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…
Harvey Briggs
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…
When Kia launched the Niro to the world on the Super Bowl with spots featuring the oh so funny and self-effacing Melissa McCarthy, they went right after the 800 pound…
Road Trip: 2018 Indian Scout Bobber on the Mississippi River Road and Beyond
I am not 25 anymore. Not even close. I was reminded of this fact about 100 miles into my 300 mile ride from Polaris Industries World Headquarters in Medina, Minnesota…
Destination Marin County: 2018 Lexus LS 500 at the Skywalker Ranch
Long ago in automotive galaxy far, far away, Toyota launched the Lexus division with a full-size sedan named the LS 400. The year was 1989 and the car was a…
When category 5 hurricane comes steaming up the coast toward your home or business, you better have a plan and pray for a little luck. Fortunately for the folks at…
Destination Malibu: Trying to fly under the radar in the Polaris Slingshot
I learned everything I needed to know about the Polaris Slingshot shortly after parking it in a lot off the Pacific Coast Highway right next to the Malibu Pier. There…
The Song Short Skirt, Long Jacket was written by Cake frontman John McCrae who says it speaks to the “the relationship between prosperity and the population boom.” In other words,…
