It’s about 11:30pm when I begin to think this truly was a terrible idea. The Spirit of Tasmania—an old Greek ferry—lumbers out of the relatively calm Port Phillip Bay near Melbourne, Australia, into the notoriously tempestuous Bass Strait. Suddenly, as we enter open ocean, the great vessel begins pitching fore and aft. Dogs in traveling kennels…
McLaren has a new logo. That’s it up above. Surprise! It says ‘McLaren.’ There’s plenty of history behind this “evolved brand identity,” though, because the fresh wordmark was inspired by the sign that used to sit above the family fuel station in Remuera, Auckland. That’s where Bruce built his first winning race car, and it’s probably…
Michelin will be announcing the Michelin Guide Manila and Environs & Cebu 2027 restaurant selection on October 29, 2026.Read More »
Not wanting to be outdone by BYD’s 1,500kW ‘Flash Charging,’ Geely has now announced its fifth-generation Geely Smart Charging Station, and we’re told it delivers a peak power output of 2,250kW. Impressive, but surely they could have come up with a cooler name? We’ll call it ‘Quicksilver Charging.’ One for the Marvel fans out there….
How to phrase this without sounding absurdly ungrateful and possibly clinically insane? I should just say it: I’m completely over hypercars. They’re amazing, spectacular, and highly varied. Mostly huge fun to drive, too. But for the love of God, can’t we just get some normal performance cars for normal people? Poor me, right? I can…
