Shinola Watch Dial Factory Visit

Brand president Jacques Panis walks us through the new state-of-the-art facility

The resurgence in stateside manufacturing is largely thanks to more educated and passionate consumers. Where a product’s merit was once simply its final form, there is an ever-growing demand for products with a story that embody considered design and stand up to the highest degree of quality. One of the most vocal and committed to American manufacturing in the consumer space is Detroit-based Shinola, a …

Interview: OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder

Catching up with the singer, songwriter and producer at the Paris debut of the 2015 Mercedes B-Class

A highlight of our trip to Paris for the Mondial de l’Auto was sitting down with OneRepublic‘s frontman—and singer, songwriter and producer for many other celebrated acts—Ryan Tedder at Molitor, the chic reborn swimming club and hotel. We spoke about what it means to be a car geek and how the band’s track “Counting Stars” became the theme song for the all-new 2015 Mercedes-Benz B …

Test Drive: 2016 Bentley Mulsanne Speed

One of the world’s most luxurious and most expensive rides is surprisingly light on its toes

We’ve driven and reviewed most of Bentley’s line up but held back on our review of their flagship Mulsanne until we got to spend the day in the Mulsanne Speed, the souped-up variant of the stately sedan that was launched in 2010. We drove from Bal Harbour, Florida to the Keys, and choppered back to an airstrip in the Everglades where we drove on a …