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).
Beasty Jeep Deflowers Virgin
The Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT ravages an inexperienced young man. And he likes it. My latest for BBC Autos.
On the Pleasures of Self-Shifting
Since a stick shift is not only the engorged and suggestive mascot of this column but also its name, we believe you know what position we take: proudly upright and rowing our own. Our take on recent manual and automatic gearboxes, and why they can both be kind of great, at Vanity Fair.
What Hath China Wrought?
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.
Cars as Fine Art
Following a trend of treating exquisite automobiles as pieces of fine art, Nashville’s Frist Museum mounts a show of eighteen Art Deco cars, called “Sensuous Steel.” And never has a exhibition’s title been more legit. You’ll see what I mean, at Vanity Fair.
GMC Sierra, Redux
Another review of the new GMC Sierra pickup, this one for the Road & Track website. Professional Grade!
Bigger, Better Bodies
Apparently I can’t count. This is the last piece in the ten-part series on automotive evolution I did for Road & Track. And, of course, it’s about hot (and not) bodies. Click and learn.
Resist the Rainbow at Your Peril
There is more to the automotive palette than black, silver, and (especially) white.
The final installment in my ten-part series on automotive evolution, for Road & Track.
The Five Best Dad Trucks
Celebrating Father”s Day with Five Trucks That Are Much More Effective (and Healthier) for Your Dad Than Typical Testosterone-Replacement Therapies. Read all about it, at Vanity Fair.
Bentley=Anomie
The Bentley Flying Spur defies the laws of physics and the bounds of believability, calling into question our elemental assumptions, and engendering anomie. In a good sense. My latest for Road & Track.