Brett Berk

Writer, Autoblog
Brett Berk's writing has appeared in an almost unconscionable range of publications, including The Advocate, Autoweek, Babble, BBC, Black Ink, Bloomberg Businessweek, Car and Driver, Cookie, CNN, Departures, DETAILS, Esquire, Fiction, GQ, The LA Times, Maxim, Men's Journal, The Mississippi Review, Momlogic, Popular Mechanics, Road & Track, Tin House, Vogue, Yahoo!, and Vanity Fair. He is the author of "The Gay Uncle's Guide to Parenting" (Random House, 2008), and is at work on a collection of short stories. 
108 Articles by Brett
Jun 14, 2022 First Drive
McLaren Artura First Drive Review: Twinsies with Ferrari

Pondering the McLaren half of a surprisingly comparable supercar tandem

Brett Berk
Mar 10, 2022 Review
McLaren 765LT Spider Road Test | Clearing the air on Angeles Crest

Come for the exotic car, stay for a little L.A. history chat

Brett Berk
Feb 13, 2022 Featured
Why Grandpa loved Lincoln: Looking back at a century of design

And a look toward the future

Brett Berk
Feb 6, 2022 Read This
Landau yachts: The history of Lincoln's Designer Series

Continentals by Cartier, Bill Blass, Givenchy and Pucci were sold in the 1970s and '80s

Brett Berk
Jan 18, 2022 First Drive
2022 Bentley Flying Spur First Drive Review | Purple reign, purple reign

Turns out a PHEV powertrain is inherently not refined enough for an ultra British limo

Brett Berk
Aug 18, 2021 First Drive
Mercedes-Benz SL Retro Review | Our man in Monterey drives four(!) classics

Be jealous of Brett Berk. Be very, very jealous

Brett Berk
Jun 4, 2021 First Drive
Ferrari SF90 Stradale First Drive Review | The sometimes-stealthy 986-hp hybrid Ferrari

That makes it Ferrari's most powerful road-going car ever. It's as fun as that sounds

Brett Berk
May 24, 2021 Quick Spin
Lexus J201 Concept | Overlanding into uncharted brand terrain

It's based on the monster LX 570 SUV

Brett Berk
Apr 21, 2021 Opinion
I bought a '77 Honda Accord and apparently I wasn't nuts to do it

Why vintage first-gen Hondas are poised to become the next BMW 2002s

Brett Berk
Jul 7, 2020
2020 BMW X7 M50i Road Test | Road Tripping to Cape Cod

Learning how to take a summer road trip in the COVID-19 era

Brett Berk
May 22, 2020 Featured
What we'd buy in 1985 (if extremely rich and nutty): the Aston Martin Lagonda

Brett Berk ponders the car that's just as outrageous (and temperamental) today as ever

Brett Berk
Apr 23, 2020 Featured
Why do people buy SUCs? (you know, Sport Utility Coupes)

We ask a Mercedes designer and a market researcher to figure out the answer

Brett Berk
Mar 2, 2020 Official
Automobili Pininfarina unveils its next vehicle (sort of)

Pura Vision is a 'perfect mixture' of grand tourer, SUV and speedboat

Brett Berk
Feb 18, 2020 Featured
Cigarette Tirranna AMG Edition First Voyage | G-Class of the sea

Rocketing along with 2,700 horsepower shouldn't feel this serene

Brett Berk
Feb 4, 2020 First Drive
2020 Audi S6, S7 and S8 First Drive | Getting the family together

More tech, more performance and more foot massagers can be found in this revised S trio

Brett Berk
Jan 9, 2020 First Drive
Nissan e-4ORCE Prototype First Drive | Nissan's performance future is electric

The Leaf-bodied prototype shows promise for a return to fun cars

Brett Berk
Jan 8, 2020 CES
We try on these Honda Xcelerator exoskeletons that may eventually steal your job

Devices give workers a boost, but should we 'flesh motors' be concerned?

Brett Berk
Dec 28, 2019 First Drive
Driving the Mercedes-Benz Vision EQS Concept in Japan

The future is electric, elegant, and there are so many screens

Brett Berk
Dec 25, 2019 First Drive
2020 Bentley Flying Spur First Drive | Take off your shoes and stay awhile

In one of our favorite stories of 2019, Brett Berk takes a, uh, unique drive in Monaco

Contributing writer Brett Berk takes a leisurely tour through Monaco in the 2020 Bentley Flying Spur.

Brett Berk
Dec 25, 2019 Opinion
Tesla Cybertruck | Game changer or gimmicky toy for next Christmas?

Design experts convey laughter, shock, a few kind words (and some ethical questions)

The Tesla Cybertruck is one of the most talked about automotive stories of 2019 due to its outrageous design. We get actual car designers and design experts to weight in.

Brett Berk
Dec 10, 2019 Featured
Tesla Cybertruck: Here's what horrified design experts have to say

Laughter, shock, a few kind words — and some deep ethical questions

Brett Berk
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