Nicolas Stecher

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Deranged Man Caught Dousing Cars With Gasoline and Setting Them on Fire Gets Tackled by Local Heroes
Apr 19, 2019 4:05 PM
Watch a Huge Metal Ramp Fly Across the Highway and Violently Crash Into a Car
Apr 19, 2019 3:30 PM
Mercedes-Benz EQV Electric Crossover Confirmed, Will Be Benz's Entry-Level EV: Report
Apr 19, 2019 2:30 PM
Judge Extends Deadline Once Again in Tesla's Elon Musk vs. SEC Contempt Case Deal
Apr 19, 2019 1:50 PM
Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series With 630-HP Twin-Turbo V-8 Will Arrive in 2020: Report
Apr 19, 2019 1:15 PM
Daimler Seeks $6.75 Billion in Cost Cuts, Will Axe 10,000 Jobs Overall: Report
Apr 19, 2019 12:43 PM
Half-Naked Florida Man Tries to Steal Ford Fiesta, Gets Bat to the Face From Feisty Grandma
Apr 19, 2019 12:09 PM
Upcoming Chevrolet Electric Crossover Revealed Via 'Bolt EUV' Patent Filing: Report
Apr 19, 2019 10:52 AM
The 5 Hottest Crossovers and SUVs of the 2019 New York Auto Show
Apr 19, 2019 9:57 AM
Aston Martin DBS 59: A 715-HP Tribute to Carroll Shelby's 1959 Le Mans 24 Victory
Apr 19, 2019 9:04 AM
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By Nicolas Stecher Sep 27, 2018

How to Revolutionize the Electric Dirt Bike

A Swedish company called Cake is building a radical electric motorbike. Its significance is much larger.
By Nicolas Stecher Sep 18, 2018

At the Unveiling of the $1.4 Million Ferrari Monza SP1 and SP2

Watching Ferrari debut the first vehicles from its limited run (and pricey) ICONA line.
By Nicolas Stecher Dec 11, 2017
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Sorry, Tesla Fanboys: The Best Zero-Emissions Semi Runs on Fuel Cells

Toyota's Project Portal and a possibly game-changing semi from upstart Nikola Motors might prove FCEVs are the winning tech for the long-haul industry.
By Nicolas Stecher Oct 25, 2017

Are Hydrogen Cars the Next Big Thing … Again?

Battery-electrics may seem to have won the war for EV supremacy—in the U.S. at least—but don't count out the H2 industry just yet.
By Nicolas Stecher Oct 11, 2017

Worth a Re-Read Today: Hopscotch, the World’s First Opera for Cars

Yuval Sharon, a Pulitzer Prize finalist who created the "world's first opera for cars," was today awarded a MacArthur Foundation "genius" grant. Read Nicolas Stecher's first-person account of Hopscotch in action on the streets of LA.
By Nicolas Stecher May 19, 2017

Tom Brady, Aston Martin Join Forces for Sponsorship Deal

And the partnership between Captain America and England’s niche luxury automaker makes more sense than you think.
By Nicolas Stecher Aug 29, 2016

This Is How You Buy a $3M Bugatti Hypercar

You don't just pop by a dealership and write a check.
By Nicolas Stecher Jul 1, 2016

The 2017 Maserati Quattroporte Is a Driver’s Idea of Luxury

It doesn't coddle you into oblivion with luxury. That's a very good thing indeed.
By Nicolas Stecher Apr 27, 2016

Ducati’s Scrambler Sixty2 Will Give You Butterflies, But Its Hipster Marketing May Make You Puke

One of the inspirations for the bike is “street food.” Nope. Just, no.
By Nicolas Stecher Mar 25, 2016

The Weird, Wild Saga of Gizmondo, Part 7: Enzo's Last Ride

Go inside what really happened that fateful morning in Malibu.
By Nicolas Stecher Mar 24, 2016

The Weird, Wild Saga of Gizmondo, Part 6: In With the New

As the walls close in, cocaine becomes a problem.
By Nicolas Stecher Mar 23, 2016

The Weird, Wild Saga of Gizmondo, Part 5: Coming to America

Violence—both real and threatened—on Santa Monica Bay.
By Nicolas Stecher Mar 22, 2016

The Weird, Wild Saga of Gizmondo, Part 4: Retribution for a Thief

The Torpedo attacks, and Gizmondo takes a hit.
By Nicolas Stecher Mar 17, 2016

The Weird, Wild Saga of Gizmondo, Part 3: Following the Money Over a Cliff

When it comes to chucked money, destroying a $1M Ferrari Enzo is a drop in the bucket.
By Nicolas Stecher Mar 15, 2016

The Weird, Wild Saga of Gizmondo, Part 2: ‘Too Much Money For Normal Business’

Wherein the Gizmondo founders trade on the currency of glamour.
By Nicolas Stecher Mar 14, 2016

The Weird, Wild Saga of Gizmondo, Part 1

The fiery crash of a Ferrari Enzo exposes a billion-dollar scam.
By Nicolas Stecher Feb 17, 2016

Is the Drone Racing League For Real?

We go behind-the-scenes at the DRL’s inaugural race in Miami.
By Nicolas Stecher Dec 21, 2015

Why Rob Gronkowski Is the Chevrolet Camaro of the NFL

Big, brash and bratty—and both will blow your doors off.
By Nicolas Stecher Dec 17, 2015

Why the New Chevy Camaro Is Just Like My Face

And other tales from the muscle car vortex.
By Nicolas Stecher Nov 30, 2015

The $300,000 Bentley Bentayga Isn’t For You

But will the fastest, most powerful, most expensive SUV ever find a home?