Mario Andretti, Motorsport LegendIs Mario Andretti the greatest race car driver of all time? Is Mario Andretti the greatest race car driver of all time? That’s the view here. But if he’s not, you can be sure that he’s filling the mirrors of the guys in front of him. Nobody has done it better for [...]
10 Years AfterWith the death of Dale Earnhardt, NASCAR lost more than a superstar. It looked like countless other crashes on countless other racetracks where countless other drivers bounded out of their cars with injuries no more severe than bruised egos. The wreck seemed so inconsequential that the TV cameras didn’t even linger on it, [...]
East German El CaminoEast German Relic When she first saw a Trabant in 2002, Liz Cohen knew nothing about the East German relic, except that she wanted it for her next work of art. Now her Trabant stretches into the likeness of a 1973 Chevrolet El Camino at the push of a button. Here’s how [...]
First Look: 2011 Audi RS 3 SportbackFaster Five Door: New RS Model Gets TT-RS Turbo As good as Audi’s TT-RS is, the small coupe just isn’t practical as a daily driver for most people. A hot hatch would be better for hauling people and their associated cargo, but at the moment, Audi only offers its [...]
2011 Design of the Year: Jaguar XJRebooting a great marque. This beautiful sedan is our reward for the billions of dollars that the Ford Motor Company poured into Coventry’s moribund Jaguar before off-loading the brand in 2008. Ford made a lot of mistakes with Jaguar, starting with buying it in the first place, although most [...]
