David Tracy

“HOLY CRAP! How is this even possible?!” I yelled as Lucid’s head of vehicle dynamics, David Lickfold, threw his company’s first-ever SUV around California’s canyon roads at a speed that seemed simply impossible. “OH my, is that oversteer?!” I screamed as he carefully placed the 3-row EV’s nose into a turn and punched the accelerator […]

I Spent 7 Nights In The Pontiac Aztek Tent And Discovered An Engineering Masterpiece

Man am I glad I don’t live in Troy, Michigan anymore, because if I did, I’d probably already have the U-Haul car-hauler hooked up, and I’d be headed northwest to pick up this Parmley Jeep. Here, allow me to show you this fantastic aftermarket fiberglass contraption that looks a bit like a frog. The Big […]

It’s a mostly rust-free diesel pickup truck with a manual transmission for just $5900 or best offer. How am I supposed to resist this, especially given where I stand with my Jeep J10? (I cannot get it through California emissions). Then again, maybe I should hold onto the J10 and see if I can limp […]

Last weekend I attended the Las Vegas Grand Prix, my very first Formula 1 race. I’d been invited by our friends at eBay Motors, and after having heard so much about how fun F1 races are from fellow journalists and car-people, I was excited to see what the second annual Las Vegas race was like. […]

I drove the Rivian R1S a few weeks ago from LA to Las Vegas, and though I’ll write a more complete review later, today I need to talk about its “Adaptive Drive Beam,” which has only recently become legal in the U.S. Because it is truly mind-blowing. The car I drove was a 2025 Rivian […]

I’m here at the Las Vegas Grand Prix (courtesy of eBay Motors), and a big story here is about how Red Bull allegedly forgot to bring its low-drag rear wing, forcing the team to actually take a freakin’ Dremel to its wing to get optimal performance for the Las Vegas circuit. Yes, a precisely designed-in-CAD […]

Thanks to our friends at eBay Motors, I’m in Las Vegas for the Las Vegas Grand Prix, and I have to admit: I’m a little overwhelmed. I haven’t watched Formula 1 since I was a kid growing up in Germany, watching Hometown Hero Michael Schumacher (pronounced “Michhh-ah-ail Shoe-machhh-er”) absolutely dominate. I was always a fan […]

I’m currently the middle of wedding prep, and that means emailing/calling vendors; following up with invited guests; and buying all sorts of random things like wedding card boxes and “Just Married Signs” and suits and, of course, wedding bands. As I’m not one to go the traditional route on pretty much anything, I decided against […]

As I watched my 2025 Mazda CX-50 press loaner pull up to the curbside outside my house, I couldn’t help but think: “Damn, that’s one fine looking crossover.” Then I opened the door and peered inside — again, I couldn’t help but think of how nice Mazdas have become in the last ten years or […]