Your phone is also smarter than you.
Krav Maga for Car Buyers
Or, How To Survive an Encounter with an Unctuous Salesperson in an Ill-Fitting Suit.
2015 Mercedes-Benz CLS
In pursuit of carving the automotive pie into smaller and smaller slices, Mercedes-Benz has released the CLS39 SDHL, featuring a supercharged 3.9 liter diesel/hybrid, a 13-speed automatic, and a landaulet top.
Modern Misfits #3: Cadillac XLR
Laden with outrageous styling, innovative componentry, and tenacious Corvette underpinnings, the XLR took on a lot of Cadillac”s stereotypes and demons””all at once. It wasn”t as commercially successful as it was meant to be. But perhaps it was just ahead of its time?
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How Swede It Is?
In Stockholm, Volvo unveils a Scandinavian Range Rover with headlights shaped like Thor’s Hammer and tail lamps that resemble bloody scythes.
I Interview Elliott Gould
Brett Berk: “In Los Angeles, in 2006, I was walking to Runyon Canyon from my apartment at the base of the Hightower ”“ which is, as you know, a location made famous by your portrayal of Phillip Marlowe in The Long Goodbye ”“ and you appeared to drive by in a vintage Rolls-Royce. Kismet?”
Elliott Gould: “Wrong. But then again, I can”t speak to how delusional you are.”
$8.5 Million Mercedes-Benz Helicopter
Why You Want to Commute from Your Villa to Your Yacht in an $8.5 Million Mercedes-Benz Helicopter (if You Have a Strong Stomach)
My latest for Yahoo! Autos
Detroit Electric: September Vanity Fair
Steve McQueen’s Value Added Corpse
Why Steve McQueen’s Ferrari is Worth $12 Million (and Yours Isn’t)
Aloe Blacc’s Tips for Avoiding Traffic Tickets
I chatted with R&B hit-maker Aloe Blacc about his musical inspirations, his uncannily reserved vehicular tastes, and his tips for getting out of traffic tickets.