# Around the Next Bend

> The latest from freelance and technology journalist Tim Stevens.

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## Posts
- [A Few Hits from Monterey](https://www.timstevens.me/p/monterey-car-week-2026): Plus, more links to things I'm slowly catching up on sharing.
- [Will Ford's Fathom Drink Slate's Milkshake?](https://www.timstevens.me/p/ford-fathom-unveiled): Plus impressions of the Corvette Grand Sport X, Mercedes-Benz Electric C-Class, and more!
- [Behind the Wheel of Slate's Minimum Viable Truck](https://www.timstevens.me/p/slate-truck-first-drive): It's real, and it's perfectly adequate.
- [Rules of Effective Freelancing: If You're Not Moving Forward, You're Falling Behind](https://www.timstevens.me/p/rules-of-effective-freelancing-developing-new-outlets): A lesson learned from an unlikely place.
- [A Little DIY Keyboard Guide](https://www.timstevens.me/p/a-little-diy-keyboard-guide): Plus a few recent pieces in print. 
- [Inside Chevrolet's Record-Setting Pikes Peak Run That Didn't Actually Set a Record](https://www.timstevens.me/p/chevrolet-corvette-zr1x-pikes-peak): Plus, a few thoughts on the fate of Polestar.
- [Are Americans Ready for a Luxury Van?](https://www.timstevens.me/p/mercedes-vle-impressions): Don't bother picking me up unless I can stream in 8K from the back seat.
- [Rivian's R2 Isn't just Cheaper, It's Better](https://www.timstevens.me/p/rivian-s-r2-isn-t-just-cheaper-it-s-better): Plus, another collab with my best friend. 
- [Million Miler Review: My Sony WH-1000XM6 were the ultimate travel headphones, until they broke](https://www.timstevens.me/p/sony-wh-1000xm6-long-term-review): They just don't make 'em like they used to.
- [The Joys and Uncertainties of Early Reviews Through the Lens of Audi's RS5](https://www.timstevens.me/p/the-joys-and-uncertainties-of-early-reviews-through-the-lens-of-audi-s-rs5): Plus, new subscription tiers and RSS, too!
- [Porsche's Most Powerful Production Car, Driven](https://www.timstevens.me/p/porsche-cayenne-electric-impressions): Plus, welcome to my new home.
- [Is the Luce, Ferrari’s first EV, its 1965 Newport Folk Festival Moment?](https://www.timstevens.me/p/is-the-luce-ferraris-first-ev-its): Or is this just a four-wheeled Judas?
- [Two Days in Spain in Volvo's Latest EV](https://www.timstevens.me/p/two-days-in-spain-in-volvos-latest): The EX60 impresses, but perhaps not quite enough.
- [A trip back in time on one of Japan’s most scenic railways](https://www.timstevens.me/p/a-trip-back-in-time-on-one-of-japans): Plus, my latest forays in print, and a question for you.
- [Inside Toyota’s Future City, and How AI is Helping Design Your Next Car](https://www.timstevens.me/p/inside-toyotas-future-city-and-how): Plus, a few thoughts on digital detoxing.
- [Hands-Off in Ginza: Nissan's AI Autonomy Impresses in Japan, but Will It Work Here?](https://www.timstevens.me/p/hands-off-in-ginza-nissans-ai-autonomy): It taught itself to drive in Japan in less than two months, but will we get to use it like this on North American roads?
- [Testing Nokian’s Magic Tires with Disappearing Studs ](https://www.timstevens.me/p/testing-nokians-magic-tires-with): The Hakkapeliitta 01 offers tire tech you can use -- and hear.
- [A Pair of Hub Motors Made This Pony Car Dance on Ice](https://www.timstevens.me/p/a-pair-of-hub-motors-made-this-pony): Plus, goodbye to Afeela and hello to a new hybrid Corvette.
- [Escape to LA: One Last Run in Audi's Epic RS6 Avant](https://www.timstevens.me/p/escape-to-la-one-last-run-in-audis): A meditation on life, death, and traffic. 
- [Honda Killed the Wrong Cars This Week](https://www.timstevens.me/p/honda-killed-the-wrong-cars-this): Whither, Afeela?
- [Driving BMW’s Next EV And Audi’s Rebooted RS5](https://www.timstevens.me/p/driving-bmws-next-ev-and-audis-rebooted): Plus a fun story on a couple of world-class arcades. 
- [My Thoughts, and Reservations, on Ferrari’s New Apple-Like Interior](https://www.timstevens.me/p/my-thoughts-and-reservations-on-ferraris): Inside the Ferrari Luce, plus Porsche’s latest Macan Electric and more.
- [Volvo’s Latest Electric Revolution, and a First Taste of Drone Delivery](https://www.timstevens.me/p/volvos-latest-electric-revolution): Can the EX60 succeed despite the EX90’s struggles? 
- [Donut Lab’s Solid-State Battery Could be the Most Significant Product I’ve Ever Covered at CES](https://www.timstevens.me/p/donut-labs-solid-state-battery-could): Or it could be nothing but hype.
- [My Favorite Cars, Things, Trips, and Toys from 2025](https://www.timstevens.me/p/my-favorite-cars-things-trips-and): A little look back as we move ahead.
- [Where VR and AR Meet Clay for Car Design](https://www.timstevens.me/p/where-vr-and-ar-meet-clay-for-car): My first contribution to the Washington Post, plus another generational shift for EVs.
- [Simple tips to survive terrible trips: Part 2](https://www.timstevens.me/p/simple-tips-to-survive-terrible-trips-043): More humble advice a weary wanderer.
- [I Can Finally Tell You All About BMW’s iX3](https://www.timstevens.me/p/i-can-finally-tell-you-all-about): That plus me in print all over the world.
- [Retro games, tactile puzzles, and electric super-SUVs](https://www.timstevens.me/p/retro-games-tactile-puzzles-and-electric): Variety is the stuff.
- [Driving the Halo Car for the Military-Industrial Complex](https://www.timstevens.me/p/driving-the-halo-car-for-the-military): No, I'm not talking about Porsche's new 911 Turbo S, though I have impressions of that for you, too.
- [Toyota radically improved the RAV4 software experience, without killing CarPlay](https://www.timstevens.me/p/toyota-radically-improved-the-rav4): General Motors: Please take notes.
- [Ferrari launches its Elettrica with one of the best EV marketing analogies of all time](https://www.timstevens.me/p/ferrari-launches-its-elettrica-with): Walking the golden path between simile and spin, there is greatness.