Howard Walker

Automotive Editor at Aventura Magazine

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Articles

Weekend Wheels Spotlight: Range Rover Sport delivers dynamic luxury

6 days ago | registrytampabay.com | Howard Walker

Within a nano-second of climbing in and driving off in Land Rover’s newest Range Rover Sport Autobiography, you know you’re behind the wheel of something a bit special. It’s like slipping-on a made-to-measure Savile Row suit. Or a pair of bespoke John Lobb loafers. Or a pair of Duluth Trading Buck Naked boxers. It all fits perfectly. Of course, there’s no shortage of luxury sporty-utes on the market – BMW X5, Porsche Cayenne, Mercedes-AMG GLE53, and Audi SQ8. All worthy rivals.
Maserati's MC20 is one Trident missile

1 week ago | registrytampabay.com | Howard Walker

Just look at the thing. To my eyes, Maserati’s hip-high MC20 supercar is one of the most stunning exotics money can buy, up there with pricier rivals like Lamborghini’s Huracán, Ferrari’s 296 GTB and McLaren’s Artura. The beauty here is a swimsuit catalog of toned curves and taut muscle, without the typical supercar plethora of fighter-jet wings and aero add ons. And its exotic style goes deeper than looks. The car is built around a state-of-the-art, single-piece, super-stiff carbon fiber chassis.
Celebrating 100 Years of the Rolls-Royce Phantom

2 weeks ago | naplesillustrated.com | Howard Walker

Happy one-hundredth birthday to the Rolls-Royce Phantom. Time to pop the bubbly and have a right, royal, centennial birthday bash. Which is exactly what Rolls-Royce North America did recently at this year’s annual Rolls-Royce owners’ club gathering in Colorado Springs, Colorado, which I was lucky enough to attend. Among the 75 Flying Ladies parked on the grassy fairway of the Cheyenne Mountain Resort were six mighty Phantoms, including a trio of so-called Springfield Phantoms.
This 133-Foot Charter Superyacht Has a Large Extended Aft Deck for Sports

2 weeks ago | robbreport.com | Howard Walker

The definition of bliss, we’re told, is being in a state of total happiness and joy. A perfect description then for the feeling you get while lounging on the “oasis” back deck of the 133-foot charter superyacht Contigo while anchored off palm-fringed Rose Island, east of Nassau in the Bahamas. All around, the water is a kaleidoscope of aquamarine blues and Pantones of turquoise, while just off the beam, are sandy beaches and swaying palms of the island.
Dream Maker: Cruising on a $29 Million charter superyacht

2 weeks ago | registrytampabay.com | Howard Walker

In your average seven-day week, there are 168 hours and 10,080 minutes. Now add into the equation the figure 260,000. That’s the basic cost in dollars, of chartering the newly-built, 133-foot Italian dream machine Contigo for seven days. If my math serves me right, that works out at $37,142 a day, or $1,547 an hour.
Fast and Furious: 2025 BMW X6 M Competition

3 weeks ago | naplesillustrated.com | Howard Walker

If you thought the term “muscle car” best described some seventies big-block Chevy or tire-fryin’ Dodge Charger, you might want to think again. Fast forward to well, today, and “muscle car” perfectly describes the 2025 blunt instrument BMW X6 M Competition I’ve been driving. Or better still, make that “muscle” SUV. Look at the thing. Those bulging fenders were surely modeled from Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s massive, gym-honed guns.
The Curious Case of Mazda’s CX-70 Plug-in Hybrid

3 weeks ago | registrytampabay.com | Howard Walker

Color me confused. In the red corner we have Mazda’s elegant and svelte CX-90 SUV. It comes standard with three rows of pews for versatile, seven-or-eight passenger family hauling. Now over in the green corner, we have Mazda’s brand-new CX-70 that’s pretty much identical in every way to the CX-90. But it offers just two rows, and seats for four or five. Now you’d be forgiven for thinking, like me, that the CX-70 would be a lot less-expensive than the 90, on account of not having that third row.
Red Mist: Ferrari's Miami Racing Days

1 month ago | naplesillustrated.com | Howard Walker

It’s good to be a Ferrari owner. No, it’s really good. And not just because you get to drive one of the most iconic, most exciting, most intoxicating sports cars on the planet. You also get perks. Lots of perks. Like being invited to take part in such VIP, top-shelf, red carpet customer events as the recent Ferrari Racing Days spectacular in Miami. This four-day extravaganza was a celebration of all things rosso red with more Prancing Horses than the Kentucky Derby.
Red Mist: Ferrari's Miami Racing Days Extravaganza

1 month ago | registrytampabay.com | Howard Walker

It’s good to be a Ferrari owner. No, it’s really good. And not just because you get to drive one of the most iconic, most exciting, most intoxicating sports cars on the planet. You also get perks. Lots of perks. Like being invited to take part in such VIP, top-shelf, red carpet customer events as in last weekend’s Ferrari Racing Days spectacular in Miami. This four-day Ferrari love fest was a celebration of all things rosso red with more Prancing Horses than the Kentucky Derby.
Fast and Furious: 2025 BMW X6M Competition

1 month ago | registrytampabay.com | Howard Walker

If you thought the term ‘muscle car’ best described some Seventies big-block Chevy or tire-fryin’ Dodge Charger, you might want to think again. Fast forward to well, today, and ‘muscle car’ perfectly describes the 2025 blunt instrument BMW X6M Competition I’ve been driving. Or better still, make that ‘muscle’ SUV. Look at the thing. Those bulging fenders were surely modeled from Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s massive, gym-honed guns.