Honda’s New Hot Hatch
UNITED STATES—I remember the “Hot Hatch” as the car your parents bought when you were no longer small enough to fit on the luggage/parcel shelf of their British roadster. It was hoped this steroid-injected version of the practical hatchback would ease the pain of having to give up those topless drives (the car was topless, not the occupants) through...
Car Of The Month, No Fool’n
UNITED STATES—I don’t usually declare a car of the month, mainly because it would require too much research and digging into sales stats. However, March did feature my first sighting of the new Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio. Yes, Quadrifoglio. That’s Italian speak for “four leaf clover." Now, I can’t guarantee that my sighting occurred on St. Patrick’s Day, but...
The President Of Uber Ride Company Quit’s
SAN FRANCISCO- Uber president Jeff Jones, a marketing expert who joined the Uber ride company six months ago. To help soften and improved Uber's current controversial image image, has quit. While the past months has been difficult for the ride company. With its claims of discrimination and sexual harassment, Jeff Jones leaving its latest blow.
Jones’s departure is the latest blow to...
Best Cars For Wet Weather
UNITED STATES—What if it really did rain incessantly for 40 days and 40 nights? Most scientists would tell us there would be flooding but nothing like the “Great Flood” encountered by Noah or the one depicted in the blockbuster disaster movie, 2012. The situation would, however, certainly require some rethinking in terms of daily transportation. To that end, here...
New Year’s Resolutions
UNITED STATES—New Year’s Resolutions. Everybody’s got ’em. Nobody executes ’em. We tell ourselves we’re going to start eating healthy, we’re going to finish whatever project we’ve put on the back burner, we’re going to try to be a better person in the vaguest sense possible. Then, about a month and a half later, we’re hurrying through the McDonald’s drive...
The Grand Tour
UNITED STATES—It finally aired...or streamed, I guess is the appropriate term. The highly anticipated car show designed to usher us into a new era of gratuitous four-wheeled debauchery revealed itself to the world on November 18th (or November 17th if you were in a time zone anywhere west of London’s) and the reigning king of car shows, Top Gear...
Presidential Limos
UNITED STATES—On November 8th, we will most likely know who our next president will be. For most of us, Election Day can’t come soon enough. To be sure this campaign season has been one for the ages. We’ve seen some of the most shocking political stunts and revelations about both candidates that most of us just want it to...
Lexus GS-F Gets Straight “A”s
UNITED STATES—Winning over serious performance sedan enthusiasts hasn’t been an easy task for Lexus. From the get go, Lexus was always about serene cruising. One of the first LS400 (first production model from Lexus) commercials played with this idea by taking the viewer for a ride as one-by-one, wind noise, road noise, and finally driveline noise were muted until...
Most Awarded Cars In History
UNITED STATES—The measuring stick for success last month was Gold. Yes, the Rio Olympic Games were in full swing and reminding us once again that we Americans have plenty to be proud of despite what our current campaign season has shown us. However, Olympic medals are not the only awards that are handed out to the same recipients on...
Do You Need A Hobby?
UNITED STATES—Has anyone ever told you, “You need a hobby”? If so, it was no doubt said in jest. Nonetheless, it was probably good advice. Alright, then. Let’s humor whoever it was who spoke these words to you. Now what? Most of us have been workaholics the last few years, or juggling family and work, or incessantly interviewing for...