Tim Stevens

Freelance journo for lots of great places like Ars Technica, MotorTrend, and The Guardian. I dig tech and autos. Fortune once called me the Nicest Guy in Tech.

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It's a total riot and worth the premium over the base Rev if you can get yourself an allocation. Full impressions to come soon!

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A few parting shots from the weekend's drive of the 1,050-horsepower @Lamborghini Revuelto SV. And, since there's no embargo, I can tell you what I actually think! #Lamborghini

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It's utterly bonkers in the way you want a dialed-up Lambo special edition to be, yet surprisingly manageable. Big upgrades to the brakes, suspension, and aero made me comfortable pushing and sliding through the turns at the twisty and tricky Autodromo Vallelunga outside Rome.

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Latest newsletter is up with some more advice for new/aspiring freelance writers: Always Be Filing!

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It's not all good news (this thing eats tires like they're going out of style), but we decided to put a ring on this thing after our lease was up. Here's the full story over on @InsideEVs

https://t.co/k4pdTVj3Xg

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I know lots of folks like to say that EVs are like smartphones, that after a few years their batteries will be dead.

Well, after three years and 30,000 miles, our BMW iX is routinely delivering upwards of 350 miles on a charge. For the record, that's 40+ MORE than the EPA rating

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Oh, does your performance EV have four motors? That's cute. My latest is a five-motor fescue-flaying beast that can turn on a dime and even haul wood.

Yeah, okay, it's a lawn mower, but it's still quite a thing. My review is live over at @verge

https://t.co/PvpCobEt51

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I drove the Slate! It's far more charming than its monochrome adequacy would imply, but of course it'll be up to you how much personality you inject here.

Full impressions over at @engadget

https://t.co/F87CAPOdMM

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I thought I'd start dishing up some editorial advice more regularly, something I focused on in the early days of my newsletter but haven't done much of lately. Hopefully this is helpful to some!

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In my newsletter this week, in honor of the final week of the Tour de France, I'm dishing up an old adage from bicycle racing that I think about frequently: If you're not moving forward, you're falling behind. For me, it's a good reminder to stay nimble or risk getting dropped.

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@jwegener @mrcsmllrde @zipline @arstechnica No, it's a private test site.

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A few weeks back, I visited @zipline's secret testing facility in California to get a demo of the company's drone delivery service, which launches this week in Texas. Reader, I was extremely impressed.

Full details over at @arstechnica

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owdy from Bavaria, where I'm testing the new @Porsche 911 GT3 S/C. Always wanted a GT3 but can't go anywhere without the wind in your hair? This is your solution, and that's about all I can tell you about it for now.

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This year's Pikes Peak Hill Climb was a fascinating battle of means of propulsion.

The biggest story was the ZR1X's new production car record, but some questions remain about whether its replaces or augments the previous record. Details on @arstechnica

https://t.co/iGYK8JzywX

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@ajtonge40 @CarGuyDad About 10 years ago a dude local to me had a custom three-row F-350 Super Duty, like a 2X Crew Cab monstrosity. I feel like he was ahead of his time.

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Are Americans ready for a luxury van? I certainly am.

Latest newsletter is up. As ever, this is the best way to keep up with whatever I'm up to and wherever I'm going.

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@danparedes It's true, yeah. We're really not moving the needle on technical sophistication there, or drive train development for that matter.

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Be careful who you get your automotive hot takes from. This tech was originally developed as a prototype in the US 20+ years ago. Porsche had had it on its production cars for as few years.

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And people tell me all China does is copy others.

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A few more shots of the 721-horse, hybridized Corvette Grand Sport X. As per usual I can't tell you what I think about it just yet, but here's what it looks like at Red Rocks! #cars

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@khaled @thedrive @Porsche Porsche, Ferrari, and Audi have all had this in production.

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Greetings from Pikes Peak! I'm not only checking out the action at this year's Hill Climb for the first time, which I'm jazzed about, but I'm also spending some quality time behind the wheel of the @chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport X. This should be an excellent few days.

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@thedrive @Porsche Oh, and if you like you can get my hot takes on my newsletter. https://t.co/DZK8kVpnHb.

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You can read a nice piece on the history of the original design over at @thedrive

https://t.co/xoUyn1Wicn

The @Porsche implementation is called Active Ride. It's on Panamera, Taycan, and Cayenne.