By: Natalie Harrington It’s no exaggeration to call New England the birthplace of the American collector car hobby. The original American car collectors were a pair of young aristocrats, each with a New England pedigree through and through. Diplomat Larz Anderson was educated at Exeter and Harvard; he married Isabel Anderson (née Weld), a Boston […]
By: Scott Wasser 2022 Acura MDX (Photo Credit: Kevin Nguyen) Seeing a 2022 Acura MDX roll into my driveway for a week-long evaluation, it felt like I’d finally reached the front of the line at a favorite Disney attraction. I’ve been an MDX fan since it debuted as a 2001 model and couldn’t wait to […]
By: Natalie Harrington On a rainy Cape Cod weekend, what’s a visiting car guy or gal to do? Here’s a great option: consider hitting up the Toad Hall Classic Sports Car Collection. Named for the car-loving batrachian from the classic novel The Wind in the Willows, this charming spot is chock-full of autos, whimsy, and […]
By: Scott Wasser Despite encroachment every so often from a Ram 1500 TRX, an F-150 Raptor, or a Land Rover owner who makes a wrong turn leaving the country club, Jeep has had the road – make that the off-road – pretty much to itself for many years. No longer, Tim Son Hing told NEMPA […]
At its annual awards dinner, held at the NEMPA headquarters in Middleborough, Mass., the New England Motor Press Association announced the winners of its prestigious Winter Vehicle Awards and honored three individuals for their outstanding contributions to the automotive industry. Ford Motor Company gave the Keynote Presentation highlighting the new Ford Bronco and Maverick Hybrid. […]
By: Tim Plouff The business side of selling automobiles is driven by hard-core data—not emotions, not fluffy press releases, not ideological dreams, just hard, real world numbers. If consumers aren’t buying the product, if fleets are not signing up for large contracts, and if dealers are not pushing for more inventory, then, well, various trends […]
