For decades, BMW has billed itself as “The Ultimate Driving Machine.” And while the X series SUVs are excellent vehicles for suburban families with sporting intentions and the i3 is an important step forward in the development of electric cars, I’d be hard-pressed to describe them as ultimate driving machines. They do, however, bring a […]
For more than 50 years, from the time it was purchased out of receivership by Rolls-Royce in 1931 until 1998 when Volkswagen took over ownership of the brand, Bentley lived in the shadow of its sister company. While attempts have been made over the years to rekindle the spirit and magic imbued upon the marque […]
A good day at the office is one in which someone from General Motors sends you an email asking if you’d like to drive a 2014 C7 Corvette Stingray Convertible for a week. A great day at the office is when the Stingray actually shows up in your driveway. I was lucky enough to have […]
Even though Cadillac is a very different (and much improved) car company from the one that introduced the Escalade before the turn of the century, it’s hard to underestimate the importance this model still has on the brand’s profitability and image. Back in 1999, the Escalade had one thing to recommend it, size. A response […]
The crystal blue sky and light winds promised perfect conditions for the day ahead as my 737 touched down at Phoenix Sky Harbor airport. Upon passing through security, I was met by a concierge who guided me to the white 2013 Rolls-Royce Ghost and my driver who was waiting to take me to the Phoenician […]
Recently we were invited to experience the new 2014 MINI Cooper and Cooper S hardtop on the narrow, winding and exquisitely beautiful country roads of Northern Puerto Rico and learned without a shadow of a doubt that size does indeed matter. The new MINI – dubbed F56 because code names are of course very cool […]
Lexus. The name just sounds smooth and sophisticated. Like champagne being poured into a crystal flute. Lexus. Like raw silk rustling in the wind. Lexus. Like sharpened skates gliding over a frozen lake. When the brand is at it’s best, that’s exactly what it is. Quiet, elegant, restrained. Yes, the LFA, RCF and GSF are […]
My friends, we are at a crossroads. We are at a point in our automotive history at which we can stand up and fight for our freedom to carve up the open road or let those who think they know better take it from us. We can choose a path where we, the drivers, are […]
I have a long, and somewhat checkered history with the Chevrolet Camaro. Back in 1974 my older brother came home with a 1967 Camaro RS. It was midnight blue with a black interior, and had a 290 horsepower, 327 cubic inch V8 engine. We bolted a Hurst manual transmission to the block’s backside, replaced the […]
Jumbo Shrimp and Military Intelligence now have a new a rival for the epitome of the oxymoron, MINI Clubman. Not that it’s a bad car. Far from it. It’s actually kind of wonderful in that oddball, quirky, fun way only MINI Coopers are. It’s just not very mini. In fact, the new Clubman is so […]