“The Green Hell,” as Sir Jackie Stewart named it, may be the most demanding track on Earth. There are those which are older, more renowned, or drive faster, but no permanent circuit is longer nor features more varied topography. The Nurburgring is one of the most dangerous tracks in the world, so long and winding […]
Last month, I wrote about a car that was being sold at auction on November 5th, 2022: a 2003 Enzo Ferrari. The car is one of the most special members of a now-dissolved club called the Gran Turismo Collection by RM Sotheby’s. This is a relatively small collection composed of 18 of the rarest and […]
There’s an auction that took place on November 5th, 2022, hosted by an organization by the name of RM Sotheby’s. This wing of the world-renowned Sotheby’s Auction House organization took over Marlborough House in London, England, to auction off one of the most spectacular automobile collections that one could actually shake a stick at. The […]
Utopia (noun): an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect. This story begins with Leonardo da Vinci—a man so well-endowed with genius, creativity, and talent for invention that “everything he [did] clearly [came] from God rather than from human skill”. He has been immortalized not only for artistic works but for […]
The automotive industry is a busy place; no news stays fresh for long beneath the deluge of constant updates from every label under the sun. Startups, titans, and even niche brands like Bentley always have something new to share. Case in point, although it was only a few months ago that I introduced you to […]
You’re not really sure when it began, but it doesn’t matter. You’re here now, watching it, living it, being the excitement. They’re gaining fast, right on your tail, but through sheer will you cut them off, take them out, pull away. Your first-person view transitions seamlessly to the grandstands, uncompromised by netting or fence posts, […]
“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” was Chevrolet’s ideology when it came to the 2022 Chevy Colorado. For a market in which innovation is key, Chevy’s plan surprisingly worked out pretty well. The midsize truck has been around since 2004, yet it has only had two different generations. The last redesign was back in […]
We’ve written a little bit before about the power and significance of nostalgia—how the bittersweet emotion connects us to the past while keeping us grounded in the present and motivated for the future. Sometimes, however, the objects of our nostalgic affection take on the same kind of redshift that the James Webb Space Telescope was […]
They did it, those crazy sunnuvaguns, they actually did it! On August 25th, 2022, California officially became the first state to ban the sale of gas and diesel-powered vehicles via the Advanced Clean Cars II Act (ACCII) passed by the California Air Resources Board (CARB). Now, don’t panic, petrolheads––the near-total ban on the sale of […]
Watching Back to the Future as a kid, my focus wasn’t on Marty McFly, his family, or the time travel aspect of the story. Instead, I was mesmerized by the vehicle that Doc Brown transformed into a time machine, provided it reached 88 mph. The DeLorean became a favorite with me, and I mourned the […]
This spring, Lexus announced an electric alternative to the next-generation RX called RZ. Built on the same platform as the co-developed Subaru Solterra and Toyota bZ4X, there is much about the RZ to generate interest. However, perhaps nothing is drawing more attention than the optional One Grip Steering control system. The pictures show, and the […]
The great outdoors––almost everyone says they love it, but who’s actually got the nerve to go there? And I don’t mean glamping in Grandpa’s backyard in the Catskills. I’m talking deep woods, into-the-wild, find-the-gaps-in-T-Mobile’s-coverage great outdoors, man. There’s nothing like the serenity of a truly silent landscape totally devoid of human influence. The trouble for […]
For reasons known only to the ether, I will never forget my first exposure to the “quattro” name––it was associated with the breathtaking “Le Mans quattro” concept car, which heralded the coming of the Audi R8 mid-engine supercar. I wasn’t remotely tuned in to racing at the time (the concept’s name honored Audi’s incredible Le […]
Ahh, 2013. No war in Ukraine. No COVID. No fake news, no Brexit, we still had Kobe and Betty White, and I’m pretty sure Lance Armstrong was still cool, too, but don’t quote me on it. But you, dear reader, I know that you suffered. You adored Ford’s badass F-150 Raptor, then a 4-year-old model […]
“A good compromise is when both parties are dissatisfied,” – Larry David. Many of us have heard some version of that quote; it’s an astute observation and something to keep in mind anytime one finds themselves at an impasse with another. But compromise in a motor vehicle is just…disappointing. In a competitive environment, where a […]
Everything in the observable universe is in constant motion, and much of that motion can be perceived as sound. The air we breathe, flowing in and out of our lungs, rising or falling along hot or cold surfaces, streaming through a door left ajar, is constantly abuzz with the sounds of its own motion and […]
You take a deep breath as you climb out of your current whip and slam the door. Maybe this is your first time here, although research suggests it probably isn’t, but either way, you know you’re in for a memorable experience when you walk through the entrance of your local Subaru dealer. “Hello!” a voice […]
Much attention is lavished on brand-new big-name models for pushing the limits of performance, technology, and luxury. It can seem that the industry standard is 0-60 in 3 seconds or less, telepathic infotainment and an $80,000 starting price. However, while they aren’t grabbing as many headlines, cheap sports cars get even more love from enthusiasts […]
You know you’re getting seriously deep into car culture, vicariously or not, when you start to recognize and talk about specific vehicles by their internal identification codes. Some of this jargon is intuitive––it doesn’t take long to figure out that the C8 Corvette is the 8th generation; the same goes for the Mk 8 Golf […]
It’s a little hard to believe that the company responsible for the Prius—and with it, almost the entire market of hybrid electric vehicles—is this late to the battery electric vehicle (BEV) game, but it’s true. The year is 2022 and the world is finally seeing the first mass-market Toyota BEV—the 2023 Toyota bZ4X. (Please don’t […]
