“We want to show that we can create classic design, even with electrification. And I want to extend the existence of MX-5 as long as possible.”
Maybach Goes Goyard
Mercedes-Benz is no stranger to using its signature three-pointed star logo to mark its products. But it is the Maybach sub-brand that has fully embraced this tired, if tireless, trend.
Mazda Goes Electric, Slowly and Weirdly
Masashi Nakayama, the brand’s global chief designer, draws a slender dolphin on a notepad . “In the EV era, every vehicle becomes like this, for aero. But when they hunt,” he draws a dolphin leaping, “they spread their fins and become dynamic. This is the Mazda way.”
Compact Pickups are the Next Big (Little) Thing
The compact pickup has returned to America and is poised to become the next big (little-ish) thing in a competitive and fragmenting category.
The Electric Van Is Poised to Take Over the World
If this seems incongruent with your perspective on minivans as the dwindling province of youth soccer carpools—devoured, like every other interesting vehicular category, by the crossover/SUV—it is time to reconsider.
15 Six-Figure Convertibles For Rich Girl Summer
While affordable convertibles are vanishing, six-figure droptops are proliferating. I wonder what that is about?
Ubering for the First Time
Stranded at LAX, 80-year-old artist Jane Gregorius finally gave ride-sharing a try. Now she’s hooked.
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I’m On The Smoking Tire
I visited Matt Farah and Zack Klapman on “The Smoking Tire” podcast. Among other things, we talked about the ridiculous lineup of cars I drove during my Winter Sojourn in Los Angeles, what Mazda might be up to (and why we hope it’s not rotary things), why a man repairs Buick Reatta touch-screens, the strange journey of the Oldsmobile Aurora, Saab’s end, and how the tariffs might effect the automotive industry.
Magnus Walker x Pininfarina
The famed Porsche collector and customizer focused his creative vision on a unique livery for the Italian marque’s 1,900 hp EV.
Stars & Cars: Neko Case
On the occasion of the publication of her harrowing and beautiful new memoir, I chat with thrice Grammy-nominated singer and composer Neko Case about, what else, her lifelong love of weird cars (and vans.)