Articles by Paul Dean

142 articles since 1997

Speed, the Sirens’ Song

Opinion | By Paul Dean | March 4, 2002
When Chuck Yeager became the first man to fly faster than the speed of sound, when Roger Bannister became the first human to run a four-minute mile, they were guaranteed immortality. Read more
 

Working Out On The Love Boat

Magazine | By Paul Dean | February 11, 2001
Our life had evolved into a cumbersome tale of three cities. Read more
 

Massive Transit

News | By Paul Dean | November 17, 1999
Environmental protectors and custodians of the public conscience have been having a field day with that stretched, overweight, bloated blunderbuss called Excursion. Read more
 

Toyota’s Subcompact Echo: Frugality Has Its Rewards, Like 38 MPG

News | By Paul Dean | November 4, 1999
We are inclined to look haughtily down our hood ornaments at subcompacts. Read more
 

Honda’s Hybrid: Comes in Green, Batteries Included

News | By Paul Dean | October 21, 1999
Honda has seen the future and it is the hybrid, a brave new stopgap that promises to give our damaged lungs and sooty cities a little more breathing room. Read more
 

2000 DeVille Fails to Meet Cadillac Standard

News | By Paul Dean | October 7, 1999
Harley-Davidson, once pitiful, eventually rose tall and reshaped itself into a global vogue. Read more
 

Behind the Wheel - With New A6, Audi Gets New Respect

News | By Paul Dean | September 23, 1999
The success of Audi’s relentless shoving for a permanent and respected place among Germany’s auto giants can no longer be denied. Read more
 

First Drive - Mazda Is Back in the Minivan Game With an All-New MPV

News | By Paul Dean | September 9, 1999
After a year off for relatively good behavior–actually, the company halted production to allow “down-selling,” which is dealer speak for deflating bloated inventories–the MPV is back in the family business, and Mazda is back in the minivan business. Read more
 

Meet Professor McKeever and His Amazing Rust Remover

News | By Paul Dean | August 26, 1999
There’s a graying population of civilian racers who have attended several driving schools over many years, know Laguna Seca and remember Riverside when, and have taken a race-prepped Corvette close to 200 miles per hour. Read more
 

Callaway’s C12 Is a Super Car Built for the Highway, if Not the Raceway

News | By Paul Dean | August 26, 1999
Reeves Callaway insists that his 440-horsepower, Kevlar-bodied, 194-mph, six-speed, Corvette-bred, ground-skimming C12 is not a race car. Read more
 
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