Here’s an Op-Ed piece I wrote for the Los Angeles Times opinions page about how self-driving cars could be a real boon to our rapidly growing population of senior citizens.
3 Small SUVs That Will Almost Make You Wish You Had Kids
The operative word here is, “Almost.” Reviewing a trio of peppy sport-utes for Vanity Fair.
Winter, Vanquished
We do not blame the car for these travails any more than we blame ourselves for the day we wore shorts in May and ended up shivering and vodka-drunk in a Russian nightclub in Coney Island. Sometimes, in the pursuit of glorious fun, shit happens and you”re not outfitted appropriately.
Driving an Aston Martin Vanquish Volante in t he Winter, from Vanity Fair
Rabid Rubber
What would you do if you owned an inhospitable, 7250-acre, rubbly, caliche-undergridded plot of west-central Texas, plagued by fire ants, tarantulas, Africanized bees, and rabid foxes? If you’re Goodyear, you’d flood it and test 12 foot tall truck tires.
Click the thumbnail above (and then click it again) to view a crappy scan of my latest edition of “Test Track Lunacy” for Road & Track, or just buy the magazine on the newsstand, you chintzy bitch.
Handsome Gymnast Removes Top
The handsome stripper our friends at Porsche never wanted to make, in the April issue of DETAILS.
Click on the image above (then click again) to view a crappy scan, or just buy the magazine on the newsstand you chintzy bitch. (p.36)
Bentley vs. Rolls
Which of the pair is our favorite? That”s like asking us to choose whether we prefer flawless gemstones or a flawless sex robot that looks exactly like a young Richard Gere. Read our full “review” at Vanity Fair.
Buy It Now!
David Gooding–one of the world’s foremost authorities on the collectible car market–told me to pull the trigger on that 1989 Jaguar XJS convertible I’ve been coveting. “If it looks cheap, and you believe in it,” Gooding said. “Follow your interest.”
Find out what other cars he recommended as entry-level investments at Yahoo! Autos.
Blowing Lamborghinis
I chat with Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann about back doors and forced induction. Read our interview at Popular Mechanics.
2014 Mercedes-Benz C-Class
All Growed Up: The new Mercedes-Benz C-Class is no longer the baby of the family. My latest first drive review for Yahoo! Autos.
Our Top Picks: Geneva 2014
If we were capable of embarrassment, we would say that this year’s Geneva Auto Show was an embarrassment of riches. Our top 11 sport and luxury picks (plus 5 bonus picks for poor people) at Vanity Fair.