When fanatics argue for things to be more “hardcore,” what they’re really asking for is purity. They want the frills stripped away so that the raw form of their obsession lays bare before them. Economic pragmatism has meant that drivers have been left lately without too many options in this regard, forced to reach deep into their pockets if they […]
Games Grid: Need For Speed: The Run Review
The Need For Speed series of games have a few cinema-inspired entries under their wing now, it seems clear that they have a decent handle on putting the player in a gritty fantasy world of underground racing, battling cops and rival drivers for territory, cash, and pink slips to fantastic cars. Need For Speed: The Run is a slight departure […]
Sensory Seduction: Maserati GranCabrio Sport First Drive
There are days, and there are good days, and despite what challenges the handful of waking hours have brought, if you’ve spent any time on a sun-splashed mountain road in the Maserati GranCabrio Sport, it was most definitely good day.
Go outside! 2013 Ford Escape Review
I’ve had enough. I’m tired of the daily, stress-ridden, repetitive water-treading rat race. I’m worn out by the looming deadlines. I’ve sick of climbing ladders, picking competencies, and “playing the game.” Some people have 99 problems? I got all 100, including that particular last one. I have other people’s problems to solve, too. Most of my day is spent in […]
Top 5 Summer Roadsters under $50,000
Summer is most definitely here. The warm air, cool evening breeze and long trips beckon drivers to slap on their summer tires and aviators and hit the open road. As with most things in life, there is a hierarchy to summer vehicles. The reigning king of hot day driving is the roadster, a 2 seat drop-top icon that turns even […]