők bolygóján (Pierre and Sophie in the Land of the Lotus-Eaters)

Date: December 13, 2006
Language: Hungarian
Publisher: Totalcar
Description: A report from Peugeot’s factory in Trnava, Slovakia.

A kihagyhatatlan szopás

Date: December 1, 2006
Language: Hungarian
Publisher: Totalcar
Description: A review of the Lamborghini Espada (co-authored with Gábor Bazsó).

Az autóbuziságba vezető út Lamborghinikkel van kikövezve (The Road to Becoming a Petrolhead is Paved with Lamborghinis)

Date: November 29, 2006
Language: Hungarian
Publisher: Totalcar
Description: An essay on how I became a car geek.

Antranig Mehrabian halott (Antranig Mehrabian is Dead)

Date: November 1, 2006
Language: Hungarian
Publisher: Totalcar
Description: Short fiction about the heroic age of motor racing.

A borotválkozás jóbarát (Don’t Fear The Razor)

Date: July 20, 2006
Language: Hungarian
Publisher: Kispad
Description: An overview of the theory and practice of wetshaving.

Amerika élőhalott szíve (America’s Undead Heart)

Date: June 2, 2006
Language: Hungarian
Publisher: Totalcar
Description: An essay on the cultural history of the American automobile.

Férfiak, akik sportautókat álmodtak (Pagani’s Zonda was “inspired by race cars, not road cars”)

Date: May 18, 2006 + February 18, 2009
Language: Hungarian + English
Publisher: Totalcar + Hyperleggera
Description: Interviews with supercar manufacturers Horacio Pagani and Christian von Koenigsegg (English version contains interview with Pagani only).

Autóbuzik a sivatagban (Car Nerds in the Desert)

Date: April 13, 2006
Language: Hungarian
Publisher: Totalcar
Description: A report from Dubai on the city’s emerging car culture.

Szófia és vidéke (About Sofia)

Date: April 5, 2006
Language: Hungarian
Publisher: Matula Magazin
Description: A report from Sofia on contemporary Bulgarian culture.

Dugó van? Segít a gondolatrendőrség! (Stuck in Traffic? Call the Thought Police!)

Date: April 5, 2006
Language: Hungarian
Publisher: Totalcar
Description: A report from the United Arab Emirates on IBM’s telemetry developments.

A kétség törpeharcsája (Catfish of a Doubt)

Date: January 13, 2006
Language: Hungarian
Publisher: Totalcar
Description: A report from Paris on the press launch of Peugeot’s 207.

„Mennyivel jobb lefejezéseket nézni a híradóban?” (“Is it Any Better to Watch Beheadings on TV?”)

Date: October 28, 2005
Language: Hungarian
Publisher: Index
Description: An interview with film director Andrzej Bartkowiak.

„Vannak, akik szerint a tehén vicces szó” (“Some Say ‘Cow’ is an Inherently Funny Word”)

Date: October 18, 2005
Language: Hungarian
Publisher: Index
Description: An interview with Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales.

Mad Max-körök Romániában (A Mad Max Tour of Romania)

Date: October 12, 2005
Language: Hungarian
Publisher: Totalcar
Description: A report from Renault’s Dacia factory in Mioveni, Romania.

József Sasvári, Blog Pioneer

Date: September 9, 2005
Language: English
Publisher: Pestiside
Description: An interview with Hungary’s first blogger.

A geekek inváziója (Geek Invasion)

Date: June 9, 2005
Language: Hungarian
Publisher: Index
Description: A report from a London geek dinner organized by Hugh MacLeod and Robert Scoble.

Tigris! Tigris! (Tyger! Tyger!)

Date: May 11, 2005
Language: Hungarian
Publisher: Index
Description: An essay on Mac OS X 10.4 and the wonders of metadata.

Delicious Library: Home Library Database

Date: January 2005
Language: English
Publisher: Make
Description: A review of Delicious Monster’s cataloging software.