Robots with massive blades. What could go wrong?
Everything Marissa Tomei Got Right About Cars in “My Cousin Vinny”
Mona Lisa Vito knew her cars. But, as I reveal, she wasn’t perfect.
Rivian R2
Right Sized, Right Priced. But eclipsed by the unveiling of the R3/X.
Dodge Charger Daytona
The World’s First Electric Muscle Car Is as Powerful as It Is Stunning
Is Icon of the Seas Luxury?
I’ve never done a cruise before and wanted to see how it compares to other five-star experiences, especially on a vessel as vast and multifaceted as Icon. Could it really deliver the exclusivity and intimacy of a small private island or superyacht charter, with 7,000 other souls aboard?
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.
Bond Vehicles Take Over the Spy Museum
The latest exhibit at the International Spy Museum displays a dozen-and-a-half vehicles associated with the person who may be, oxymorons aside, the world’s best-known fictitious super-spy.
BMW’s New i5 Art Car Tribute
Using e ink technology–like that in e readers like Kindles–and an i5, BMW has created a technological, animated homage to its 1991 525i Art Car, painted by South African master artist Esther Mahlangu.
Driving the World’s Fastest Range Rover
We loved the black ceramic coating on some high-touch surfaces, perfect for a visit to Lisbon, were decorative tile-work production holds such importance that there is an excellent tile museum (visit if you go; we loved it.) Also, the 80s revival Lucite-esque, light-up shift paddles behind the steering wheel, which glowed red in Sport mode, matching some of our mom’s chunky costume jewelry from the era.
Normcore/Queercore Cars
I love the content, and the queeny campiness of this story, which now queers the website of one of our nation’s largest banks.