Despite the presence of over 160,000 laser sensors, you cannot get an upright MRI in the driver’s seat of the new Mercedes-Benz S550. Yet. My latest for Yahoo! Autos.
Stick Shift Turns 5!!
How do we kick off our month-long celebration of Stick Shift’s 5th birthday? With a $500,000 Rolls-Royce Convertible, of course. Join the party at Vanity Fair.
Resistanbul
“Resistanbul” My first piece for American Express’ Departures, on artists, the Turkish uprising, and a doomed and dilapidated New Jersey house. (And starring everyone’s favorite Jaguar/Land Rover PR macher, Stuart Schorr!)
Riding in NYC’s Taxi of Tomorrow
In this month’s “Four-Wheeled Future,” we take a ride around Manhattan in New York City’s forthcoming Taxi of Tomorrow, and cue you in to all its cool new features and accessories. All hail, at Vanity Fair.
10 Best Gay Wedding Cars
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!