Award-winning automotive journalist Gary Witzenburg has been writing about automobiles, auto people and the auto industry for 24 years. A mechanical engineering graduate of Duke University, he is a former auto engineer, race driver and advanced technology vehicle development manager who has authored eight automotive books. In addition, his work has appeared in a wide variety of national magazines, including The Robb Report, Playboy, Popular Mechanics, Car and Driver, Road & Track, Motor Trend, Autoweek and Automobile Quarterly. He is currently a contributing editor to Kelley Blue Book (www.kbb.com) and AutoMedia.com, a correspondent to Motor Trend and Ward's Auto World, a columnist for AutoblogGreen and a North American Car and Truck of the Year juror.