Brett Berk
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2023 Land Rover Defender 130 Has Eight Seats You Can Actually Use
The new Defender 130 has a proper third row and off-road abilities to go with it. → Read More
The Day I Met My Hero: 1935 Duesenberg SSJ
For this package, we risked the total collapse of our automotive worldviews by driving our childhood dream cars. → Read More
The New York Times Misses the Point on Surging Traffic Deaths
The Times blames the emotional effects of the pandemic on the rising traffic deaths. That's not the case. → Read More
Max Biaggi Shatters EV Motorcycle Speed Record With 283 MPH Run
MotoGP veteran Max Biaggi took a Venturi Voxan Wattman electric motorcycle to a former NASA runway and beat his own speed record by 30 mph. → Read More
An Enjoyable Automotive Future Requires an Attitude Adjustment
If we want a future we can appreciate, we have to start thinking like it. → Read More
What to Look For in Each Generation of Mercedes SL
We speak with Mike Kunz, who runs the Mercedes-Benz Classic Center, to find out the strong and weak points in five generations of Mercedes roadsters. → Read More
Why Do Owners Risk Racing Their 7- and 8-Figure Collectible Sports Cars?
In short, a race car is simply a race car regardless of value. → Read More
You've Never Seen a Soap Box Derby Like This
The San Francisco Museum of Art Artists’ put on a race like none other. → Read More
The Death and Rebirth of the Porsche 911
The Porsche 928 was supposed to be the future of the brand. Instead, it inspired the company to rescue its legendary 911. → Read More
The Bentley Balacar Is a Zippier Continental GT With no Roof
Unfortunately, every $2.1-million example Bentley will build has already been sold. → Read More
The CLK63 Black Series Was an Astounding Bright Spot in Mercedes' Darkest Era
Early-2000s Mercedes products were engineered to a price, and largely joyless as a result. The CLK63 Black Series made up for it, as this museum example proves. → Read More
Cigarette Racing's Latest Speedboat Is an AMG Black Series For the Sea
The Cigarette Nighthawk AMG Black Series makes 2250 hp from five supercharged V-8 engines. → Read More
What We Gain by Losing Our Way
Autonomous vehicles can’t master that most human quality: The capacity for misdirection. → Read More
How the Collector Market Transformed Derelicts Into Buried Treasures
Behind the barn door. → Read More
Why Is Mercedes Un-Wagoning Everything?
Mercedes has long been a champion of the conventional station wagon, but lately the company is turning all of its long-roofs into SUVs. → Read More
The California Dealer That Risked It All to Sell America's First Hondas
Honda cars entered America without any foothold in the market. That's where Lori and Bill Manly came in. → Read More
The Stealthy Art of Ultra-Custom Car Sound Systems
How do you make the garbage stereo in your Lagonda sound like Carnegie Hall? Let AI Design explain. → Read More
The Rolling Lab Mercedes Used to Test Some of Its Greatest Cars
The Mercedes-Benz "measurement car" let engineers monitor a prototype on the fly—connected by a hard-wire umbilical cord. → Read More
It's Crazy, But I Want a Chrysler Pacifica Minivan
I'm a die-hard car enthusiast with no children. So why does the ultimate kid-hauler speak to me? → Read More
You Can Buy an Alfa Spider Previously Owned by an F1 Driver... And Lady Gaga
Formula 1 veteran Eddie Irvine is selling his Alfa Romeo that previously belonged to nine-time Grammy winner Lady Gaga. → Read More