Motoring
Behind the Wheel: 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Z51
The Chevrolet Corvette is an American icon as popular as baseball and apple pie. But it hasn’t all been pretty.
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MotoringQuick Spin: Zamboni 522 Electric Ice Resurfacer
When Frank J. Zamboni opened one of the largest ice skating rinks in the country just outside Los Angeles in 1940, he realized he needed to streamline the ice resurfacing process.
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TechPhoto Essay: 4Moms Headquarters
Robotics engineers and industrial designers, rapid prototyping and 3D printing, adroit methodology and open workflow — sounds like a Silicon Valley tech startup, right? But things aren’t always as they seem.
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MotoringQuick Spin: 2013 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Core
The Dodge Challenger first hit the scene in the ’70s to compete in the “Pony Car” market along side the Ford Mustang and Chevy Camaro. The third-generation Challenger (unveiled in 2006), retains cues from the ’70s version — hood scoops, round headlights, and an overall wide and flat design — to look every bit the American muscle car.
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MotoringRock Steady: 2013 Land Rover LR4 Overland Journal Edition
The guys at Overland Journal know how to adventure, and adventure well. Their magazines can be found both on coffee tables and in some of the most rugged vehicles around.
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MotorcyclesBehind the Wheel: Zero DS
With the recent proliferation of electrified transportation, it seems things are swinging solidly from Who Killed the Electric Car? to “Who Maimed the Gas Engine?”. Motorcycles are no exception.
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MotoringBehind the Wheel: 2014 Ford Fiesta ST
Though the Ford Fiesta (not to be confused with the midget-special Ford Festiva) has been around since 1976, it wasn’t available stateside until 2011. Back then, we enjoyed the original 1.6-liter 120 hp inline four cylinder hatch but longed for more pep.
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Archive30 Minutes With: Chris Diminno
Growing up in the suburbs of New York City in a large Italian family, Chris Diminno learned the importance of food pretty quickly. After honing his resume and skills at several fine establishments, Diminno moved to Portland — where ever since he’s been a lead chef at the extremely popular Euro-style gastropub Clyde Common.
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MotoringBehind The Wheel: Ford F-150 SVT Raptor
After twelve generations of model updates, the Ford SVT Raptor is arguably the most tenacious version of the Blue oval’s numerous F-150 iterations. Truly testing this machine called for something more than a few days piddling around Los Angeles, so when when we were invited to go attend the one-day Raptor Assault School at Miller Motorsports Park in the wide open Utah countryside we moved quicker than a rattle snake on the floor of a country line dance.
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Archive30 Minutes With: Irv Gordon
Irv Gordon looks young for his age. If you were to divide the almost three million miles he’s driven in his 1966 Volvo P1800 by the national average of miles driven per year, he would be 220 years old.
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ArchiveSilent in Name Only: The Old Town Music Hall and Its Mighty Wurlitzer Organ
Tucked away in the quiet industrial surf town of El Segundo, California, stands a cozy theater that has been around since 1921. Within that theater sits a rare gem, something that most of us no longer associate with movies at all.
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MotorcyclesTaming the Beast: 2013 Ducati Monster 796
In the world of thrilling machines, Ducati registers somewhere between Ferrari and Alfa Romeo — this on two wheels, of course. Offering bikes ranging in price from $10,000-$30,000 and covering a range of “yeah, that makes sense” to “humans aren’t supposed to travel that fast”, the brand has a legacy and heritage dating back to 1926 that it maintains with pride today.
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MotoringBull & Bravado: Driving the Lamborghini Aventador
Six hundred ninety-one horsepower. All-wheel-drive.
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HomeNew Father’s (Day) Gift Guide
It’s the scariest and most exciting thing a man will ever face: fatherhood. Suddenly there’s the pressure of knowing this human life is wholly reliant on you, the hope of being just like your father or the fear of the same thing.
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Archive30 Minutes With: Matthew Perlman, Founder of West Coast Defender
After being told he needed a license to sell his personal Land Rover Defender 90 to friends, Matthew Perlman decided to go all in for his passion. His company, West Coast Defender, brings 21st century updates — refinished exteriors, heated seats, power locking and other modern amenities — to classic machines.
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MotoringHatchback Comeback: Taking On 5 Great Hatches
In the States, we know that size still matters. And just like dinner portions, Americans love their bigger cars and trucks.
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MotoringQuick Spin: 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA 250
When we found out the 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA ($29,900 Base) wouldn’t be available stateside till September, we were willing to do anything to get our hands on it early; we even pondered selling our souls to the devil. Fortunately, we didn’t have to go quite that far.
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MotoringBehind the Wheel: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG
The SLS AMG by Mercedes-Benz is truly the 300SL Gullwing reincarnate. Only the resurrected version is so much faster, you’ll wonder what happened to your eyebrows.
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MotoringAston Martin V12 Vantage Carbon Black Edition
Aston Martin recently decided that being one of the most prestigious and sexiest car makers on the planet wasn’t enough. They needed to be audacious.