In 1989, my grandfather bought a brand new E30 M3,” Fieg says. “Back then, in my family, owning a BMW was like owning a private jet. It was so incredibly inspirational for me.”
The Ultimate Ultimate Driving Machine
What the fuck is an Alpina, and why does it exist? I find out, in my first story for Business Insider.
The story is behind a paywall. It costs $1 to sign up for a month. Seems worth it, since I’ll be publishing there with some regularity.
The 7 Best Spy Cars
I collaborate with a director at the International Spy Museum to come up with a list of the seven coolest fictional spy cars, for the kids’ magazine from Road & Track, R&T Crew.
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Designing a Car to Go 331 MPH
“Everyone wants to talk about a moonshot. That’s not an accurate term for most projects it’s applied to, which are just about identifying outrageous market segments,” says Castriota. “When NASA said they want to go to the moon, they knew where they were going. They just had to reverse engineer how to do it. We were in much the same position.”
How To Drive a Car at 331 MPH
“If everything goes perfectly, then most people could do it,” Webb says.
The Fastest Car in the World
“Nobody knew who we were,” Jerod said. “I decided that this top-speed record would be a good way to get mentioned in the same sentence with Bugatti, Koenigsegg, and Ferrari.”
Two Gays, Three Convertibles
Is The New Grand Wagoneer Worthy of the Name?
“You can be a success in most things if you put in enough effort, but we all fail in our effort to go home again.”
Happy 09/28, Everyone
Celebrating 09/28 with my Porsche 928.
Toyota Builds a Futuristic Utopia
Smart streets. Smart cars. Smart drones. Smart houses. Smart ubiquitous surveillance. What could possibly go wrong?
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