Seyth Miersma

2 weeks ago | topspeed.com | Seyth Miersma

The hardest job in the car business is selling customers on the “vibes” of your small SUV. Of course, that segment has the form factor every American non-truck buyer has preferred for a decade now. But telling the correct story to get shoppers to pick your two-box vehicle over the competition’s two-box vehicle can often be a black art. Offering a genuine competitive advantage does tend to help.

2 weeks ago | carsfancy.com | Seyth Miersma

For those of us not in Switzerland last week, and instead watching the debuts and big surprises from the sidelines of the 2025 Watches and Wonders event, it felt like a pretty big moment in the industry. There were monumental new models or key updates to core models from Rolex (natch), IWC, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Hublot, and Lange – just to name a few of the heavies. Of course, normal nerds without seven-figure watch budgets were excited to see a ton of releases from workaday luxury maker Tudor.

2 weeks ago | topspeed.com | Seyth Miersma

Point the wheel east heading out of San Diego, get off of the interstate as soon as you’re able, and chances are good that a wonderful driving road will rise to meet your tires. The roads that curve through the expansive Cleveland National Forest are frequently used by automakers for new car test drive programs, and for good reason.

1 month ago | topspeed.com | Seyth Miersma

It’s a stereotype and true that car writers – and car enthusiasts – tend to prefer base models to higher-spec trims. With the notable exception of performance-first versions, the de facto car nerd stance seems to be, “I don’t need all that crap.” In my experience, this point of view has been doubly true for electric vehicles.

1 month ago | topspeed.com | Seyth Miersma

Pickup Trucks For a guy who only hooks up a trailer to a truck occasionally, the idea of towing over the stretch of road used as an actual bench test for towing capacity is a little intimidating. And the notion of pulling a 19,000-pound trailer-plus-tractor load over the famed Davis Dam, on my first run of the day, was downright nerve-wracking. But for all of the staggering specs – 1,075 pound-feet of torque from the revised 6.7-liter Cummins turbo diesel, a max towing capacity of 36,610...