Toyota Transitions
Toyota is the world’s largest single car company. It sells more cars than any other car company. So why would it transition into the world’s largest “mobility” company?
And what does that...
America’s Other Cult
The single-minded obsession - in some small-minded quarters - with “speeding” is an interesting one. In part because it’s so bereft of any objective definition beyond what the person complaining about "speeders"...
“Guidance”
Tyranny begins with abuse of language. With evasive language.
Talk of "contributions" that you are forced to make; of being forced to "help." The forced element never mentioned - but defining. You...
Sit Back And Enjoy The Ride?
I know that the PDK automated manual in the Porsche 911 GT3 (and other PDK-equipped Porsches like the Cayman S I reviewed recently; see here) delivers quicker - and consistently quicker - acceleration; that...
The Orange Man is a Dangerous Man
Ironic doesn't quite cover this business of Donald Trump menacing what he styles "drug dealers" with the death penalty, if he is ever in a position to impose it. This from...
Your Mobile Phone
It's been said - and there is truth to it - that new cars are a lot like cell phones. Or rather, they try hard to emulate them. One you carry;...
The Disappearing Third Pedal . . . and Why
Finding a manual transmission in a new car - even a new economy car - is becoming as hard as finding a curbside parking spot in New York City.
There are at...
Which is Worse?
Few people like taxes - excepting, of course, those who collect them (and get paid, via them). But which tax - i.e., which form of legalized theft - is the worst:...
This “Standing” Business . . .
Is it possible to conceive of a less meaningful act than "standing" with Ukraine? Or with Israel?
Or with any abstraction?
How does one "stand" with another country, which is another abstraction as...
1975 Kawasaki S1 Rebuild: Installment Five
The old Kaw is starting to look like something again ... something good. At last!
This latest progress reports begins with a short story about a lucky find. I happened to...