Kristen Lee is the Deputy Editor at The Drive, overseeing the site’s car reviews and features initiatives in addition to writing her own. She’s been covering the automotive industry professionally since 2013 and joined The Drive in April 2021.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Expertise includes car culture, automotive industry news, interviews, video work, and photography
- Attended drift school once
- Previous work experience: DuPont Registry, Road & Track, Jalopnik, Business Insider
EXPERIENCE
Kristen brings nearly 10 years of experience to the digital automotive media space through blogging, video, and podcasting. Her expertise lies in writing car reviews and features, examining the automotive industry as a whole, and keeping her finger on the pulse of niche car culture.
Her work and photography have appeared in The Motoring Journal and she’s made appearances on Jay Leno’s Garage, Good Morning America, The Smoking Tire Podcast, Fusion’s Car vs. America, the Ask a Clean Person podcast, and Motor Trend OnDemand’s Shift Talkers. Kristen is also currently a host on NBCSN’s /DRIVE.
EDUCATION
The University of Southern California, BA in English and Creative Writing
Fun Fact/Tip/Anecdote/Favorite Product
Kristen enjoys cooking, reading fiction, and watching big, dumb action movies. She is The Drive’s self-appointed Fast & Furious scholar, itself an accolade only because no one else wanted it.
Get latest from Kristen Lee

2023 Nissan Z First Drive Review: Old School in the Best Ways
By Kristen Lee / Published May 16, 2022

Why the 2023 Nissan Z’s Grille Shape Is More Than a Throwback
By Kristen Lee / Published May 16, 2022

New Nissan Z vs. Toyota Supra Head-to-Head: Which Sports Car Revival Wins?
By Kristen Lee / Published May 16, 2022

2023 Nissan Z Price Tag Just Punted the Supra Into the Sun
By Kristen Lee / Published May 16, 2022

I Shot Formula Drift With a Cheap Instant Camera and It Ruled So Hard
By Kristen Lee / Published Apr 6, 2022

A Twin-Supercharged Aston Martin V12 Vantage Drift Car Stole the Show at Formula Drift
By Kristen Lee / Published Apr 5, 2022

2022 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro Review: The Aggro Hybrid Pickup
By Kristen Lee / Published Apr 1, 2022

2023 Toyota GR Corolla: The 300-HP, AWD, Stick-Shift STI Slayer Is Finally Here
By Kristen Lee / Published Mar 31, 2022
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