When asked about the brand’s plan to discontinue the use of internal-combustion engines, Stroll delivers a flat response. “We have absolutely no plan to do anything of the sort.”
Volvo’s Flagship Electric SUV Gives Us The Silent Treatment

Blessedly, and with supreme Swedish rationality, the new all-electric Volvo EX90 does not pipe in a soundtrack under acceleration that mimics an internal-combustion engine, or a retrofuturistic spaceship, or a turkey imitating a theremin.
Sam Smith (Not That One) Writes a Car Book

From a very young age, Sam Smith had dreams of lesser things. He wanted to be an automotive journalist.
Autonomous Snow Plows Are Here
Robots with massive blades. What could go wrong?
Rivian R2
Right Sized, Right Priced. But eclipsed by the unveiling of the R3/X.
Vanishing Point Forever
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.
Your Vintage Bathroom Tiles May Have Been Made in a Spark Plug Factory
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
“BMW behind the Scenes” Takes Bimmerphiles Where They’ve Never Been. Inside the three-volume set: design sketches, forgotten concepts, and secret history.
Porsche Cultists Attempt Inclusivity
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.
Driving an Electric Mercedes with will.i.am
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?