Will the new Benz-branded Mercedes Places Miami tower succeed? Or, will it literally sink into the sand, like recent proximal towers by Porsche and Bentley? And, since it’s being built in association with a developer with innumerable legal woes, will it sink the brand’s reputation as well?
Range Extender
As the shift to fully electric vehicles morphs, how are luxury automakers extending the life cycle of their gas-powered offerings?
Are Toasted Teslas Toxic?
“The smoke from burning buildings and cars is much more toxic than burning wood,” says Anthony Wexler, director of the Air Quality Research Center at the University of California, Davis.
CLICK, and SCROLL DOWN below this story on vile MAGA actors to read my investigative piece on how roasted EVs are creating additional challenges in containing the horrifying LA fires.
The Easiest Cars to Get In and Out Of
Are you getting old, like me, with creaky joints and painful nerve damage? It may be time to switch out of that vintage Lamborghini and into something with simpler means of ingress and egress. And, don’t worry, they’re not all bland crossovers and SUVs!
Retro vs Modern
At the turn of the 21st century, automotive design presented two distinct approaches for proceeding into the new millennium: one backwards looking, one controversially faceted. Did either win? Did we?
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Auto Biographer
Andrea Iervolino has produced starry biopics of the founders of Italy’s most famous supercar makers: “The life of all of these guys is like ‘Rocky.’”
Rivian Spills Its Design Secrets
The innovative EV startup has, in many ways, relied on experimentation, mistakes, and accidents to define its aesthetic sensibility.
The 7 Coolest Things at Tokyo Auto Salon
We wandered the labyrinthine halls of the Makuhari Messe in search of the lurid, the exotic, and the fascinating.
Catch My Drift
Drift King Keiichi Tsuchiya lends his Bridgestone-burning skills to Hyundai to make its already delightful Ioniq5 N more smokily sideways-able. But is he ready to trade in his famed Toyota AE-86 “Hachi-Roku” for one?
The 17 Cars We’re Most Excited About in 2025
2025 promises to be filled with mayhem and unpredictability, and that’s reflected our selections for our annual list of the new cars we’re most looking forward to seeing, driving, and bitchily criticizing in 2025.