Test Drives, Trends & Events

The tenth-annual Cruisin’ for a Cure.

The tenth-annual Cruisin’ for a Cure took place this past weekend at the Orange County Fairgrounds. This “show and drive” is a very important one to keep checked on your automotive event calendar. It is a showcase for hot rods, muscle cars, custom classics, rat rods, modern muscle, exotics and anything else under the sun to show up and show off. Much more importantly however, it is a chance to create an increased level of awareness about a terrible disease affecting 1 in 6 men - prostate cancer. More...

The Morgan Aero 8 ... bug-eyed but still beautiful.

Here in Southern California, I come across all manner of automotive awesomeness. I see Ferraris, Bentleys, and other exotic cars on a weekly basis. One car I had never seen before is the Morgan Aero 8 ... until now.

Walking out of lunch the other day, I spotted this specimen sitting in the valet court practically screaming to be driven at questionable speeds. This car is capable of 0-60 jaunts in the sub 4.5 second range and has a top speed of 170 mph. More...

Pininfarina is at it again ...

LED Headlights Are New for the 2009 Maserati

Maserati has released a few photos of their newest iteration of their flagship sedan, the Quattroporte. They refer to the car as a "second masterpiece" ... wow, those are good words. I would have just gone with "cool" or "awesome" or something else along the lines of a slack-jawed guffaw. Whatever reaction it may draw from you, I think we can agree that the Quattroporte is a fantastic-looking car. More...