Five crisply-stamped Acura NSXs sit waiting in the test drive paddock. Their angular stealth-fighter shapes are beautifully rendered in Acura’s bright blues, reds and oranges. To my eyes, the NSX is perfectly proportioned and fresh-looking, even though its design dates from 2012. (It helps that I rarely see an NSX on the road.) Its ground-hugging… Continue reading Test Drive: 2019 Acura NSX
I’d been planning this moment for months, scheming about my way into the driver’s seat of the McLaren 570GT. Thankfully my machinations just came to fruition. I am getting called off the waitlist for the McLaren test-drive experience at Monterey. McLaren is showing off its newly debuted 570S Spider, the roofless version of its Sports… Continue reading Test Drive: 2017 McLaren 570S Spider
During Monterey Car Week, numerous high-end manufacturers were offering test drives of their newest cars. The Acura NSX, Porsche 718 Boxster and Cayman (as well as the rest of the Porsche lineup), Lamborghini Huracan, Alfa Romeo 4C Spyder and McLaren 570S/GT were all buzzing up and down Carmel Valley wooing potential customers. Enticed by the… Continue reading Test Drive: 2016 McLaren 570GT
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