Behind the wheel of the 2025 Continental GT Convertible from Miami to Islamorada en route to culinary heaven at Kindler. Courtesy Bentley Motors When word reached us of the imminent opening of Kindler—a wood-fired, farm-to-table restaurant destined to become Islamorada’s premier dining destination—the occasion demanded nothing less than arrival in superlative style. What followed was…
A new, highly transmissible COVID subvariant has been detected in California — heightening the risk of a potential summer wave as recent moves by the Trump administration threaten to make vaccines harder to get, and more expensive, for many Americans, some health experts warn. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced this…
2026 Jeep Cherokee Stellantis A reasonable case could be made that the second-generation Jeep Cherokee that debuted in 1984 and is popularly known by its XJ product code kicked off the SUV boom that continues more than four decades later. The XJ Cherokee was one of the first uni-body SUVs with real off-road capability even…
The Tiffin GH1 all-terrain camper van was one of the most pleasant RV surprises of 2024. Designed much like a Winnebago Revel but with a few signature tricks up its sleeve, the GH1 hit the market with a sticker price over US$55,000 lower than Winnebago’s well-established AWD camper. Now Tiffin is moving up to Winnebago’s…
Here’s why online bids are skyrocketing for this immaculate Lamborghini Murcielago. (Bring A Trailer) The vintage glory of a V12-powered Lamborghini with a gated manual transmission is an irresistible proposition, which is why this Bring a Trailer listing for a 2003 Lamborghini Murcielago, cloaked in menacing Nero Pegaso with a contrasting Nero Perseus leather interior,…
The crowd gathered at midnight at Washington Boulevard and Maple Avenue. It’s unclear why dozens of people converged at the intersection just south of downtown Los Angeles, but some were dressed to party, wearing pink platform heels and cat ears, according to video shot by news outlet OnScene.TV. A man gulped from a jug filled…
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Based on the BMW M8, the Concept Speedtop will make production next year, but they will only make 50 … More cars, expected to sell for around $500,000 each. Photo: BMW BMW BMW has taken the covers off its Concept Speedtop shooting brake at the Concorso d’Eleganza in Cernobbio tonight. The Concept Speedtop, which will…
This week already brought us a camper loaded with solid-state battery power, and now we have a luxury EV putting its own solidified energy storage to work. BMW is road-testing solid-state batteries in the i7 electric sedan. The sulfide-based batteries promise higher energy density, improved safety and more versatile, compact packaging in comparison with traditional…
GM’s 9,000-pound all-electric beast might just make automotive acceleration history. With a blistering new 60 mph time, the 2026 Hummer EV is in hot pursuit of the Tesla Cybertruck Beast, the quickest of the all-electric super-trucks on the market. And depending on the results of independent testing, it may even dethrone Elon Musk’s street tank…
