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Aaron Robinson: Roll the Crash Reel, Boys—How I Got (and Nearly Lost) My Job at Car and Driver

– People often ask me how I got this job. The short answer: I knew where then–editor-in-chief Csaba Csere lived. I rode by his house one day on my bicycle, not coincidentally while he had a stack of résumés on his desk for an open position. I don’t remember much except swearing that, if hired, I would always represent the magazine with utmost professionalism. About two months later, I played

The Continental: Killing Manuals, Dumb Exhaust Pipes, and Euro Electrics

– Each week, our German correspondent slices and dices the latest rumblings, news, and quick-hit driving impressions from the other side of the pond. His byline may say Jens Meiners, but we simply call him . . . the Continental. – – German carmakers appear to still be on a crusade to get everyone to forget manual transmissions. Just the latest example? Audi’s claim that at the end of the first-generation

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