HIGHLIGHTS
- Expertise includes consumer, investigative, and interview journalism, as well as the motorcycle, car, and UTV industries
- Amateur mechanic, professional breaker of products large and small
- Bylines in: The Drive, Playboy, Field & Stream, Motor Trend, PopSci, The Manual, 360Magazine, Automobile Magazine, Road & Track, Bob Vila, Task & Purpose, Autoblog, Yahoo, Motor1, Roadkill, Hot Rod, Top Gear, and countless others
EXPERIENCE
Jonathon has worked in newsrooms around the country and now oversees the commerce sections of The Drive, including supervising a team of 20+ to produce a large pool of commerce content. This includes Buying Guides, informational content, deals, Gift Guides, and more.
EDUCATION
Loyola University Chicago, BA in Political Science and a BS in Anthropology, American Military University, MA in Intelligence Studies
Fun Fact
Three children (currently ages 3, 2, and 1) take up all of Jonathon’s time but he and his family all enjoy long trail rides through the national forest behind their house on their very fast Can-Am Maverick X3 Max.
NOTABLE WORK
- History of the Rotary EngineThe Drive
- The Drive Interview with Killer MikeThe Drive
- The Agony, and Utter Joy, of One Child’s First FishField and Stream
- Ducati’s Panigale V4 S is an Orgasm on WheelsPlayboy
- Driving Bugatti’s $3 Million ChironPlayboy
- Escaping Hell in a MiataJalopnik
- An F40 Engine Makes This Dino Worthy of the Ferrari BadgeRoad & Track
Get latest from Jonathon Klein
Next-Gen Subaru BRZ/Toyota 86 to Get More Horsepower With Subaru Ascent Motor: Report
By Jonathon Klein / Published Sep 19, 2019
Mercedes-Benz’s Gorden Wagener Talks About The Timelessness of the SLS AMG
By Jonathon Klein / Published Sep 18, 2019
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By Jonathon Klein / Published Sep 16, 2019
Charley Boorman and Actor Ewan McGregor’s ‘Long Way Up’ Might Use Harley-Davidson LiveWires
By Jonathon Klein / Published Sep 13, 2019
Sleep Your Way To and From San Francisco and Los Angeles in ‘Cabin,’ an RV-Like Hotel
By Jonathon Klein / Published Sep 14, 2019
The Drive Interview: Alfonso Albaisa, Nissan/Infiniti’s Senior Vice President for Global Design
By Jonathon Klein / Published Sep 16, 2019
Updated: Elon Musk Backtracks Model S ‘Ring Run After Nürburgring Officials Say, ‘Tesla, Who?’
By Jonathon Klein / Published Sep 11, 2019
Driving onto the Main Stage at Pebble Beach in a 2019 Infiniti QX50
By Jonathon Klein / Published Sep 10, 2019
Recently Purchased Lamborghini Diablo Gets Crashed into Hedge
By Jonathon Klein / Published Sep 10, 2019
The 2020 Land Rover Defender Is Ready to Conquer Mountains and the United States
By Jonathon Klein / Published Sep 10, 2019
The 2020 Ferrari 812 GTS Is a 790-Horsepower Convertible Weapon
By Jonathon Klein / Published Sep 9, 2019
Ford Has Filed Nine Removable Door Patents Ahead of the 2021 Ford Bronco
By Jonathon Klein / Published Sep 3, 2019