For the Sake of Driving
A two-door Maybach 57 was never officially part of the line-up. Instead, people close to the brand created fewer than a dozen of these ultra-luxurious coupés.
The mid-engined Renault Clio V6, with its attitude problem, and the odd-looking Volkswagen Beetle RSi appear to be polar opposites, but they also have a surprising number of similarities.
In the Crewe era, tradition dictated that Rolls-Royces provided the blueprint for new Bentleys. With the fifth-generation Corniche, all that changed, resulting in a masterpiece.
A trip from Denver to Moab in a Jeep Commander, passing Colorado's old mining towns, Independence Pass and Aspen, before taking Utah's backroads into the Moab desert.
The Hummer H1 went from the epitome of cool to a social outcast. Fortunately, that cool factor is returning, and the rare final-model-year Alpha remains the top dog.
Marcus Breitschwerdt is a Mercedes-Benz veteran who held many leading positions, but rather than retire, he now heads the Heritage department he helped establish.