A guide to the top exemplars of the genus Musculus Americanus, in and around Monterey.
Continental Styling, American Muscle
Stuffing turgid New World muscle into lithe European bodies is one of our favorite traditions.
Tesla Roadster Reprise
I should have been banned from the industry for writing this extremely creepy Vanity Fair review of the Tesla Roadster back in 2009., or perhaps jailed.
Top Banana, or Cavendish Monoculture?
No electrification, no autonomous driving. Is Porsche running out of ideas for the 911? We dare not ask about a rear-engined banana boat.
Rolls-Royce Invents New Ways to Separate the Rich from Their Money
“If you said to me, ‘What finally defines this Phantom?’ I’d say, ‘Please step inside,’” says Giles Taylor, Rolls-Royce design director.
Space Travel Is Boring
The Bentley Continental Supersports is not.
Exonerating the De Tomaso Pantera
Nearly all of the intrinsic problems with the De Tomaso Pantera have since found a fix. Except one thing. It will roast your nuts.
The Car Stays in the Picture: Ferrari Enzo/Charlie’s Angels II?
Did you ever wonder why the Ferrari Enzo made its movie debut on a Malibu beach, driven by a soaking wet Demi Moore, as part of the second filmic iteration of a 70s jigglevision TV show? The answer invlolves Poseidon, The Sopranos, speed bumps, Paris, bikini-clad movie stars, and Trojan Horses.
Chester Bennington’s Final Billboard Interview
Chester Bennington and I went for a joyride this spring. Our long conversation ended up being the last interview he gave to Billboard. In the wake of his tragic suicide today, I was asked to write something about our time together, and share some previously unpublished excerpts.
When Japanes Cars Were Janky
Between 1968 and 1970, Datsun would introduce the 510 sedan, the 240Z sports car, and a new-generation compact pickup, all of which became legendary. Their predecessors, the cars you’d find in a Datsun store earlier in the 1960s? Not so much.