My latest piece for GQ is an article on high-end “restomods:” vehicles that are–or appear–old, but hide modern mechanicals beneath their vintage shells. Click on the crappy scan above to read it, or just buy the August 2013 issue on the newsstands, you chintzy bitch. (p. 40)
A Working Theory of Porsches and Douches. At Vanity Fair.
Is the $200,000 Aston Martin Rapide S a Silver Bullet? (Answer: Yes) Our latest from Vanity Fair.
Despite the presence of over 160,000 laser sensors, you cannot get an upright MRI in the driver’s seat of the new Mercedes-Benz S550. Yet. My latest for Yahoo! Autos.
How do we kick off our month-long celebration of Stick Shift’s 5th birthday? With a $500,000 Rolls-Royce Convertible, of course. Join the party at Vanity Fair.
“Resistanbul” My first piece for American Express’ Departures, on artists, the Turkish uprising, and a doomed and dilapidated New Jersey house. (And starring everyone’s favorite Jaguar/Land Rover PR macher, Stuart Schorr!)
In this month’s “Four-Wheeled Future,” we take a ride around Manhattan in New York City’s forthcoming Taxi of Tomorrow, and cue you in to all its cool new features and accessories. All hail, at Vanity Fair.
You knew this piece was coming. But I bet you didn’t guess that Car and Driver would commission it. The world changes. The Ten Best Cars in Which to Get Gay Married (or Lesbian Married).
The Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT ravages an inexperienced young man. And he likes it. My latest for BBC Autos.
I have a couple pieces in the August issue of Road & Track, but my favorite is this one (on page 26), reported from the Shanghai Auto Show, on how China’s dominance of the automotive marketplace is influencing global car design in fascinating and unpredictable ways. Click on the image above to see a crappy scan, or just buy the magazine on the newsstand, you chintzy bitch.