The hurricane that had battered Miami the week before was long gone, its only remnants a few blue-tarped roofs and fallen palm trees. Otherwise, Miami in early June was as…
Driven
History runs deep here. Road America is one of the oldest and most storied road courses in the country. As a boy, I traveled to the kettled hills just west…
When it comes to towns that live up to their name, it would be hard to beat Wondervu, Colorado. I’ll even forgive its non-standard spelling because it’s so damn pretty…
Destination: Marseilles, Illinois in the 2018 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon
I am now a One-Percenter. No, I didn’t win the lottery or sell Rides & Drives for the billions of dollars I’m sure it’s worth. I’m a member of an…
Driven: 2019 Toyota Corolla Hatchback, It’s All About Expectations
When Toyota’s Vice President of Vehicle Marketing & Communications, Lisa Materazzo, stood in front of about 20 automotive journalists – myself included – and declared the new Corolla Hatchback had…
Driven: The 2019 Toyota Avalon Undergoes More Than Just a Facelift
Since its introduction in 1994, Avalon has lived at the top of Toyota’s sedan range, offering a taste of luxury to drivers who weren’t ready or interested in moving up…
Power. Brutal, endless, heart-stopping power. It’s there in the new BMW M5 ready to be summoned by your right foot like a hound from Hades. This car is so powerful…
We have to be careful when we trundle down memory lane. Our brains have a tendency to romanticize our history and make everyone of and everything in the old days…
Like a second-amendment absolutist candidate on election day, the Hyundai Elantra Eco is a single-issue car for single-issue drivers. If you’re buying this car, there’s really only one thing you…
Just because you’re on a diet that doesn’t mean you can’t look at the menu. Similarly, just because you have kids doesn’t mean you can’t drive something fun. We as…