2010 Cadillac CTS-V Impresses on the 2010 Bullrun Rally
Aug 24, 2010
By Annabelle Frankl (with a bit of help from her twin, Nicholas) Photos by the authors unless noted Now in its seventh year the Bullrun Rally brings together a unique mix of cars and personalities and takes them on annually-changing routes that criss-cross the USA, in a rolling cavalcade of horsepower, testosterone and ... Continue reading
2007 Honda VTX Custom - Review
Apr 14, 2008
By Nicholas Frankl Senior Editor The mighty 1800cc VTX range from Honda has been around for a few years now but despite this seeming maturity in a fast changing and ever evolving motorcycle industry, the 2007 edition equipped with large capacity and easily handled saddle bags, which you can clip open or do the whole un ... Continue reading
Nissan and Yahoo! Music "Share the Passion" and The Auto Channel was There!
Nov 29, 2007
Nicholas Frankl Senior Editor The Autochannel joined approximately 350 guests joined Nissan and Yahoo! Music to celebrate the one-year anniversary of Nissan Live Sets. The red-carpet event, hosted by Milo Ventimiglia from Heroes, featured a DJ set by Samantha Ronson followed by a live performance by Matchbox Twenty. Gu ... Continue reading
Our Man in LA - JagUar XKR Daily Driver
Mar 19, 2006
Nicholas Frankl’s daily driver. I bought the Jaguar XKR in August 2004. It had 27,000 miles and was located only 1.5 miles from my house at Sports Trend Auto on Ventura Blvd. I had Galpin Jaguar do the once over and with a clean bill of health saved myself over $30,000 on list. XK’s are one of the best seco ... Continue reading
Feb 5, 2006
By Nicholas Frankl Senior Editor If you ever get the chance to “ride the rails” in Europe I highly recommend it. Traveling through Europe on the train with nothing but a EuroRail Pass, a crappy map, a backpack full of stuff you won’t wear and dreams of finding that special place you see in foreign mov ... Continue reading
Feb 3, 2006
RALLY NIRVANA BULLRUN 2005 Nicholas Frankl Senior Editor Automobile rallies have been with us almost from the day Carl Benz and Gottleib Daimler created the ‘modern’ car. Rallies brought together like-minded individuals who enjoyed the sport of driving, congregating and generally messing with all things mec ... Continue reading
BMW 1200 ST and 1200 RT Reviews
Apr 30, 2005
Nicholas Frankl Contributing Editor If you’re going to test new motorbikes, you may as well head for the deserts of Palm Springs and surrounding mountains, the California riding nirvana equivalent of the Scottish highlands, but with a little less (but still surprisingly prevalent) fauna. BMW brought 50 odd models ... Continue reading
Motorcycle Review - BMW R1200GS
Feb 2, 2005
BMW R1200 GS By Nicholas Frankl Senior Editor If you thought that the I-Drive was BMW’s only idiosyncrasy, then clearly you do not ride motorbikes. For, just as the Porsche flat-four and flat-six boxer engines are the soul of the brand experience, the flat-twin is the life blood, design and engineering anomaly of ... Continue reading
Jan 18, 2005
As any red blooded petrol head will attest, this is a great time for auto enthusiasts the world over. Not since the hotrod wars of the 60’s muscle cars has there been such a plethora of incredible high performance vehicles available. Take Ford for instance. With the revitalization of design lead by J Mays and the ... Continue reading
The Historic: Monacos 2-week Gift to Motor Racing Nirvana
Jun 18, 2004
By Nicholas Frankl Senior Editor. 1997 saw the beginning of a very special tradition - The Historic Grand Prix of Monaco. Run on the very same streets as the annual F1 race, the Historic sought to recapture the magic of a bygone age, when racing cars traveled with an on-board mechanic, gentlemen raced and racers were g ... Continue reading
New Car Review: 2005 BMW 6 Series
Mar 25, 2004
SIX degrees of Acceleration Nicholas Frankl Senior Editor It has been a long time coming, but the new 6 Series is at your dealer and ready to add some civilized excitement to your life. It follows in the tire treads of some distinguished predecessors; the BMW 327, launched in 1937; the 503 of the late Fifties; the awes ... Continue reading
Review: 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart Darwinism
Nov 11, 2003
Team TACH Inside Scoop From Coast to Coast Gumball 3000 Rally
Jul 11, 2003
By Nicholas Frankl Senior Editor Rich Kaufman Any mild mannered Tifosi would willingly pledge his left leg (an optional extra when driving modern masterpieces from Maranello these days) for the chance for a few miles in the famed automotive chariots. Imagine the forfeit if you were offered the chance to reenact a famou ... Continue reading
Jun 22, 2003
Maximum ‘X’ – but no game. The new Honda 600 RR is possibly the fastest bike I have ridden on any road. No, it isn’t as quick in a straight line as a Hayabusha nor many other ‘monster’ machines. But 0-100 mph is no slower or faster in real terms than the rest of the super hot rockets ... Continue reading
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