Serious American muscle in a very stylish package Cadillac: The name carries great meaning. It may surprise you to know that Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, a French coastal trader, founded the…
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The Storied Designer Delivers a Magnum Opus Photos by Automobili Pininfarina GMBH You are to be forgiven if the name Pininfarina rings a bell but you can’t quite place any of their…
Rosewood hotel group is known for its ‘sense of place’ hospitality. No two hotels within its 30 hotel portfolio are the same. Each is a fitting reflection of its location, right down…
From October 27 through 29, Four Seasons Resort and Residences Napa Valley hosted a select few top media members for an immersive first look at the resort’s newly debuted Polestar house car program. The…
Bentley motors hosted a personalized retreat that included test driving a fleet of new Bentayga EWB SUVs with a beautiful autumn harvest experience in Napa Valley’s wine country. Even though I…
Greased Lightning Created What weighs 9,000 pounds and goes like hell? The answer used to be “nothing,” but now it’s “the new Hummer EV Pickup!” Is 0 to 60 miles per hour…
Napa 750 car rally raises over $150,000 for St. Helena Hospital Rick Kaufman unleashes the power of his 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 on a country road winding through the serene rolling hills…
LaFerrari’s powerful younger brother When I sat down to write about the Ferrari SF90, I had two ideas. One was simply to type “Wow!” 500 times, thereby meeting my word quota while…
A race car for the streets Okay, I will admit my bias: any vehicle with a name that includes the word “Ferrari” already has my rapt attention. Add “Portofino” to the name…
TIM LAPPEN A lifelong petrol-holic, mechanic (cars, motorcy- cles, boats), and automotive journalist since penning a column for his high school newspaper, Internationally recognized attorney Tim Lappen is a partner at a…
Two of Woking’s Best, “Mine” for the Moment A lifelong petrol-holic, mechanic (cars, motorcycles, boats) and automotive journalist since penning a column for his high school newspaper, internationally recognized attorney Tim Lappen…
Driving the 2021 911 Turbo S Cabriolet and the 2021 Taycan Porsche first introduced their 911 in 1964, a worthy successor to the 356s which started showing up in America in the…
After the cancellation last year, the luxury motorcars’ annual biggest gathering in the world returned in full force. Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance The iconic Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance celebrated its 70th Anniversary…
Expressing the true nature of the lotus Ponder for a moment why some cars are called “sports cars.” Some say it’s because they take after racing cars, which were used for sporting…
A Focus on a Trio of the Legendary British Brand’s Creations McLAREN IS A SUPERCAR COMPANY FOUNDED BY A FAMOUS NEW Zealander, Bruce McLaren, who was an accomplished racer in the 1960s.…
These utes are made for driving Ladies & Gentlemen! Let’S Get Ready To Rumble!Fighting from the northeast corner is the heavyweight champion, the almost 3-ton GLS 63, the big boy of the…
Superlight, superfast and superfun When I Was A Kid, The Utimate Toy Was The Scalextric Slot-Car Set. The British company manufactured several types of motorized toys, including cars which ran on clockwork…
Celebrating its 100th anniversary, Bentley creates several new stunners BLUF (bottom line up front): I love the vehicles that Bentley creates. They have the fit, finish, luxury, style, elegance, performance … I…
With 110 years of history, this is a car for the books Ettore Bugatti was destined to build cars. First, his name had that certain je ne sais quoi and it looked…
Lamborghini introduces two new models – the world rejoices HANDSOME, COLORFUL, EYE-CATCHING, MUSCULAR, POWERFUL, DYNAMIC, head-turning, dreamy…but enough about me. Let’s talk about cars for a minute. Imagine, for the moment, the…