World’s Best Airport Lounges
Written by Brett, Posted in Architectural Digest
From Istanbul to Hong Kong, these elite lounges offer gourmet restaurants, sleeping arrangements, golf simulators, and more
Thursday
May 2023
Written by Brett, Posted in Architectural Digest
From Istanbul to Hong Kong, these elite lounges offer gourmet restaurants, sleeping arrangements, golf simulators, and more
Wednesday
May 2023
Written by Brett, Posted in Car and Driver
Electric motors and gasoline-powered engines are very different. But on some models—like Maserati’s GranTurismo—automakers think verse platforms that can take either like a champ make good business sense. Others are taking a very different route. Who is doing what, and why, in this confounding era allegedly leading up to full electrification. Check out my primer in this cute digital version, or just buy the magazine on the newsstand you Chintzy Blt¢h.
Tuesday
May 2023
Written by Brett, Posted in Phaidon Book
I had the pleasure of working on this gloriously researched, produced, and illustrated compendium–The Atlas of Car Design–which goes granular on over 600 of the most interesting automotive designs of the past 140 years. The press that is publishing it, Phaidon, is world-renowned for its amazing graphic sensibilities and high quality materials. And my collaborators, Jason Barlow and Guy Bird, are the best writers in the business when it comes to the subject.
The book won’t be available until the fall, but pre-orders are open now, and are important to the book’s success. I promise you will not regret purchasing this title. (The link above is to the red-covered version. A black version is also available here.)
Monday
May 2023
Written by Brett, Posted in Autoblog
This Bitch drove an insane, jacked-up Lamborghini Huracan Sterrato supersports car through all sorts of rocks, sand, washboards, and pits, and did not crash.
Monday
May 2023
Written by Brett, Posted in Car and Driver
Los Angeles is a global capital of automotive culture, a germinating point for trends set amid ubiquitous superhighways and crushing smog and traffic. But how and why did L.A. become a city of cars? A deeply researched and richly illustrated new book seeks to answer these questions.
Saturday
May 2023
Written by Brett, Posted in Autoblog
Volvo’s latest American version of its XC40/C40 cute utes feature standard rear-wheel-drive, a drastic change from a quarter century of front-wheel-drive models. Why is this happening, and what does it mean for the brand’s future, and the future of the world?
Saturday
May 2023
Written by Brett, Posted in Architectural Digest
If you haven’t checked out a Kia recently, you really should. The brand is doing great work.
Saturday
May 2023
Written by Brett, Posted in Car and Driver
My latest “Design Rejects” is one of my favorites, because of its still-untapped prescience, and because it gave me an excuse to call Bob Lutz, and that guy always delivers excellent Grouchy Quote™.
Friday
April 2023
Written by Brett, Posted in Panorama
My first story for Panorama is all about McKeel Hagerty’s 1967 911 S, which he has owned since he was 13. Come for the exploration of the deep emotional connection between humans and machines, stay for the photo of McKeel attending his 80s high school prom. (Special Bonus: a photo of me driving the only Porsche I’ll ever own, my 1978 928)
Click on the thumbnails above, and then click again, to view a crappy scan. Or just join the Porsche Club of America and get the magazine for free, you chintzy blt¢h.
Friday
April 2023
Written by Brett, Posted in Capital One
Carmakers no longer implement a pattern of annual redesigns for their entire lineup. But between major redesigns, they often provide vehicles with a collection of smaller updates commonly referred to as a “mid-cycle refresh.” Why?
