I can say without any hesitation that I never thought I’d drive a snowplow through three tons of sand, ride a board down a dune in 90 degree heat, nor…
November 2017
Friday afternoon, Rides & Drives Editor and Publisher Harvey Briggs made his television debut as the on air automotive expert on WISC TV the CBS affiliate in Madison, Wisconsin. Harvey…
The Song The third track off his self-titled debut Album, Marc Cohn’s Silver Thunderbird was the follow-up single to the monster hit, Walking In Memphis. Silver Thunderbird is a song…
We were driving north on Interstate 39, comfortably ensconced in a 2017 Lexus LX 570 speeding along with the adaptive cruise control locked in at 79 miles per hour. The…
Monday Musings: The Automotive Future will not be as Bleak as Bob Lutz Thinks
Last week, Automotive News published a thought-provoking essay by Bob Lutz about the future of personal transportation and the automotive industry. As you would expect, it has generated a lot…
The Song What do you get when hip hop meets dance and electronic music in a Sri Lankan home in the United Kingdom? The music of M.I.A., a multi-platinum songwriter,…
Destination: Nowhere special in the 2017 Fiat 124 Spider Lusso
Some cars beg to be driven someplace. A Rolls-Royce Dawn must end up at a swanky resort. A BMW M2’s proper terminus is a race track like Laguna Seca. And…
Yesterday during his diplomatic mission to Japan, President Donald Trump delivered a speech that included this message to the country’s auto executives who were in attendance. “When you want to…