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
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
I’m behind on my writing, although that makes it sound more like dreadful homework than something fun. And it is fun, especially with cars that evoke some emotion. In the … Read more
Photos: Michael Shaffer / Subaru You learn a lot riding shotgun with a pro. And what I’m learning from the passenger seat of the Prodrive P25 with rally legend David … Read more
My mind is pretty solidly made up about the prior generation – the ‘Mk7.5’ – of VW GTI and VW Golf R being the best hot hatchback ever made. Formulaically, VW … Read more
In the world of new car reviews, most manufacturers end up putting people or outlets on a sort of “blanket approval” system, in which you establish yourself as trusted and … Read more
Oh hey, it’s our first Infiniti review! I went into this one a little apprehensive, given I was using the 2023 Infiniti QX80 for a long towing journey to Virginia … Read more