Any number of auto shows around the world bear the tagline ‘International’. But most of those international forums are typically more nationalistic; Frankfurt beats its German chest, while Paris remains decidedly French. And you know, of course, what Detroit does: It invariably dances the displa...

Today, with most – if not all – information online (or there at your elbow, with Alexa) it’s hard to remember a time when a magazine’s arrival at the newsstand was met with real anticipation. And this was especially true as the fall issues arrived, with new models front and center. You could...

It was in 1988 that this writer, then managing a Lotus showroom in Plano (TX), reached out to Steve Smith. At that time, Steve was writing for the Dallas Times-Herald, covering both television and the auto industry. Steve generously took my call, listened to the pitch and agreed to test drive Lotusâ...

In the wake of what quickly became known as Dieselgate, when Volkswagen became embroiled in a global emissions scandal involving its diesel drivetrains and their certification, you could reasonably assume that new diesel drivetrains, as well as the continued sale of diesels already in the marketplac...

It’s been almost a decade since the Circuit of the Americas, on acreage southeast of Austin, took the first steps toward its construction. This spring, as it adds its first IndyCar race to the COTA calendar, it takes another significant step in becoming one of the dominant motorsport venues in the...

The Chicago Auto Show, which has historically been ‘up’ on the show calendar within a few weeks of Detroit’s, has built its own distinct brand based on available show space (the McCormick Convention Center is HUGE), decent media participation and a few notable intros from those OEMs not wantin...

In the year of Harley-Davidson’s founding – 1903 – electric automobiles looked to be the go-to solution for intown motorists with necessarily short commutes. But then, at the dawn of the 20th century most commutes were short; the reliability of gas-powered machinery was suspect and the ‘burb...

Even in the depleted magazine sections of most grocery stores (don’t even try the typical drug store), you can still count on Motor Trend Group’s Hot Rod, launched in 1948, and Motor Trend – introduced in 1949 – to be on that depleted shelf. Both mags were born in the fuel-infused excitement...

Wall Street may be doing its best impression of a seismograph, while California vacillates between fire and flooding. Despite those swings, and the gravitational pull of an industry looking toward the future while still rooted in its past, the inexorable pull of performance keeps rearing its rev-hap...

The 3-wheeled automotive footprint is anything but new. When designing his Benz Patent Motorwagen in the mid-1880s, Karl drew it with three wheels. And when H.F.S. Morgan put a version of his personal vehicle into production around 1911, it too featured three wheels. But despite the age of the conce...