Saturday
November 2019
Written by Brett, Posted in WIRED
“Obviously you don’t need a manual, or a transmission at all, on an electric motor,” says Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer. “But it comes back to this not being a rational decision.”
Thursday
November 2019
Written by Brett, Posted in Departures
Or: How Movie Magic Makes Fake $6 Million Race Cars out of Aluminum Shoebox Lids and Stick-On Labels.
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Wednesday
November 2019
Written by Brett, Posted in GQ
A supercar for the weekend, a cush SUV for the family, and an S-Class for being driven to the office is nice—but nicer? All of it, now, at once, in a single set of wheels. These seven cars will provide that rush.
Tuesday
November 2019
Written by Brett, Posted in Architectural Digest
They already did a drone, a yacht, a submarine, and an apartment building, so a $120,000 bike makes perfect sense.
Saturday
November 2019
Written by Brett, Posted in Car and Driver
My feature story in this month’s Car and Driver explores some of the major hurdles the automotive-technical complex faces in its push to make self-driving cars something more than an evanescent fantasy.
Click the thumbnails above (then click again) to view a crappy scan, or just buy the magazine on the newsstand, you chintzy bitch.
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Friday
November 2019
Written by Brett, Posted in Architectural Digest
Lunaz, a new British startup, custom converts venerable vintage sport and luxury vehicles to run on electric power.
Wednesday
October 2019
Written by Brett, Posted in Architectural Digest
And not a single one of them is coming to America.
Wednesday
October 2019
Wednesday
October 2019
Written by Brett, Posted in Autoblog
Moving around in a vehicle that is, at heart, nothing but a fantasy, lends credence to the underlying delusion, makes such a car seem possible, real. Driving a concept car backfills the uncanny valley.
Tuesday
October 2019
Written by Brett, Posted in Automobile
The latest in my “Underappreciated” series for Automobile features the winsome orphan Eagle Talon TSi.
