Read my full story over at TechCrunch. I’m sitting in the passenger seat of a special Mercedes Benz S-Class on a blindingly bright California spring day, casually watching an autonomous delivery robot roll through a crosswalk on its way to deliver someone’s takeout meal in Santa […]
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Getting Offroad in a Luxury SUV – Travel & Leisure
Drive through canyons, otherworldly craters, and ghost towns in an SUV. Photo CREDIT: BETH BOWMAN Read my full story at Travel & Leisure. When someone talks about off-roading, one of two things happens: Listeners’ eyes glaze over and they absentmindedly scroll their phone, or they […]
2022 Mercedes-AMG EQS First Drive: Powerful, Quiet And Refined
Thoughts of Mercedes’ AMG performance brand likely conjure images of raucous engines, tremendous horsepower and plenty of track performance. What doesn’t fit is an all-electric 17-foot-long sedan that makes virtually no sound. But the German automaker’s tradition of upping the power quotient with the AMG […]
The Polestar 2 is More Appealing, Affordable and Repairable Than Many on the Market
When Polestar launched its first all-electric vehicle last year, it came in a single flavor: a dual-motor, all-wheel-drive configuration that cost around $50,000 before incentives. Next year, the automaker is adding some variety. Polestar is rolling out a more affordable, single-motor, two-wheel-drive version of the sedan that […]
First Drive of the Lucid Air Reveals Power and Panache
While cruising along Interstate 8 in the Lucid Air, it didn’t take long for the conversation to turn to spider graphs. Spider graphs offer a quick glimpse of how various factors like power, performance, weight and aerodynamics interact with one another. For the engineer sitting in the […]
The Lamborghini Huracán STO: A Final Celebration Before Electrification
What happens when a company synonymous with powerful engines heads toward hybridization? It’s complicated. Abigail Bassett@abigailbassett / 12:21 PM PDT•September 23, 2021 Comment Image Credits: Lamborghini The Lamborghini Huracán is the best-selling sports car that Lamborghini makes, and its days as a combustion-powered super sports car are numbered. Since the […]
The 2021 Mercedes-Benz Class Redefines Luxury Through Advanced Technology
Mercedes-Benz has used the “best or nothing” tagline to market its vehicles for the last 21 years. To ensure its 2021 Mercedes-Benz S580 sedan ticks that “best” box, the German automaker has loaded its flagship vehicle with technology, including an infotainment system that learns to anticipate […]
Porsche Make’s its Case For An All-Electric Wagon
Porsche has always gone its own way when it comes to creating new vehicles. It is, after all, the company that continues to stick to the wacky idea that putting the weight of an engine in the rear of a sports car is a great idea. […]
Four Things You Need To Know About Volvo Today
I spent a gorgeous few days in Vail and the surrounding mountain area to get a peek at the new Volvo V90 Cross Country. It was a gorgeous day and a really breathtaking car. Check out the inside scoop I got from top execs on […]
The Coolest Cars at the Concorso Italiano in Pebble Beach
To the northeast of the city of Monterey is the Black Horse Golf Club. Here, on the Saturday before the uber-rare cars take to the 18th Hole of Pebble Beach, owners and fans gather in the presence of some of the most beautiful Italian-designed cars […]
A Visit with Some Ultra-Rare McLaren Race Cars at Pebble Beach
What started out as a race for historic cars and a small meet-up for collector cars has blossomed into a full-on supercar festival. McLaren, the newest player in the supercar world, is here to show off something new on the concept lawn on Sunday. Ahead […]
Splitting the Hairs of Luxury in the Kia Cadenza
Splitting the difference in luxury is like splitting hairs. Does luxury maintain its appeal if it’s available to nearly everyone? Kia thinks so, and with the new 2017 Cadenza, the automaker is targeting anyone who has ever wanted lots of premium features and miles […]
ABIGAIL BASSETT 