Is Dan Neil, who writes the Rumble Seat column for the Wall Street Journal, the most talented automotive writer working in the US? He combines a real talent for amusing writing with a firm technical grasp of automotive engineering. He also occasionally inserts a few irritating comments showing his distaste for plutocrats. Which is kinda hypocritical, considering those plutocrats are the ones buying the expensive cars that Neil writes about. Still, all in all, a talented guy.