TweetAll Photos by Randy Stern It is that moment V&R readers have been waiting for… Every year, I get the opportunity to drive a lot of vehicles. Some vehicles have been driven for around 15-20 minutes; others for as long as a week. In 2014, I averaged more than a vehicle a week…frankly, I lost …
Tweet 2014 Maserati Ghibli Q4. All Photos by Randy Stern The name still stirs the soul. It is not just any name. It is one that evokes greatness at a time when car design was in a revolutionary phase. Curves were being shifted onto elegant lines. The call of the modern car was powerful, as …
TweetIt has been a while, has it not? The whole My Favorite thing… It is not for lack of imagination. Rather, I have been busy on many fronts. One such front is a new venture for me that might lead to a dream job. More on that when things sort itself out on that front. …
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TweetThe Trident turns 100 this year. When you think of the Trident, you think of the family of brothers who took to building the fastest cars of its time. The trademark was a paean to a statue in Bologna, their hometown – the Fontana di Nettuno. Yet, this company endured through many changes on a …
Tweet What could we do down there? Hmmm…. Photo by Randy Stern Yes, I had a great time at the opener of MN C&C for 2013. It was a smaller crowd, with most potential cars parked away from the grounds. The weather provided some interesting challenges – the cold plus threatening skies under rain forecasts. …
Tweet This…for starters. Photo by Randy Stern Yeah, I made a big deal about my so-called "accomplishment." I drove two BMWs – big deal! Blah, blah, blah…. It may not seem like a big deal to you. You are used to other auto writers jumping into expensive machinery to drive them around for an evaluation …
Tweet All photos by Randy Stern The Dodge Dart has just about reached its final destination – the showroom. It is a cause for celebration. The transition of Fiat's C-EVO architecture to become Chrysler's CUSW platform has now been framed into production form. Fiat and Chrysler's CEO Sergio Marchionne reiterated once again that the Dart …