Born and forged in the Motor City, now a Brooklynite, Lawrence is the former chief auto critic at the New York Times and Detroit Free Press. His award-winning work has appeared in Automobile, Road & Track, Fortune, Conde Nast Portfolio, Men's Journal, Popular Science and others.
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2018 Honda Civic Type R Review: This $35,000 Front-Drive Hot Hatch Impresses Like a Supercar
By Lawrence Ulrich / Published Oct 31, 2018

2019 Chevrolet Silverado Review: GM’s Flagship Pickup Proves an All-Around Letdown
By Lawrence Ulrich / Published Oct 26, 2018

Power-Sliding the 2019 Ford Mustang Bullitt: Drifting the Tires Off the New McQueen Muscle Car
By Lawrence Ulrich / Published Oct 23, 2018

How Convenient: Ford CEO Jim Hackett Blames Trump, Tariffs for His Company’s Shaky Performance
By Lawrence Ulrich / Published Oct 19, 2018

2019 Genesis G70 Review: The Best Sport Sedan Most People Have No Idea Exists
By Lawrence Ulrich / Published Oct 17, 2018

Trump’s Ethanol Plan Is a Gift to Big Agra—and a Swift Kick to Big Oil
By Lawrence Ulrich / Published Oct 12, 2018

2019 Ram 1500 Limited Review: FCA’s Plush Pickup Truck Lays a Smackdown on Ford and Chevy
By Lawrence Ulrich / Published Oct 9, 2018

2019 BMW X5 First Drive: Call This Crossover the Perfectly Acceptable Driving Machine
By Lawrence Ulrich / Published Oct 2, 2018

Swan Song: Tony Swan, Detroit’s Hardest-Charging, Longest-Lasting Auto Journalist, Dead at 78
By Lawrence Ulrich / Published Sep 29, 2018

2019 Lamborghini Aventador SVJ First Drive: Dancing With the New King of the Nurburgring
By Lawrence Ulrich / Published Sep 21, 2018

BMW Reveals Its Future Electric Car, the Vision iNext, in New York
By Lawrence Ulrich / Published Sep 15, 2018

2019 Jaguar I-Pace Review: Jaguar Goes Electric, and Driving Fans Should Go Wild
By Lawrence Ulrich / Published Sep 14, 2018