At the 2013 Detroit Auto Show, we got a sneak peek of the new U.S. version of the Mercedes-Benz CLA. Click below for the video from the show.
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Tesla Model S vs. Fisker Karma
In December I teamed up with the talented Sue Callaway to find out whether the Tesla Model S or the Fisker Karma was the better drivers car. Click below to see what we thought.
Driving the brand new, 2014 Aston Martin Vanquish
It’s bright blue (Grabber blue, maybe?), got a V12, 565hp engine and does naut to 60 in 4.2 seconds. And Peter and I got to spend the day with it on a brand new stretch of pavement in New Orleans. Meet the brand […]
Driving the brand new 2013 SRT Viper
Just last week, Peter Valdes-Dapena and I traveled to Napa for a short program with Chrysler. We got to drive the brand new 2013 SRT Viper on the roads around Yountville and on the Sonoma Raceway. Find out what it is like to drive […]
Motor Trend’s Car of the Year Road Tests
In September, Peter Valdes-Dapena and I traveled to Tehachapi, California to tag along with the Motor Trend judges as they test drove the top 11 cars on the winding roads around the area. Click on the image below to find out what kind of rigorous […]
Behind the scenes of Motor Trend Magazine’s annual Car of the Year Track Testing
In mid-September I was invited to get an exclusive behind the scenes look at how Motor Trend Magazine tests it’s cars for the annual Car of the Year award. This was one of the best experiences I have had the opportunity to have. To watch […]
Hot Wheels: From concept to real car
As part of my trip to LA in mid-September, Peter Valdes-Dapena and I got to tour the Hot Wheels Design Center in El Segundo. The creativity and innovation was truly inspiring. Click below to see the video.
The Shelby GT500: It’s all about raw power
At $54,000, the Shelby GT500 is an expensive one trick pony — it likes to go in one direction, fast. Peter Valdes-Dapena and I got to drive and review it for CNNMoney. As a German sports car fan, I had my doubts about raw American […]
1999 Mercedes CLK GTR goes for $1.1 million
The 1999 Mercedes CLK GTR racecar was originally built so that the automaker could compete in a new race series. Among the rules: Automakers needed to build at least 25 production versions of the racing vehicles. This one was the first of those production cars […]
Audi’s very luxurious ancestor: Horch
The Horch was an extremely rare automobile in its day and it’s even more-so now. Only five were ever built. This particular car is one of just three that remain. You may have never heard of a Horch, but it was one of four automakers […]
Driving the very first Shelby Cobra
Carroll Shelby’s first Shelby Cobra was a car he built himself and owned until he died, despite offers to sell it for millions. We got to drive it at Laguna Seca Raceway in California.
Clark Gable’s multi-million dollar Duesenberg
This 1935 Duesenberg Model JN Convertible Coupe once belonged to “The King of Hollywood,” Clark Gable. Gooding & Company offered the car at auction in Pebble Beach, California this past weekend. Bidding went as high as $6.4 million but that wasn’t high enough to meet […]