EVs as hyper performance cars. Yeah. Right. Well, disbelievers, you can zip it right now, because I can’t name or recall another new current street legal car legitimately available in America that offers this sort of performance for the money. Sure, there are McLarens, Porsches, Ferraris, and all other manner of other hot dogs, but…
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Click on any photo to see it in full screen in high resolution Every New Years Day, Linda and I and some friends take a drive along Malibu’s famous, Pacific Coast Highway (1) to get out-and-around, give our cars some exercise, and go out lunch. Our favorite place has for years been the…
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If you know anything about me at all, it’s that I’m damn proud to count the incomparable Mario Andretti as my racing hero, and more importantly, my friend. He was born February 28, 1940 in what was then Montona, Italy, now due to post WWII redistricting of many national boundaries, called Motovun, Croatia. Motovun is…
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I was on staff at Motor Trend when Lexus brought out the first RX300 and we all knew that it would change the SUV landscape, by crystalizing the definition of what we came to call the luxury Crossover SUV. That first RX was smartly sized, had just enough “soft-roading” capability to handle the commute to…
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I’m proud to say I’ve been involved with this show since its barest beginnings just five years ago, and a small yet mighty volunteer Committee continues to innovate and improve this highly worthwhile Automotive Experience, as they call it. Things that helped this year were no local Southern Oregon wildfires as was the case a…
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The magic release date was just 48 hours ago, my DeLorean The Rise, Fall, and Second Acts of The DeLorean Motor Company is now available in hardback. I’m very pleased and proud of it, and I believe and hope it’s a story you’ll enjoy — the story you thought you know, but maybe didn’t…
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Click on any image to see full screen in high res Throughout the Prius’ years on the market, its seldom, or more likely, never won an award for its looks. Some were strange, a few simply ugly. Guess what; while you may or may not have been looking, the Prius got handsome in…
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The Mk II was so unique and special that it spawned its own Continental Division of the Ford Motor Company Lincoln used to make great cars. Unfortunately, that statement is now longer completely nor technically true — because Ford’s Lincoln brand doesn’t make cars anymore. It has a full, and worthwhile, fleet of only…
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I’m excited to tell you about my next and newest project — the first new (in some years) and up to date book about the story you thought you knew. DeLorean, the man, the car, the company, the trial, the fall, the big movie, and today. There have been several books about DeLorean published…
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Please click on any photo to see it full screen in high resolution The compact Hyundai Kona came to market as a 2018 model, in a variety of trim levels with a few powertrain choices. It practically defined the term “Cute-Ute.” And it was. Yet also a little small, not particularly powerful, nor roomy. Yet…
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