Jim Shi - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/jim-shi/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Sat, 23 Dec 2023 11:23:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Jim Shi - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/jim-shi/ 32 32 103504436 Maserati Reinvents the Iconic GranTurismo Into a Coupe For Today — Plenty of Fun and Clout Remain https://houstonnewmedia.org/maserati-reinvents-the-iconic-granturismo-into-a-coupe-for-today-plenty-of-fun-and-clout-remain/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=maserati-reinvents-the-iconic-granturismo-into-a-coupe-for-today-plenty-of-fun-and-clout-remain Sat, 23 Dec 2023 11:23:47 +0000 https://www.papercitymag.com/?p=496796 At Maserati, the coupe isn’t just another segment of vehicle to wax poetic behind. Granted, this slice of the market has diminished in the last decade, but for the Italian automaker, four-seater coupes have been a longstanding halo in its lauded ...

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]]> 704150 The New Range Rover Cements Its Status as the King of Luxury SUVs — Why It Still Rules the Road https://houstonnewmedia.org/the-new-range-rover-cements-its-status-as-the-king-of-luxury-suvs-why-it-still-rules-the-road/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-new-range-rover-cements-its-status-as-the-king-of-luxury-suvs-why-it-still-rules-the-road Thu, 31 Aug 2023 11:24:37 +0000 https://www.papercitymag.com/?p=474674 The Range Rover rules the road — and rightly so. From Mockingbird Lane in Dallas to River Oaks Boulevard in Houston, no SUV echoes the notion of “elegance in motion” quite like the new Land Rover Range Rover. Discreet in driveways yet prono...

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]]> 652839 Maserati’s New SUV Sets Itself Apart From Its Competitors — The Grecale Blows In With Roaring Bravado and High-Tech Perks https://houstonnewmedia.org/maseratis-new-suv-sets-itself-apart-from-its-competitors-the-grecale-blows-in-with-roaring-bravado-and-high-tech-perks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=maseratis-new-suv-sets-itself-apart-from-its-competitors-the-grecale-blows-in-with-roaring-bravado-and-high-tech-perks Fri, 14 Apr 2023 23:12:56 +0000 https://www.papercitymag.com/?p=448927 As sinuous to drive as it is sleek to behold, the Maserati Grecale sets a new benchmark in the crowded performance-luxury midsize crossover market, besting offerings from many of its main German competitors. The Grecale is named for the northeasterly w...

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]]> 581374 Dreamy $330,000 Barbie Maserati Takes Pink and Mattel Love to New Levels — Stick That In Your Dream House https://houstonnewmedia.org/dreamy-330000-barbie-maserati-takes-pink-and-mattel-love-to-new-levels-stick-that-in-your-dream-house/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dreamy-330000-barbie-maserati-takes-pink-and-mattel-love-to-new-levels-stick-that-in-your-dream-house Sat, 29 Oct 2022 23:34:13 +0000 https://www.papercitymag.com/?p=422605 Life in plastic might be fantastic, but nothing beats hand-sculpted Italian sheet metal. While the new live-action Barbie movie starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling doesn’t arrive until next summer, brands are already starting to pounce on the...

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]]> 455237 Dreamy $330,000 Barbie Maserati Takes Pink and Mattel Love to New Levels — Stick That In Your Dream House https://houstonnewmedia.org/dreamy-330000-barbie-maserati-takes-pink-and-mattel-love-to-new-levels-stick-that-in-your-dream-house-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dreamy-330000-barbie-maserati-takes-pink-and-mattel-love-to-new-levels-stick-that-in-your-dream-house-2 Sat, 29 Oct 2022 23:34:13 +0000 https://www.papercitymag.com/?p=422605 Life in plastic might be fantastic, but nothing beats hand-sculpted Italian sheet metal. While the new live-action Barbie movie starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling doesn’t arrive until next summer, brands are already starting to pounce on the...

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]]> 455238 A Sturdy, Stable and Almost Sexy SUV — the Acura MDX Type S Brings Some Surprises With Its Practically https://houstonnewmedia.org/a-sturdy-stable-and-almost-sexy-suv-the-acura-mdx-type-s-brings-some-surprises-with-its-practically/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-sturdy-stable-and-almost-sexy-suv-the-acura-mdx-type-s-brings-some-surprises-with-its-practically Thu, 13 Oct 2022 19:17:07 +0000 https://www.papercitymag.com/?p=418789 Rarely does an SUV feel both at home navigating the parking lot at Whole Foods and the Texas Motor Speedway straightaway. The Acura MDX Type S Advance does exactly that with aplomb — without missing the three o’clock school pickup. In a crowded f...

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]]> 442891 Ferrari’s First Four-Door “Car” Brings Ungodly Power and a Sinful Price — Meet the $400,000 Purosangue https://houstonnewmedia.org/ferraris-first-four-door-car-brings-ungodly-power-and-a-sinful-price-meet-the-400000-purosangue/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ferraris-first-four-door-car-brings-ungodly-power-and-a-sinful-price-meet-the-400000-purosangue Wed, 14 Sep 2022 19:56:53 +0000 https://www.papercitymag.com/?p=413869 Call it what you will. Just don’t call it an SUV. In designing its first ever four-door, four-seater “car,” Ferrari looked no further than its own rich 75-year history. Meet the Ferrari Purosangue, which translates from Italian to Eng...

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]]> 420817 Supercars Of The Future — 15 Vehicles That Turned Heads at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance https://houstonnewmedia.org/supercars-of-the-future-15-vehicles-that-turned-heads-at-the-pebble-beach-concours-delegance/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=supercars-of-the-future-15-vehicles-that-turned-heads-at-the-pebble-beach-concours-delegance Wed, 24 Aug 2022 00:31:00 +0000 https://www.papercitymag.com/?p=410924 Eclipsing both the Geneva and Shanghai Motor Shows — long the standard bearers for super and hypercar reveals — the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance and its sister show The Quail have turned what was once an affluent yet sleepy part of Northern Califor...

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]]> 405044 Throwback Rides — Ford Bronco Heritage Editions Honor the 1966 OG With Serious Style and a Classic Push https://houstonnewmedia.org/throwback-rides-ford-bronco-heritage-editions-honor-the-1966-og-with-serious-style-and-a-classic-push/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=throwback-rides-ford-bronco-heritage-editions-honor-the-1966-og-with-serious-style-and-a-classic-push Mon, 15 Aug 2022 22:25:41 +0000 https://www.papercitymag.com/?p=409450 Like apple pie, Abe Lincoln’s beard and a brisket sandwich from Snow’s BBQ, some things are just quintessential red, white and blue. The same can be said for the Ford Bronco, which has enjoyed fiery success — to put it mildly — since the first of...

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]]> 399264 Throwback Rides — Ford Bronco Heritage Editions Honor the 1966 OG With Serious Style and a Classic Push https://houstonnewmedia.org/throwback-rides-ford-bronco-heritage-editions-honor-the-1966-og-with-serious-style-and-a-classic-push-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=throwback-rides-ford-bronco-heritage-editions-honor-the-1966-og-with-serious-style-and-a-classic-push-2 Mon, 15 Aug 2022 22:25:41 +0000 https://www.papercitymag.com/?p=409450 Like apple pie, Abe Lincoln’s beard and a brisket sandwich from Snow’s BBQ, some things are just quintessential red, white and blue. The same can be said for the Ford Bronco, which has enjoyed fiery success — to put it mildly — since the first of...

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