I’m starting to think the media team at Land Rover HQ has a crystal ball—at least for predicting the weather. Each time I receive a press loan for a few…
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First Ride: 2022 BMW M 1000RR, Summon All Demons
As I folded my 6-foot 3-inch, 62-year old body onto the frame of the latest superbike from BMW, I had just one question: Had I lost my freaking mind? Sure,…
America Unchained: Crossing The Country on a BMW K1600 Grand America
America may be the land of the free, but it is quickly becoming the home of the bland. Even as our population becomes more diverse, our towns are becoming indistinguishable…
First Drive: 2023 Subaru Solterra, Taking EVs off the Beaten Path
Our Pilatus landed at the Airport in the Sky on Santa Catalina Island at about 12:30 in the afternoon. We had spent the morning driving the all-new Subaru Solterra on…
Road Trip: The California Coast in a 2019 VW Beetle Final Edition, A Dying Car for the Almost Dead
For driving iconic roads in iconic cities to hear iconic music in iconic venues, it’s best to have an iconic vehicle. If the cities are in California, best to have…
Just a few hours north of San Francisco lies California’s “Lost Coast,” so named because of the area’s rugged shoreline and sparse population. It feels like it belongs to another…
Driven Volvo V60: Volvo Revisits the 60s and They’re Better Than Ever.
Most people think midsize cars by their very nature are average. Average size. Average power. Average seating capacity. Until the influx of SUVs and Crossovers they made up the bulk…
Power. Brutal, endless, heart-stopping power. It’s there in the new BMW M5 ready to be summoned by your right foot like a hound from Hades. This car is so powerful…