December 2017
December 22, 2017: Just as we were about to write a few road tests and put this issue to bed, an unexpected call changed everything. It forced us stop what we were doing and start making phone calls to...
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January 5, 2018: The Detroit show is just around the corner, which means there’s scant time to catch up on our car reviews. First up is the Lexus IS350 F Sport, which has new front and rear fascias,...
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February 2, 2018: For the second issue in a row, Contributing Editor William G. Sawyer takes top billing, this time with a story about a man who set the style and the tone for many import automakers,...
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March 2, 2018: As we approach press days for the Geneva Motor Show, automakers continue to pull the covers off their show stoppers in rapid succession. Porsche previewed its 520-hp GT3 RS, the most...
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April 27, 2018: The big news out of Detroit is Ford’s plans to dump most of its car lineup in exchange for more trucks, SUVs and crossovers. Ford claims the switch is part of its strategy to wring out...
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May 11, 2018: Ford is once again in the news. Just weeks after announcing it would effectively stop producing cars in order to build more light trucks, SUVs and crossovers, the company’s stock price...
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June 8, 2018: It’s hard to believe that BMW’s X5 is 20 years and four generations old. Over the years, it unfortunately followed the path trod by much of BMW’s lineup, getting larger and less sporty as...
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July 6, 2018: We celebrated the Fourth of July holiday midweek (or “The Day of Treason” as some of my British former colleagues jokingly refer to it), which made getting to the job at hand, then back...
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August 3, 2018: As you read this, the documentary Ferrari: Race to Immortality is available on Video on Demand. Based on Chris Nixon’s book Mon Ami Mate about the friendship between Ferrari drivers...
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Since its debut on July 8, 2011, The Virtual Driver has been a labor of love, and the continuation of a career that began at AutoWeek on February 13, 1986, with coverage of the Mickey Thompson Stadium...
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