I was on the Detroit NPR affiliate WDET today, pretending to be an expert on the future of the automobile. Listen.
New York Hates Cars
Most New Yorkers don’t give a shit about cars. Fortunately for you, we do. Here’s our crib sheet of the vehicles worth seeing at the 2014 NY Auto Show, on until April 27 at the Javits Center in Manhattan.
Our Top Picks: Geneva 2014
If we were capable of embarrassment, we would say that this year’s Geneva Auto Show was an embarrassment of riches. Our top 11 sport and luxury picks (plus 5 bonus picks for poor people) at Vanity Fair.
Diesel. Lots of diesel.
The Chicago Auto Show saw the introduction of two new diesel vehicles–one an exclusive German luxury sedan, the other a mid-sized Japanese pickup. This gave us occasion to reflect on the stealthy creep (rumble?) of diesel engines into nearly every category of car available in America. My latest for Men’s Journal.
Two Monkeys Hug, One Throws Scat
Want to listen to a conversation between me, Road & Track Executive Editor Sam Smith, and Car and Driver Senior Features Curmudgeon Jeff Sabatini? Of course you do, because the topic is cars and the Detroit Auto Show, and everyone loves cars and the Detroit Auto Show. Also, this conversation aired today on Sirius/XM channel 104, which also features a talk show hosted by Fran Tarkenton.
Ford F-150 Leads the Pack in Detroit
The most important car at this year’s Detroit Auto Show wasn’t a car at all. It was the Ford F-150 pickup. Find out why, and find out about our nine other hot picks from the floor of COBO, at Men’s Journal.
Motown Hit-Makers–NAIAS 2014
This year”s Detroit Auto Show witnessed the unveiling of more hot, fresh American meat than a retracting stadium roof at a college football game. Read all about this thrilling domestic resurgence at Vanity Fair.
Frankfurt ’13: Year of the Camaro?
Hybrids Rule, VW Prestige Group Lags, Jaguar has Kittens, and the Camaro Demonstrates the True Extent of Its Global Design Reach. My wrap-up of the 2013 Frankfurt auto show, for Yahoo! Autos.
BMW’s Future is Pteranodoors
The production version of the BMW i8 has arrived–fanciful advanced materials, bent Aalto-esque flanges, and scissor-hinged pteranodoors all intact. Welcome to the future, now. My latest for Yahoo! Autos.
EXTREME Luxury
I have 5 cool stories in the latest issue of BLACK INK magazine, all of which you could read if you were an AmEx Centurion cardholder, which you’re not. So you’ll have to make do with these crappy scans. Click on each to enlarge and attempt to read.