Alpinestars Women’s Renee Motorcycle Jacket

Combining durability, safety and style for girls who ride

Finding a women’s protective motorcycle jacket is not an easy task—and finding one that is both stylish and complementing to a woman’s shape is near impossible. But the latest effort from Italian motorsports gear brand, Alpinestars, offers an answer in the form of the Renee leather and textile jackets. Staying away from all-black leather as well as stereotypically “feminine” colors, patterns and other overly decorative …

Test Drive: 2015 BMW i8

The company's first-ever plug-in hybrid is a radically innovative sportscar that could very well change the entire industry

Each year, car manufacturers across the globe release 350 or so new models. The vast majority are annual updates to models past—new iterations that are a little more powerful, a little more fuel-efficient and feature smarter tech and nav systems. Seldom does a new model launch that is a radically innovative departure from those that have come before. However, the BMW i8—which we put through …

Dream Cars

A tome of some of the most creative, visionary ideas in auto design throughout the last century

Everyone’s idea of their personal “dream car” is different. For some it’s the latest supercar, for others it’s an off-road adventure-mobile. However the dream cars of auto designers are in a category all their own. Sarah Schleuning (curator at the High Museum of Art, Atlanta) along with award-winning automotive writer Ken Gross teamed up for “Dream Cars“: a beautiful hardcover highlighting some of the most …