Vintage Cars Go Electric
My latest story for Vanity Fair is out in this month’s issue and covers the exciting trend of converting vintage vehicles—VW Beetles, Porsche 911s, Ford Broncos, and even classic Range Rovers—to run on battery power.
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Driving Ferrari’s First ($400,000) Four-Door
Is the Ferrari Purosangue–the brand’s first four-door–a vaffanculo to founder Enzo Ferrari’s credo? (Short Answer: No. But read the piece, obvi.)
The Kia EV9 is Literally the Next Big Thing
It’s positively chiseled, as if the brand’s popular Telluride three-row SUV, already a handsome truck, went in for cool-sculpting, and then worked out with Tom Cruise’s trainer.
Lamborghini: 60 Years
A handsome new coffee table book looks back at the fascinating and convoluted history of the charging bull brand.
How *Not* to Buy a New Car
Getting service-y up at AD with some expert tips on key issues to dodge when purchasing a new car. Our first in a three-part series on how to save time, money, and (especially) frustration in this excessively arduous process.
Future Highways Must Look Like This
An inspiring example of how to undo the negative impact of destructive infrastructure. “The triumph of green over grey.”
Triumph of the Box
Bunker? Living room? Storage facility? All of the above?
The Best Gets Better
Every detail feels carefully considered and assembled so that the car behaves not just telepathically, but almost empathically, like it’s concerned for the well-being and happiness of its driver and occupants.
Design Rejects: 2nd Gen Fiero
My latest Design Rejects column looks at what Pontiac had planned for the Fiero if it had been granted a second generation, instead of summarily killed.
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