Car Magazine Editorials

"Most men live lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them"-Henry David Thoreau more

Eighteen years is a long time do anything especially if it's the same thing done at the same place. Eventually, a desire to try something... more

Racer's High Driving to NirvanaIf you know anyone who is a distance runner, you've probably heard them talk about the "runner's high." This... more

You Just Can't Afford 'Em AnymoreI needed another winter beater. You know what I mean; a cheap but fun car to drive through the winter... more

A World Of NuanceSize Matters More Each DayWe live in a world of nuance. It is a place where the smallest, nearly imperceptible differences... more

I am confused. Not that this is an unusual situation. Contemplating the relationship of string theory to quantum mechanics, or the... more

A major assault on your wallet is often the best way to fully appreciate life's bumpy road. Take, for example, that $150 fuel charge at a... more

It is so easy to be a cynic when you reach middle age. Once you're 40 years old, the wide-eyed idealism of your 20s and even the cheerful... more

50 Years of Ferrari StyleMy first walk around a completely new car tries to be a Gestalt, a process during which I perceive the "phenomena... more

Something Old, Something NewHow Old Is Old Enough?Almost every small town in America has a main street, and almost every main street in... more

Engaging the SoulImagine nine blobs of mercury, careening over the folds of a crumpled silk kimono, and it gives you some idea of european... more

Mercedes-Benz returned to Grand Prix racing after a 15-year absence in July 1954. It's hard to believe that almost 50 years have passed... more

Mercedes-Benz returned to Grand Prix racing after a 15-year absence in July 1954. It's hard to believe that almost 50 years have more

A few weeks ago, I visited a plant in Anderson, S.C., run by Robert Bosch Corporation, which builds oxygen sensors for automotive engine... more

There can't have been very many newsstands in Dumfries, Scotland, that were displaying copies of Hot Rod back in 1964, but somehow Ian... more

Myth Meets Reality on Hwy 46The sleek silver Porsche approached the intersection of California state highways 46 and 41. I was on my way to... more

Living Legends40 Years Later And Still On TopStanding upon the windswept Col de Turini, high above the Principality of Monaco, I reflect... more

If the best way to get to the top of open-wheel racing is karting, then there ought to be a professional series for those of us who have... more

If Truth is Beauty...then why are the cars at auto shows so ugly?While walking through the aisles of the North American International Auto... more

I just spent three days in Sonoma, Calif., attending the fifth annual Michelin Tire "Challenge Bibendum." This event, named after the... more

Why Do Anything Else? more

Raves, Rants And Rationalizations more

European Car Grand PrixThe Most Significant New European-Bred Automobile Of 2002It may be called the Mini, but the editors of european car... more

It's a distinctive sound, a three-cylinder two-stroke Saab rally car on full song. Echoing off the walls of French towns, it sounds like a... more

Geneva-You don't expect to see sweat-beaded brows in Switzerland early in March, but inside a tent specially erected for the launch of... more