The Evolution of Automotive Advertising
Written by Brett, Posted in Road & Track
Aspiration. Sexism. Jingoism. Dystopias. You’ll find it all in The Evolution of Automotive Advertising, my latest historical survey for Road & Track.
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Friday
May 2013
Written by Brett, Posted in Road & Track
Aspiration. Sexism. Jingoism. Dystopias. You’ll find it all in The Evolution of Automotive Advertising, my latest historical survey for Road & Track.
Thursday
May 2013
Written by Brett, Posted in Road & Track
The first three (out of ten) pieces I wrote for a Road & Track series on automotive evolution went live today. They’re very funny.
- The Evolution of Automotive Comfort
- The Evolution of Automotive Safety
- The Evolution of Automotive Fashion
Thursday
May 2013
Written by Brett, Posted in Autoweek
My first in a series of pieces for Autoweek, in which we choose an oddball car, and try to figure out why (and where) people bought it. Car number one is Chevy’s bizarre, retro-styled, hardtop convertible truck, the SSR. Read! Learn!
Tuesday
May 2013
Written by Brett, Posted in BBC Autos
BMW creates a new Art Car–well, a fleet of 40 of them–for New York’s Frieze Art Fair. And they sound great. My latest for BBC Autos.
Monday
May 2013
Written by Brett, Posted in Stick Shift, Vanity Fair
Carbon fiber, pink alloys, and gold basket weaves. And not a single rim job joke. Read all about the future of what’s going around and coming around, in Vanity Fair.
Monday
May 2013
Written by Brett, Posted in Stick Shift, Vanity Fair
We ask ten of our favorite automotive journalists to pick the new car they wish their mom had driven during their childhood. Their choices are Mercedes-heavy and wagon-centric, and delightful. Click over to Vanity Fair for the full list.
Wednesday
May 2013
Written by Brett, Posted in BBC Autos
Brat Pack actor, and grownup travel writer, Andrew McCarthy tells me about harrowing Brazilian cab rides, drug-fueled 80s road trips, and the mysterious speed-inducing hills of Kansas. I also pick out his next car. All for BBC Autos.
Monday
April 2013
Written by Brett, Posted in General & Random
Our bitchy countdown of the Ten Hottest New Vehicles Unveiled at the Shanghai Auto Show will surprise you. And our BONUS slides will delight you. Unless you work for VW. Or Acura. Click away, at Vanity Fair.
Monday
April 2013
Written by Brett, Posted in General & Random
My thrilling visit to Shanghai, and the Shanghai Auto Show, revealed that the much-touted “maturing” of the Chinese car market has everything to do with youth–250 million of them. Read all about it at Yahoo! Autos.
Monday
April 2013
Written by Brett, Posted in Stick Shift, Vanity Fair
How I learned to stop hating and love–or at least like–the BMW X1. Learn all the intriguing details, at Vanity Fair.
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