The Weekend Drive

Welcome to The Weekend Drive® For more than a decade, your independent source of all things automotive. Since 1999, the trusted, independent source of road tests and reviews of the newest models of cars, trucks, and SUVs, driven by our own editors in real-world, everyday conditions. We are passionate enthusiasts of new vehicles, classics, hot-rods, muscle-cars and motorsports!

THE EDITORS of The Weekend Drive are passionate automotive enthusiasts like you. They endeavor to bring you the most insightful, early, "insider" information possible from the whole scope of the automotive universe - new cars and trucks, motorshows, parts and accessories, collector and classic cars, motorsports and more.

Vince Bodiford with the Ferrari Formula 1 during a Bridgestone Tire Testing Session.

VINCE BODIFORD - is the founder, automotive editor/host of The Weekend Drive® and CaliforniaDriver®. Based in Southern California, he's also a community newspaper publisher. He is a widely known and a well-established media and publishing professional, and a 20-year veteran auto journalist.

He attends many major motor shows, road-tests over 100 new vehicles a year, and is a contributor to SPEEDTV.com, TV.com, and many media outlets.

A longtime member of the Motor Press Guild, co-founder of the Rocky Mountain Automotive Press, he also won the championship with Price Cobb for Porsche of the '94 Cannonball One Lap of America.

PHIL SHUYLER - is the producer and worldwide distributor of The Weekend Drive® video and television segments. Phil Shuyler began his association with The Weekend Drive and Vince Bodiford as producer of "In the Field with Ford," segments for The Outdoor Channel, presented by Cabela's, and hosted by The Weekend Drive's Vince Bodiford.

That association grew, and today all video content featuring Vince Bodiford and The Weekend Drive brand are products of Phil Shuyler's Long Beach, California-based Orchard Entertainment.

Orchard Entertainment produces and distributes a wide variety of travel and automotive video and television content.

JOE MAVILIA - is our Southern California editor and a syndicated columnist with over 40 years in the automotive industry, was president of the world's largest automotive distribution company, and he sponsored a Formula Atlantic racing team.
For over a decade, he co-owned a Southern-California based European car repair business specializing in nameplates such as Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, Porsche, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and more.
He is a member of the Motor Press Guild and the Automotive Press Association and his review column An Automotive Love Affair® has been published for over 17 years.

Joe Mavilia, our Southern California editor.

LIFE'S A TRIP - ENJOY THE DRIVE!®
Always be a safe and courteous driver. Buckle everyone up, never drive impaired, and obey all motor vehicle laws. Vehicles featured are tested by a professional driver in a controlled environment, never attempt any maneuver described and never exceed your own driving ability. Opinions expressed are those of The Weekend Drive®. In producing our road tests, we may attend manufacturer-sponsored events, which selected members of the motoring press are also invited, and we recieve no compensation from any vehicle manufacturer. Warranties, miles per gallon estimates, and other technical information is provided by vehicle manufacturers and is deemed reliable upon release date. The Weekend Drive® is not a dealer or broker of vehicles and makes no offer to sell or lease motor vehicles. Trademarks and trade names used are the property of their respective owners, used by permission.

Contact | Privacy | Hosting & IT Services | Bookmark this site