Autos

Road Warriors

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…

Ferrari SF90

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…

2021 Ferrari Portofino M

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…

Haute Auto: Lamborghini STO and Mercedes-Maybach S580

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…

Magnificent McLarens

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…

Pick a Pair of Porsches

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…

Haute Event: Highlights of 2021 Monterey Car Week

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…

Lotus Evora GT

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…

Aston Martin Vantage Roadster

Shaken and Stirred OKAY, LET’S START WITH A DISCLAIMER: I AM NOT COMPLETELY unbiased, as I have had three Astons of my own and loved them all. However, the new Vantage is…

A Brace Of McLarens

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.…

Mercedes-Amg Gls 63 And Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio Awd

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…

Aston Martin Dbs Superleggera Coupe

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…

Bentley GT, Flying Spur and Bentayga Hybrid

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…

Bugatti Centodieci

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 Huracan Evo and Urus

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…