Mini Takes The States is part road trip, part jam band festival and part summer camp. And it’s the most fun I have had with a group of strangers in a while. Why? Since I was behind the wheel of a 2014 MINI Cooper S Hardtop with a John Cooper Works accessory package, I was […]
Dallas is a big town where you’ll find power, high style and the occasional contradiction. It’s a place where you’ll find high tech entrepreneurs sporting Lucchese boots, jeans and t-shirts sharing a table with bankers in tailored suits and Stetson hats. It’s a place where classic Mission architecture sits side by side with modern masterpieces […]
Some people play golf on the weekends. Others take trips to the beach. And then there are people like Chris Ruud, who finds himself at legendary racetracks pushing his Ferrari 458 EVO to the limit eight weekends a year in the 2014 Ferrari Challenge Series. Mr. Ruud – who became director and Vice Chairman of […]
Some things just naturally go together: champagne and caviar, leather and lace, Bogart and Bacall. Now after spending a day with the Bentley Continental GT V8S on the Autobahn, I know they too are a natural pair. I had a feeling they would be. It wasn’t until I actually drove the Bentley on the Autobahn, […]
When you travel halfway around the world with Bentley to drive their Continental GT V8S from Frankfurt to Francorchamps, you can expect a few surprises. One of the more pleasant was running into a terrific gentleman and racing legend, Derek Bell, an official ambassador for the Bentley brand. We sat down during a lull in […]
Sporty Luxury Compact Utility Vehicles like the BMW X3, Audi Q5 and Acura RDX are all the rage these days as many – especially families with younger children and empty nesters –have found them to be a perfect blend of functionality, comfort, performance and efficiency. Thus, it’s hardly surprising that Lexus would want a piece […]
There aren’t many times I get to drive a car that promises to revolutionize the entire industry three months before it goes on sale to the general public. Yes, there are other plug-in hybrids cars. Yes, there are other cars with range extending engines. Yes, there are other cars that use carbon fiber, aluminum and […]
When I say Lincoln Motor Cars, what comes to mind? If you’re like most people you think of Town Cars, impossibly long coupes with a faux tire bump on the trunk lid, and a ride so smooth you can facet a diamond in the back seat. Well, kiddos, if the new MKC is any indication […]
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 […]