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First Look: The 2018 Lincoln Navigator Is Bigger, Bolder, and Better than ever.

by Harvey Briggs April 12, 2017

No, it doesn’t have the gull-wing doors or cascading steps of last year’s concept, but the 2018 Lincoln Navigator that made its debut last night at a private event in…

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Monday Musings: Are Auto Shows Irrelevant?

by Harvey Briggs April 10, 2017

They’ve been around almost as long as there have been cars. The first auto show took place in Paris in 1898. They’ve been happening in cities big and small ever…

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Thursday CarTune: Vincent Black Lightning by Richard Thompson

by Harvey Briggs April 6, 2017

The SongVery few songwriters can spin a tale like Richard Thompson. Fewer still can do it while playing the guitar as he does. His song, Vincent Black Lightning, epitomizes that.…

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Ridden: 2017 Indian Chieftain Elite – An American Original

by Harvey Briggs April 5, 2017

I’m going to start this out with an admission. I’m a sportbike rider. My personal ride is a Ducati SS and the closest I’ve come to riding a touring bike…

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Destination Portland: 2017 Mini Countryman S All4, The Mighty Mini

by Harvey Briggs April 3, 2017

Just 60 miles east of Portland, Mount Hood towers over this haven of hipsterism rising to the majestic height of 11,250 feet. In March, the weather here can be as…

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Monday Musings: Too Bad Lexus Is Just Fooling Around

by Harvey Briggs April 3, 2017

Back in the ’70s when I worked at Car and Driver, we called them “Left Lane Bandits.” They’re the people who steal our time, our energy, and our joy by…

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Thursday CarTune: Rocket 88 by Ike Turner’s Kings of Rhythm

by Harvey Briggs March 30, 2017

The SongIt has been argued that Rocket 88 is the song that ushered in Rock and Roll. Recorded by a band named Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats (actually Ike…

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Ford GT Has the Modes for your Mood

by Harvey Briggs March 29, 2017

Last year when I met with Raj Nair and then the development team for the Ford GT, what most worried them wasn’t whether or not it would be an amazing…

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Monday Musings: Why Uber Shouldn’t Be Leading the Charge to Autonomous Cars

by Harvey Briggs March 27, 2017

Self-driving cars are an important technology that have the potential to save millions of lives in the decades ahead. Last year alone according to the National Safety Council about 40,200…

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Thursday CarTune: Chuck Berry in Memoriam

by Harvey Briggs March 23, 2017

After a lifetime of success and struggle, we lost a legend last week, so we’re switching up the format just a bit and honoring Chuck Berry, without whom we might…

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