Category: Car and Driver

From a very young age, Sam Smith had dreams of lesser things. He wanted to be an automotive journalist.

Robots with massive blades. What could go wrong?

Right Sized, Right Priced. But eclipsed by the unveiling of the R3/X.

There’s a new book out on the famed cult classic car chase movie “Vanishing Point” called “Vanishing Point Forever” and it’s a dense, dizzyingly meta-textual, wildly entertaining, photo-rich brick of cinematic and cultural excavation. I talk to the author for my latest Car and Driver automotive book column.

This story grew from the casual perusal of a New York Times real estate listing for a house in Detroit’s University District. More proof that I can find an automotive/cultural connection nearly anywhere!

“BMW behind the Scenes” Takes Bimmerphiles Where They’ve Never Been. Inside the three-volume set: design sketches, forgotten concepts, and secret history.

I grilled Porsche pro driver/brand activist Patrick Long about this new Luftgekühlt spin-off event, focusing on whether my beloved 928 would be welcomed or jeered.

I took a ride in an electric Mercedes-Benz with will.i.am in Las Vegas to check out this intriguing new in-car entertainment feature. It made me laugh, and in this ruined world, Joy Is Resistance, so that’s a win?

Like Pebble Beach, the purview of Art Basel Miami has extended far beyond its original content area to incorporate other realms relevant to the needs of the globe-trotting legion of luxury lifestyle bacchanalians. Fashion, retail, hospitality, and, yes, cars, have all joined the party. But why are they there? And what, if anything, are they adding to the artistic conversation?

Read my thrilling reportage of all the on-site automotive art activations, along with my typically blt¢hy commentary.

As shown in this new book, things didn’t start with Tesla.