The Autopian

Specifically, the “car” I’m referring to in the headline is the new Spyker C8 Preliator XXV that will be showing its face at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering, this Friday. I had a chance to see the car and to speak with the company’s CEO, Victor Muller. He broke down the economics of car week, telling me how much he’s paying to debut his company’s new car, and enlightening ...

The motorhome buyers of today are discovering that it’s possible to get much of the big coach experience without having to learn how to drive a truck or a bus. The Class B+ motorhome is bigger than a regular camper van, but smaller than a Class C motorhome, sitting in a spot between maneuverability and space. Six decades ago, one van build helped popularize the whole idea aro...

As easy as it is to bemoan the weight, complexity, and screen-reliance of new cars, we’re living in an era of horsepower that we’ll be telling our grandchildren about. The quickest factory Corvette makes more power than a Bugatti Veyron, the quickest Hyundai on offer can outrun a Lamborghini Urus, and Ford will sell you a 700-horsepower F-150 street truck with a warranty.

I love going to Car Week with The Autopian. It’s this wild, crazy adventure, and we rarely know what’s going to happen or how our silly antics will be taken. A week of checking out the greatest cars in the world with the best of friends. It’s truly incredible, and if we can capture 10% of the fun we have on the site and on social media, I’d consider it a success.

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The old “there’s two kinds of people” thing is something I’ve never been nuts about. Still, I do think it’s appropriate when it comes to buying a new car and whether to sell the current car oneself or trade it in at the dealership (and we’re talking “normal” daily drivers here, not collector cars or creampuffs). Surprisingly, I used to be staunchly in one camp but have now cr...