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Monday
January 2015
Written by Brett, Posted in BBC Autos
A new BBC automotive TV series launches tonight after Top Gear. I called the hosts Jonny and Wookie (?!) to discuss bulletproof pickup trucks, exploding cop cars, six-wheeled Cadillac twin-turbo fantasies, and cross-dressing Suzukis. Also, whittling.
Thursday
January 2015
Written by Brett, Posted in Popular Mechanics
Along with a slew of top-notch colleagues, I answer this eternal question. (But I provide the final answer.)
Tuesday
January 2015
Written by Brett, Posted in Auto Shows, WDET/Craig Fahle
I was on the Detroit NPR affiliate WDET today, pretending to be an expert on the future of the automobile. Listen.
Tuesday
January 2015
Written by Brett, Posted in Yahoo! Autos
What is the opposite of “Ayyyyyyyyyy?”
Friday
January 2015
Written by Brett, Posted in Stick Shift, Vanity Fair
A roundup of all of our favorite concept cars from the 2015 Detroit Auto Show. Because everyone loves exquisite objects that presage a future that will never arrive.
Friday
January 2015
Written by Brett, Posted in Globe & Mail
If this post’s a-rockin’, don’t come a-knockin’.
North America is “flooded” with all-new full-size vans. My latest for The Globe & Mail rounds them up.
Monday
January 2015
Written by Brett, Posted in Men's Fitness
America flexes its muscle. And, not surprisingly, we like the results.
My latest car page for Men’s Fitness. Click on the thumbnail above (and then click again) to view a crappy scan. Or just buy the magazine on the newsstand.
Monday
January 2015
Written by Brett, Posted in DETAILS
Do not call them hatchbacks.
My latest car page for DETAILS. Click the link above (and then click it again) to view a crappy scan. Or just buy the magazine on the newsstand.
Friday
January 2015
Written by Brett, Posted in Bloomberg Luxury
The 914 was “not a real Porsche” and “a failure.” But we love it, and so should you.
My latest up-and-coming collectible car column, for Bloomberg Luxury.
Monday
December 2014
Written by Brett, Posted in Departures
A new museum exhibit in Turin celebrates ten decades of outrageous, gorgeous, functional designs from legendary carrozzeria, Zagato.
My latest for Vanity Fair print: "Cult Cars"
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