(UPDATED FROM 11/13/2020) Automobile appears to be dead. On July 6 MotorTrend (2021) announced that the magazine would be folded into its website. This looked inevitable. Automobile ceased publishing a printed magazine as of February […]
The July 1966 issue of Popular Science breathlessly predicted what U.S. automakers had planned for the next model year. Even though introductions were only a few months away, a surprising number of the magazine’s predictions […]
Over the last year Road & Track magazine has moved upmarket. It has replaced its monthly printed magazine with a bi-monthly with around 150 pages. In addition, the magazine is offering access to events, services […]
A quarter century ago I subscribed to this magazine in response to one of those promos that offered a really low introductory rate. I liked the auto history pieces — this was before the Internet […]
A few years ago someone showed me the 50th anniversary edition of this magazine. It was a great read and a reminder of how far Car and Driver has fallen. Once a bastion of creative iconoclasm, […]
This British media outlet is arguably a more literate and visually appealing read than its American counterparts. Nevertheless, Car still suffers from the key limitation that afflicts the genre — it’s too focused on hyping new cars and trinkets. […]
For the last half century this magazine has had the reputation of being the most “corporate” American auto buff magazine. As a case in point, Motor Trend’s greatest source of visibility — its Car of the Year […]
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