Quote Of The Day: The Politics Of Limitless Speed Edition
Deutsche Straßen sind nicht der Nürburgring. But there I go, quoting German Minister of Transportation Peter Ramsauer out of context, and in the original. Herr Ramsauer’s rebuke comes on news of a...
View ArticleQuote Of The Day: Hands Free At High Speeds Edition
[Skip ahead to 2:08 (or don't)] It’s the stuff of a Ray LaHood nightmare. Automotive News [sub]‘s lede comes screaming out of the blackness: BERLIN – Ford Motor Co. has adapted its Sync in-car...
View ArticleThis Concept Brought To You By The Letters T,M,G,L,S, And Probably A, Too
My experience with the Lexus IS-F was both impressive and rather sterile. I was put in mind of Samuel Johnson’s observation regarding Milton’s Paradise Lost: “[it is] one of the books which the reader...
View ArticleThere’s Fast, And Then There’s Wagon Fast
On the days when my Honda CB550 can be bothered to wake up and run properly for my daily commute, I’m frequently passed by everything from HEMI-powered Grand Cherokees to Vulcan-powered Mercury...
View ArticleForeigners May Pay Toll to Storm the Autobahn
If you happen to live outside of Germany, you may soon find yourself paying a toll to do your best Burt Reynolds and Dom DeLuise impressions on the Autobahn. The reason? While residents living in the...
View ArticleAsk Jack: Buying a Bruiser for the Autobahn?
I spent a fair amount of time on the Autobahn this summer, including several hundred miles on the unrestricted sections. I can’t say that I went all that fast — I think I saw 260 km/h once, trying to...
View ArticleCalifornia Congestion Bill Could Result in American Autobahn
While California has some of the best driving roads in the country, large swaths of the state suffer from serious congestion issues. For years, the preferred solution was to bolster public transit in...
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