A Big Name in Racing: “Little Al”

The 2019 campaign of the NTT Indycar Series kicks off on March 10 in St. Petersburg, Florida, and in advance of the racing season, we spoke with Al Unser, Jr., the two-time CART Indycar champion and two-time Indianapolis 500 winner. More than a decade after he retired...

In Praise of the True Performance SUV

When performance marques started seriously producing sports utility vehicles, there was a collective sense of wonder among enthusiasts. What was a four-door Porsche doing on the road, let alone a raised platform, high-cargo Porsche? Had Alfa Romeo gotten lost on their...

The Subtle Rise of the Self-Driving Car

Several years back, I wrote a long-form article on self-driving technology and the road we, as an industry, would have to take to achieve fully autonomous automobiles. With the exception of a single source, who believed that his then 13-year-old daughter would serve...

So You Want to Have a Car Show

Finding the Perfect Location While a cold front may have descended upon most of the United States, it’s not too early to start planning out the most important elements of your upcoming car show, cruise night, cars and coffee or concours. Each of these unique...

Aren’t Your Glad(iator) There’s a New Jeep Pickup Truck?

While there are arguably several models on the road today with more off-road capability and performance ability, the Jeep Wrangler has long been a held up as the symbol of adventure and strength across rough terrain. The seven-slot grille has become synonymous with a...

Those We Lost 2018

Tatsuro Toyoda, the second son of Toyota Motor Corp.’s founder Kiichiro Toyoda and uncle of current President Akio Toyoda, and who served a relatively short tenure as president of the company in the 1990s.  Toyoda died on December 30, 2017.  His time at the head of...