“It’s not a home run. The U.S. is not a home run,” says Andreas Zygan, head of development at Mercedes-Benz Vans “We are not naive.”
Mercedes Minivan?
The three-pointed star brand is bringing its luxurious electric VLE “Grand Limousine” to our shores. Is the United States ready for a battery powered Mercedes Minivan?
Everything You Need to Know About Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles
Getting out and staying socially connected are important for staying healthy as a 50-plus adult. According to the National Institute on Aging, social isolation is associated with negative health outcomes for older adults. These risks increase for older adults with limited mobility, such as those who use a wheelchair or scooter.
Fortunately, there are solutions. And I detail all of them for you, and the rest of your AARP cohort.
Go, Smell Racer. Go!
Can certain scents make you drive faster? We brought a Formula 2/IMSA racecar driver to MIT to find out.
Click on the images above, then click again, to view a crappy scan. Or, you can read this online version. Better yet, just subscribe to the magazine already, you Chintzy Bltch.
The Devil Wears Prada–And Drives Mercedes
When Miranda Priestly, the fictitious Runway editrix in The Devil Wears Prada 2, needs to get somewhere — a meeting, a photo shoot, a Met Gala-like ball — she is chauffeured in a vehicle befitting her Wintourian status: a $300,000 Mercedes-Maybach S-Class. This is no coincidence.
Pitt Crew
Mercedes-Benz teamed up with a passel of Hollywood A-listers–including Brad Pitt, Kevin Hart, Jacob Elordi, Finneas, and Kourtney Kardashian–to turn L.A.’s iconic 6th Street Bridge into an extension of the German Autobahn. Why? Read and find out.
Even More New Fiction!
My short story, “Eden Park,” was the first runner up in the annual fiction contest from Story Quarterly magazine, selected by Elizabeth McCracken. You can read it here online. A print version will be available this fall.
“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.
51 Minutes of Anguish
Do you have to attend a child’s baseball game? Are you working the late shift at an animal processing plant? Is your mother calling?
I have something for you that will make these horrors pale in comparison. Pop in your ear-buds and throttle your auditory nerves for 51 minutes with the grating timbre of my voice on the latest episode of Bloomberg’s “Hot Pursuit” podcast.
Get it HERE, or wherever you people go to find podcasts.
Wither S-Class?
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?