If you’re rich—really rich—what fills your heart with dread? Not being rich anymore. Which may explain why the ultra-wealthy are drawn to objects that suggest permanence: big, imposing houses that look like they’ve been around forever and big, imposing cars…
As world travelers, our stomachs have suffered from Montezuma’s revenge, but we’ve never experienced anything like what Harley-Davidson fans’ eyes had to endure at last week’s 25th annual European H.O.G. Rally: Hell’s Revenge. Hell’s Revenge is a one-off special concept based on…
It’s all anyone could really talk about in the paddock at Le Mans. On Friday, as teams were doing last-minute checkouts and tweaking before the Saturday, 3:00 p.m. local time start of the 84th running of the 24-hour classic, competitors in…
Overview: Subaru’s BRZ, which was co-developed with Toyota and also has been sold as a Scion—it will be transitioned to Toyota’s 2017 lineup after Scion dies—first appeared for the 2013 model year. Inexpensive, rear-drive, and a ball to drive, the…
From the July 2016 issue The 2017 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport is probably not what you think it is. It’s certainly not a ferocious factory racing machine, as the first blistered and vented Grand Sport was in 1963. And it’s…
2017 Kia Sportage SX Turbo AWD Kia’s revised, odd-looking Sportage trades power for fuel economy. Or so says Kia. 2017 Ford Fiesta ST200 More overboost and less overdrive make for a super-hot hatch. 2017 Jaguar F-type SVR Jaguar stretches its…
IBM has teamed up with Local Motors, a Phoenix-based automotive manufacturer that made the first 3D-printed car, to create a self-driving electric bus. Named “Olli,” the bus has room for 12 people and uses IBM Watson’s cloud-based cognitive computing system…
Germans have long labored under the stereotype of being a little, well, buttoned up, a little too serious. But, like all stereotypes, this one isn’t a good predictor of individual behavior. Take, for example, our experience driving the 2016 Porsche…
June 16, 2016 at 5:47 pm by Avery Thompson | Photography by LiquidPiston Connecticut-based startup LiquidPiston announced today that it has built a compact engine powerful enough to drive a go-kart. The firm’s X Mini engine weighs just four pounds and…
2017 Jaguar F-type SVR Jaguar stretches its F-type coupe and convertible to their (il)logical conclusion. 2016 Toyota Corolla Manual Still stuck in the basement. 2016 Subaru Legacy Making a virtue of beige. 2016 Ford Fiesta ST Significantly more entertaining than…