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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Here’s Why the Cadillac Celestiq Needs 38 Speakers
What tracks do you use to pressure test a 38-speaker sound system in a $300,000 Caddy? “There are a couple executives at GM who tend to prefer Rush and things along those lines,” Shade said. “But we will often delve into Daft Punk.”
80 For Brady Finds Its Fans
The movie–starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Rita Moreno, and Sally Field–was released in the theaters, seeking an under-served audience of women over 35. I went to Boston on its opening day to see who was showing up.
Auto America
For my latest Car and Driver book column, I look at a new collection of Time and Life photographer John Zimmerman’s midcentury images of the Big Three, which show an industry at the peak of its influence.