PlayStation’s Gran Turismo must have seemed a venerable antique to the software engineers working on the first car from Chinese smartphone and software tech company Xiaomi. When the Xiaomi SU7 sedan hit the road in March 2024, various iterations of Kazunori Yamauchi’s hyper-realistic racing sim had been entertaining automotive enthusiastsContinue Reading
One of the most fascinating albums to come out in 2020 was Strings for Peace, a collaboration between classical guitarist extraordinaire Sharon Isbin and Indian sarod master Amjad Ali Khan. Khan wrote four ragas with Isbin in mind, and he and Isbin were joined on a tour of India andContinue Reading
Pros Porsche-like driving dynamics Drives a ton lighter than it is Posh minimalist interior with logical UX Cons Volvo-like safety nannying Illogical, obtuse cruise controls Reluctant steering assist Polestar as an automotive brand started life as Volvo’s performance halo, like BMW’s M or Mercedes’ AMG. Now a full-fledged marque ofContinue Reading
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