Small hatchbacks are not at really a part of the zeitgeist of American car culture these days. Relegated to the shadows, sometimes literally, of SUVs, hatchbacks were once the preferred…
Harvey Briggs
If you have ever doubted American car buyers collectively have a very short memory, look no further than Volkswagen. It was just three short years ago the company was in…
I was walking past the supercar corral at the New York International Auto Show when I saw a sleek little car under a banner that read “Briggs Auto Company.” Naturally,…
Destination: Elkhart Lake, WI and America’s National Park of Speed
I consider myself blessed. I’m lucky enough to live an easy 90-minute drive from one of the great race tracks and motorsports towns in this country, maybe even the world.…
As immutable as gravity, as reliable as an atomic clock, as certain as the the sun setting in the west, since as long as I can remember the pickup truck…
Driven: Ford F-150 Raptor, Leaping Small Mud Puddles in a Single Bound
Using a Raptor as your daily driver makes about as much sense as using an M9 flamethrower to brûlée your crème.
There’s a great myth being perpetrated by auto companies and car salespeople if you live anywhere north of the Florida/Georgia border. It seems that if there’s a possibility of even…
Driven: 2019 Ford Shelby GT350 Mustang, Don’t Forget About Me
With all the hoopla surrounding the impending launch of the 700+ horsepower Shelby GT500, Ford wants to make sure Shelby’s original track star, the GT350 doesn’t get lost in the…
Driven: 2019 BMW M5 Competition, can there be too much of a good thing?
I’ve been having dreams – or maybe nightmares – about the BMW M5 ever since I drove it last spring at the BMW Performance Center West. Seeing tight corners coming…
Driven: 2019 Acura MDX Sport Hybrid. It’s not just for mileage anymore.
When someone says the word hybrid, most people think of sluggish yet efficient cars thanks to all those Priuses that have been bogarting the left lane and crawling away from…
