Long before Photoshop and Illustrator and all of the many powerful photo manipulation, illustration, and layout software we have today was available, people publishing magazines had two choices: look like crap or have lots of talent. And there were plenty of examples of both. But today I'd like to focus on just one…
I'm Larry Webster, New Editor Of Road & Track, Ask Me Anything About How …
Earlier this summer Hearst announced it was basically firing everyone
Road & Track Fires Almost Everyone
When Hearst bought Car And Driver and Road & Track it became clear that at some point the be-ampersanded buff books would have to be streamlined to make more money for the company. Then, earlier this year, they announced the plan was to move the California-based R&T to Ann Arbor to be closer to its bros. That was only…
Chevy Volt convertible begins the automotive April Fools' Day silliness
Road & Track's beginning the automotive April Fools' Day silliness with an absolutely obvious faux story: a Chevy Volt convertible. Sorry guys, but you're one calf-skin driving glove short of a Concours.
Hearst Buys Car And Driver, Road & Track
Magazine conglomerate Hearst will pay $887 million to buy 102 magazines from French firm Lagardere, including Car And Driver and Road & Track. Here's to a successful deal, since improving on the French shouldn't be hard. [Dealbook]
Road & Track Plays The Crying Game
From the "Corrections" section, Road & Track, October 2009. Picture of BMW driver Gabby Chaves below.
Road & Track's Thomas L. Bryant Stepping Down As Editor-in-Chief?
Our sources atop the gilded New York offices of the surrender monkeys at French-owned Hachette Filipacchi Media tell us a mass email went out only moments ago to internal staff at Road & Track. The e-mail informed employees of the ampersand-happy magazine of news Thomas Bryant will be stepping down from his position of…
Detroit Auto Show Embargo-Uh-Oh! The 2008 Dodge Viper SRT-10, Courtesy …
With its press embargo popping 13 days premature by Road & Track, we can reveal that Dodge's new devil whip is in receipt of an extra 90 horses. With 600 hp, this ram-snake hybrid will slither around the 2007 model year and straight into 2008. The upward revision in horsepower is via a displacement increase of the…
Between the Lines: Road & Track on the Bugatti Veyron
It s Road and Track s turn to test drive the Bugatti Veyron 16.4. Reflecting the impact of a two-month lead time on its vehicular priorities, Hachette Filipacchi Medias car mag consigns the world s fastest production automobile to a corner of their front cover (in favor of the slightly more accessible Shelby GT500).…
Between the Lines: Road & Track on the Chevy Impala
The Chevrolet Impala embodies everything that s wrong with GM. It s not a bad car; it s just not a great one. The Impala struggles vainly to make a marque in a class filled with deeply-entrenched, top-notch competition. Road & Track s First Drive review of the new Chevrolet Impala embodies everything that s wrong with…
