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Luxury pickups combine the sedan’s private comforts with a body that publicly signifies work, capability, and preparedness. That combination changed what expensive American transportation looks like.
Read the essay : The Pickup Killed the Luxury Sedan, Then Wore Its SkinInteresting Times
Physical controls let the hand find, operate, and confirm a function without asking the eyes to leave the road. The best interfaces know which work to remove…
Read the essay : Ode to the ButtonAutomotive Excellence
The W140 treated passenger isolation as a complete engineering problem: structure, suspension, glazing, seating, closures, electronics, and a V12 all served the same unusually expensive brief.
Read the essay : Mercedes W140: The Last Heirloom Luxury CarInteresting Times
GM’s move away from phone projection transfers more of the dashboard’s useful life to embedded software, networks, pairing systems, and services that the owner does not control.
Read the essay : GM’s Rebuke of CarPlay Will Not End WellAutomotive Excellence
BMW’s first production V12 sedan combined speed, quiet, and everyday usability. The generations that followed gradually changed the case for twelve cylinders.
Read the essay : The BMW 750iL Changed EverythingAutomotive Excellence
America has not lost every wagon. It has largely lost the ordinary wagon: the useful long roof that did not require a raised body, an AMG engine,…
Read the essay : Requiem for the WagonAutomotive Excellence
The Celestiq gives Cadillac a credible claim on the highest end of the luxury market. Its price, size, craftsmanship, and technology now have to produce an experience…
Read the essay : The Celestiq Has to Earn Cadillac’s Old Reputation
