2020 Corvette Stingray chosen Car of the Year
The 2020 Corvette Stingray is rare in the automotive universe. Envisioned for decades and initiated eight years ago, the mid-engined sports car revitalized the faltering … Read more
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#149, #150: The Weekly Driver Podcast celebrates 3 years (Part 1)
The Weekly Driver Podcast debuted in September 2017. Bruce Aldrich and I had already been working together on automotive YouTube videos and attending car shows … Read more
#144, Rolls-Royce is back with a wicked ghost of a machine
Rolls-Royce has long represented elegance and sophistication in automobiles most often named after ghosts. There have been years of exception. Used Rolls-Royce models, particularly in … Read more
#143, Record sale for Mustang; goodbye Chevy Sonic, Honda Fit
There’s always news in the automotive world. Sometimes, The Weekly Driver Podcast doesn’t schedule a guest so co-hosts Bruce Aldrich and James Raia can discuss … Read more
The Weekly Driver letters: Used trucks, Lexus, Sonata PHEV
The Weekly Driver is a companion website to the weekly Autopia column I contribute to the San Jose Mercury and East Bay Times. Some of … Read more
#1 The Weekly Driver Podcast Video: Author John Lamm
Few journalists in the automotive industry have as much expertise as John Lamm. The long-time writer and photographer has interviewed and photographed many of the … Read more
Episode 28, Rats eating cars, winter driving, Genesis shines
If you live near a river and your vehicle is parked outside and near trees, there’s likely one more reason to be concerned about its … Read more
RV industry awash in chaos; readers, advocate speak up
The Weekly Driver Podcast has reached its 25th episode, and we’re cruising toward highway speed. Our current broadcast, our most popular, investigates the complex issues … Read more
Episode 21, Rags to riches: The restoration of a rare Porsche 356
Leigh Rutledge, a real estate executive in Sacramento, California, owns a rare Porsche — a 1956 Porsche 356 Cabriolet. The car was made in the … Read more
The Weekly Driver Podcast, Episode 7, 1959 Volkswagen Bug
Every family has a car story. Bruce Aldrich, the co-host of The Weekly Driver Podcast, inherited a 1959 Volkswagen Bug his father who bought it … Read more
The Weekly Driver Podcast, Episode 4, Ferrari owner Bill Finkbeiner
Automotive legend Enzo Ferrari began his legacy under the brand name Auto Avio Costruzioni in 1940. Seven years later, the Ferrari brand debuted with the … Read more
Episode 3, Hybrid Hype
The 2000 Toyota Prius was the first nationally available hybrid vehicle in the United States. A few months earlier, Honda introduced the Insight, the so-called … Read more
The Weekly Driver Podcast #1 (Monterey Auto Week)
Welcome to the debut of The Weekly Driver podcast. Co-hosted by James Raia and Bruce Aldrich, the weekly podcast is an extension of the website, … Read more
The Weekly Driver Newsletter, Volume 1, #2: Technology overload
The term technology overload is new to the automotive world. In recent years, manufacturers have gone to great lengths to provide more gadgets in their … Read more