The new Mercedes-Benz S-Class remains a benchmark full-size luxury sedan, with unrivaled capabilities, comportment, and creature comforts. But, in a shrinking market cannibalized by SUVs, will anyone even notice?
“Maranello is a bit like the Vatican…”
My latest for oversize ultra-luxury glossy The Palmer is the definitive insider guide to The Motor Valley, the birthplace of Italy’s famed sports car heritage. If you want to know where to go, what to see and do, and especially what to drive, look no further.
Waymo Is Killing Car Sex
Despite what early reports may have suggested, driverless taxis haven’t ushered in a new era of backseat love. And there are reasons for that.
My through history of in-car sex, for Playboy.
How to De-accession a Vehicle
For most Americans, owning and driving a vehicle is a necessity. This is particularly true for older adults, for whom an automobile is often a lifeline to independence, community, well-being and engagement. That’s what makes the decision to get rid of a car so difficult.
This in-depth guide for the AARP–full of sage experts and their tips and takes–steers you and/or your loved one through all the necessary considerations and steps (and solutions!) when deciding to give up the keys, whether they’re to something collectible or quotidian.
The Ultimate Upsell
How high-end automakers are maximizing profits by minimizing production.
Click on the image above (and then click again to expand) to view a crappy scan. Or click on this link to read the online version. Or just subscribe to the magazine already, you Chintzy Bltch.
More New Fiction!
A new short story of mine, “Little Extras” was just published in The Midwest Review. You can order a copy of the issue via this link. Or, you can click on the link below to read a crappy scan.
LINK—> Little Extras
Waste 90 Minutes of Your Life
Do you enjoy the sound of my cackle? Do you believe people should drive cars on yachts? Do you want to watch Matt Farah try on my Grandma’s gold bracelets? Do you have 90 minutes of your precious life that you simply want to burn? 🔥
If your answer is yes (or no) to any of these questions, then you should check out my latest appearance on “The Smoking Tire” podcast—on video!?!
Hags Review the “Atlas of Car Design”
You Don’t Have to Be a Car Designer to Enjoy Reading The Atlas of Car Design.
Driving Vintage Jaguar V-12s, For A Reason
Twelve-cylinder car engines were invented to “make power invisible.” I drove a trio of iconic vintage 1970s Jaguar V-12s—a ’73 XJ, a ’74 E-Type, and a ’78 XJ-C— to uncover how these silkily thrusty power-plants influenced Jaguar’s forthcoming electric super-sedan.
Jaguar’s Ninth Life?
I drove Jag’s forthcoming six-figure all-electric sedan, and it conjures a future I’d like to inhabit.