Around 8 PM I got a call from a kind man with a midwestern accent letting me know that he was five minutes out from my house, asking if there … Read more
I’ve been trying very hard not to fall into the same automotive review literary tropes as my forefathers. Y’know, describing all under the same shade of Jeremy Clarkson Top-Gear-esque “Brilliant,” or reaching in our idiom arsenal to describe a new generation of a car as “grown-up”. I mean, it’s a car, not a person. It’s not like the Kona hit a growth spurt over the summer and now they’re in the 7th grade fighting a losing battle against the concepts of body odor and deodorant.
“Guess Jake’s tow vehicle” has become a game in the NASA paddocks over the last few years. In my quest to test as many vehicles with trailer hitch receivers as … Read more
Two friends of mine (and members of this little car gay community) got married in early July. Four of us from Washington, D.C. were invited to attend and we decided … Read more
Three letters that can strike fear into the heart of any auto enthusiast – and it’s not CEL – CVT. The Continuously Variable Transmission has been around in some form … Read more
Over the years, I’ve been fortunate to drive all sorts of cars with a decent variety of drivetrains. One that had always intrigued me was the W12, a Volkswagen-Audi Group … Read more
Despite shoving big engines in nearly everything they sell, Cadillac’s model lineup is doing a bit of an electric slide as the brand looks to the future. The Lyriq crossover … Read more
I have Janet Jackson playing in my ears as I sit in a Delta Comfort+ seat on the way home from the 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser reveal in Salt Lake … Read more
Similar to the way practical and upright crossovers have been a trend in the car world, practical and upright motorcycles called ‘Adventure Bikes’ have been booming in the bike world. … Read more
When Toyota announced the 300-series Land Cruiser, they were clear: the United States wasn’t getting one. The 300-series would live on as the Lexus LX 600, but what had evolved … Read more