We were driving north on Interstate 39, comfortably ensconced in a 2017 Lexus LX 570 speeding along with the adaptive cruise control locked in at 79 miles per hour. The…
Operation Frodo: A Mission For Dogs
We call dogs man’s best friend, yet too often man treats dogs as disposable property. Every year, 3.1 million dogs enter shelters and nearly 400,000 of those are euthanized because…
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News
Monday Musings: The Automotive Future will not be as Bleak as Bob Lutz Thinks
by Harvey Briggs November 13, 2017Last 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…
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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,…
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Driven
Destination: Nowhere special in the 2017 Fiat 124 Spider Lusso
by Harvey Briggs November 9, 2017Some 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…
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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…
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Diversions
Destination: A Monaco Grand Prix to Remember at the Fairmont Monte Carlo
by Vicki Arkoff October 31, 2017Next time you find yourself in itching to spend a bundle for a great Monaco Grand Prix experience, this might do the trick. Located on the Côte d’Azur in the…