In an age where vehicles come larded with crap like driver assist technology, electric steering and fake exhaust noise — things, that, in the end ultimately take away control from the driver — it’s a relief to ride a motorcycle like the Kawasaki Vulcan S.

Over the years, the James Bond cars have become stars in their own right. Sure, they’ve always been a big deal, but now things have gotten to the point where Aston Martin has made a new model, the DB10, just for the upcoming 007 movie, “Spectre.”

No vehicle manufacturer will ever out-Rolls-Royce Rolls-Royce. Given that the company’s newest car is a bright red Wraith that makes 632 horsepower from its twin-turbo V12, it seems only the ultra-premium brand itself can do that.

Did any of you all go to the Goodwood Festival of Speed in England recently? That’s where California-based company Singer Vehicle Design displayed what it pulled off with a classic Porsche 911 Targa: the impossible.

Enzo Ferrari and Ferruccio Lamborghini have been gone for a while, which means they haven’t been able to see the way automotive components can be made in this century. Divergent Microfactories, a San Francisco Bay Area startup, would probably love to show them, if that were possible.

As the Bugatti Veyron aged, it continued to use its unusual W16 power plant as other manufacturers, such as Porsche and McLaren, adopted hybrid power for their flagship offerings. It seems that will change when Bugatti replaces the Veyron with a new model.

We first told you about the upcoming Alfa Romeo 4C Spider way back in January. Today, we bring you word of the open-top Italian’s pricing: $65,495.