Kai Blum is a media analyst who reads automotive magazines, blogs and message boards for a living. (Yes, there are jobs like that.) He also writes for AutoWeblog.de (in German, the language of Carl Benz and Gottfried Daimler). He lives near Detroit, but drives a Japanese car made in Kentucky.

Jason Fogelson is a freelance writer who covers transportation, advertising, music, film, audio equipment and just about any other subject that comes to mind. You can read his car, truck and SUV reviews at About.com.

Jason lives in Burbank, California with his girlfriend, dog, two cats and his motorcycle, a 1993 Harley-Davidson Sportster. When he's not driving a car or writing about something, taking his dog to the dog park or going to the movies with his girlfriend, he's usually practicing his guitar.

Philip Powell was writing about cars before the automobile was invented. He is the Classic Cars Guide for About.com, also tests and reviews new vehicles for About. Philip resides in Sidney-by-the-Sea, a small town near Victoria, BC, on Vancouver Island. He loves cars and trains, boats and planes, F1 racing, and modern jazz. There are no dogs, cats, wives, or girlfriends in Philip's condo but he admits he wouldn't mind having one of the latter.

Brooklyn Bob Schulties is a freelance writer who covers cars, cars and more cars. Bob currently runs his own site, Cars! Cars! Cars! and writes some for About.com.

Bob calls Brooklyn home. At home, you'd find Bob (writin'), wife (readin'), son (fussin') and daughter (bossin'). The two cats would be sleeping on the radiator.