Lime Rock Historic Festival, 2013

Every year on Labor Day Weekend, the four-day event offers racing, picnics and a vintage car parade

by Katharine Erwin One of the most beautiful race tracks in the country, rich with history and free of corporate plastering, Lime Rock Park is tucked beneath luscious mountains in northwest Connecticut. The precious 1.5 mile track was dubbed the “Secret Valley of Racing” by filmmaker Chris Szwedo and each year for the past 31 years, Lime Rock has hosted its Historic Festival—a gathering of …

Volvo Concept Coupé

A firsthand look at the Swedish automaker's turbocharged plug-in hybrid

The history of Volvo is a storied one. Various ownership changes over the past decades and an arguable dearth in design innovation—the very quality that made the brand a beloved staple of intelligence in the industry—coupled with a few poor financial years has really put pressure on the brand to deliver. As one of Sweden’s last standing global car brands, the Gothenburg-based automaker sought to …

Test Drive: 2014 Audi R8 V10 Spyder

An afternoon on Long Island driving the new flagship sportscar

Audi recently invited CH out to Southampton, NY on Long Island to take their new R8 V10 Spyder for a spin around the block. We accepted, as we rarely refuse to test the proficiency of local law enforcement and, with a top speed of around 197 mph, this car seemed an appropriate fit. We’ve been fans of the R8 design since its debut in 2008 …