At first glance, it seems as if Josh Condon, Road & Track’s senior editor, has a sweet gig.  He gets to spend at least one day driving the 2014 Audi RS7 and luxuriating in its leather and wood grain cockpit. But there’s a trade-off. Although he describes the $100,000+ four-door coupe as “crazy, stupid fast” […] More »

The Ford Premier Automotive Group was once a form of corporate high school which step-brothers Jaguar and Aston Martin attended.  The latter firm was the big man on campus who got the cool 12-cylinder engines, dramatic styling and flagship position in the blue oval’s brand portfolio.  It was also its parents’ unofficial favorite child.  Jaguar […] More »

If you need a sign that the automobile industry is nothing like it used to be, look no further than the fact that at least 70 percent of the two 2014 sedans (the Ghibli and the larger Quattroporte) that Maserati has sold in the U.S. have had all-wheel drive.  Maserati sedans.  All-wheel drive.  Not exactly […] More »

I like steak, but I recoil at the thought of the process a cow goes through from the farm to my plate.  That’s one great thing about cars.  Watching how they’re made makes me hungry for more knowledge, not sick to my stomach. /DRIVE’s /INSIDE QUATTRO program went to Neckarsulm, Germany to show its viewers […] More »

The crew at AutoBlog recently got the chance to travel to Germany to take a Porsche-hosted look at the company’s new Macan CUV.  Lucky ducks.  They did have their work cut out for them, though: showing that the new Porsche rig is not just a glorified Audi Q5, despite the past rumors of how alike […] More »

Any day is a great day for donuts, especially the kind the Lamborghini Aventador can perform. With all-wheel drive, the Aventador takes donuts to the next level: the axis-spin level. Ever since the days of the Diablo, all-wheel drive Lamborghinis have entertained with donuts that allow spinning on the vertical axis. Yes, other all-wheel drive […] More »