Ann Arbor is now home to three of the four major monthly car magazines

[kach22i]

Ann Arbor is now home to three of the four major monthly car magazines

Road & Track magazine will move to Ann Arbor
Road & Track magazine will move to Ann Arbor

This means that you can expect to see even more spy pictures from me in the future.

The stuff I get to see driving around town is pretty amazing as it is.

[romad]

Spy pixs, can you sell those things? I drive 94 every day on the west side of michigan and see camo'd cars often.

[daepp]

You mean there are magazines other than Excellence?

[McLovin]

I've known several of the R&T guys over the years, and usually stop by their office when I'm in the area.

They must be thrilled, moving from the bluffs of Newport Beach to Ann Arbor after all of these years. That's going to be a tough move for those guys.

Their office in Newport is interesting. They've been in the same location for decades. It is much, much smaller than you'd imagine. They have some cool things there, though, including the Cyclops.

[kach22i]

Originally Posted by McLovin

They must be thrilled, moving from the bluffs of Newport Beach to Ann Arbor after all of these years. That's going to be a tough move for those guys.

The first winter in Michigan is pretty tough on Californians.

I'll be laughing at them as they attempt to drive in the snow, as long as they are not sliding me over that is.

[Noah930]

Doesn't R&T share its offices with Cycle World? Is Cycle World going to stay put?

[Buckterrier]

I live where 2 of the top 5 traffic areas in the country are

[Oh Haha]

Cool!

When in a work truck I travel most of the major freeways and see lots of manufacturer's cars.

Up near Milford today I saw a wagon that was all covered in black camo but it appeared to be Ford.....and it was right hand drive.

It looked like the new Taurus.

Unfortunately, I can't take pics whilst driving a commercial vehicle.

I see some pretty cool stuff at the GM Proving grounds as well.

[jpk]

I'll never forget the morning I was going to work when I came to a stoplight and I saw three Ford GT's , each going a different direction. This was about 6 months before they were on sale to the public. Only in Dearborn.

[recycled sixtie]

What is it with Ann Arbor getting all these auto mags. located there? Great for winter testing just like Canada!

How cool would it be writing for an auto mag? I used to subscribe to Automobile Mag. but found that I could buy it in the store sooner than it was delivered to my doorstep. I don't buy this mag as much since Jamie Kittman drove to Canada and really did not have much to say good about it. He does however have strange old cars which I think is kind of neat. Some of the writers are kind of flippant. Some are charismatic - eg . deceased Davis E Davis was good and quirky. Yes I would expect auto mags cos. to be located in California, not Michigan. It's too much like the Prairies of Canada. Poor so and so's

[lendaddy]

Gotta believe this is the beginning of the end, no one moves there on purpose


Seriously though, WTF??? We don't even build cars here anymore.

[HardDrive]

I grew up in Ann Arbor, and my sister had a boyfriend who worked for Car and Driver. He was a lackey, his job was to drive the cars around for service, fuel, washing, etc. He showed up in nice machines.

[TahonNifan]

They've been in the same location for decades.

[gtc]

Living near there I never saw anything interesting (car-wise).
I never understood why anyone would care what next year's ford fusion is going to look like.

[djantlive]

keep in mind that the biggest car show in NA is in Detroit. back in the days, that's the world's biggest car show too.

AA is a great town in MI. it's the test market of all consumer products actually. something about the demographics there.

[epbrown]

Originally Posted by djantlive

keep in mind that the biggest car show in NA is in Detroit. back in the days, that's the world's biggest car show too.

The NAIAS is the "premiere" show in North America, but the Chicago Auto Show is the biggest in terms of exhibit space and is longer-running. The big benefit for the press to the NAIAS was it's timing as first show of the year, when most manufacturers wanted to debut their latest models; lately, they've favored the LA Auto Show as it's November timeframe gets them in before the holidays.

[56 nomad]

picked up a copies of car and driver and road and track..imho seems to me the copy is getting lighter( page count to)....car-craft template. regards, ben

[herr_oberst]

Hurst publishing owns both. Money will be saved, but the product will suffer. Oh, hell, the product has suffered for years. Like the above poster said, who cares what the latest Ford Focus upgrades are?

[kach22i]

Originally Posted by recycled sixtie

What is it with Ann Arbor getting all these auto mags. located there? Great for winter testing just like Canada!

Nope, the test mules, prototypes, and early production cars already need to come here to get their engines tested. While they are in town, they might as well get press coverage/exposure, right?

National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory | Office of Transportation and Air Quality | US EPA

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory (NVFEL) is part of the Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ) which is responsible for carrying out laws to control air pollution from motor vehicles, engines, and their fuels. OTAQ's mission is to reconcile the transportation sector with the environment by advancing clean fuels and technology, and promoting more livable communities. OTAQ is divided between EPA's headquarters in Washington, D.C., and NVFEL in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Many college towns are also Hi-Tech centers, the pool of talent is already there.

[recycled sixtie]

Perhaps they will merge a couple of them to cut down on expenses. Keep the good writers and out with the ...... It must be a tough way to make a living in some respects. It is easy to write about a Porsche, Jag, etc.
Kind of hard to write about Kias, Hyundais etc . Do they draw straws to see who drives a 500hp Bentley or Ferrari across Europe?Do you get a meal allowance? Wine allowance? Or is the sky the limit? Any auto writers out there?
Mad Men of 2012 or is my imagination running wild like a Jaguar?