Benjamin Hunting – Freelance Writer

Almost 15 years ago, Volkswagen produced a full mockumentary starring Brooke Shields shaming sexually active Americans who were having kids exclusively so they could sample the ‘German engineering’ of the Volkswagen Routan, a badge-swapped, Dodge-built minivan that was neither German nor particularly ‘engineered’ past a few cosmetic updates. Doubling down… read more »

I haven’t posted a link in quite some time, but the Unnamed Automotive Podcast, a show I’ve been hosting with Sami Haj-Assaad for the last five years or so, is still going strong. On this week’s episode, we talk about the redesigned 2022 Land Rover Range Rover (and it’s bird-killing… read more »

I’ve been working on a series of features at Inside Hook that examine the potential for retired automotive nameplates to make a return in a fresh, modern context. My first foray into the topic posited a revival of the late, lamented Pontiac GTO as a potential electric muscle car. My… read more »

Back from a mind-clearing 17 days away from writing—probably the longest period I’ve spent away from putting words on a screen in several years—and it’s time for a quick look back at the year that just passed us by. I’m limiting myself to the viewpoint of the vehicles I’ve driven,… read more »