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Alex Sommers’s Biography

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Business/Marketing teacher by day, car enthusiast all the time. Alex does freelance writing and photography for Road&Track, Hagerty Media, and his primary home on CorvetteBlogger, amongst others.
His specialties include performance vehicles - with an emphasis on 1990+ European and American models, cars in pop culture, the internal combustion engine, the business side of the industry, and the collector car market.

Alex Sommers’s Journalist Portfolio

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The Sixth-Gen Camaro Deserved Better

The Sixth-Gen Camaro Deserved Better

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Alex Sommers, Author at Corvette: Sales, News & Lifestyle

Alex Sommers, Author at Corvette: Sales, News & Lifestyle

A link to all CorvetteBlogger stories by Alex Sommers.

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Alex Sommers

Alex Sommers

Alex Sommers writes for Hagerty Media and covers everything related to cars including news, reviews, buying, …

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Toyota Mega Cruiser Driven in the US!

Toyota Mega Cruiser Driven in the US!

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National Treasure: Nic Cage's CTS-V Wagon For Sale

National Treasure: Nic Cage's CTS-V Wagon For Sale

The "Sommers Cut:" https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gm5ZvQm9VED7KoZB_BGsvAqvhsIq4EBxmayOSdNYDyU/edit?us…

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The Cars of The Sopranos

The Cars of The Sopranos

The world of The Sopranos revolves around the automobile, and nearly every episode features a car that matche…

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Bad Vibrations: Dealer ‘Mark’ Ups Are Here for the 2027 Corvette Grand Sport

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By Alex Sommers
| CorvetteBlogger
Photo Credits: Mark Wahlberg Chevrolet of Columbus Additional Dealer Markups (ADMs) have been an unfortunate fact of life for much of the C8 Corvette’s time on sale. The 2020 Stingray struggled to meet demand after COVID-related production issues plagued the C8’s white-hot debut, ADMs naturally followed.
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[VIDEO] Ferrari’s New By-Wire Manual Transmission Shows GM the Path Forward

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By Alex Sommers
| CorvetteBlogger
Photo Credits: Ferrari Last month, Ferrari pulled the sheet off its first-ever all-electric vehicle, the Luce. The mere concept of an electric Ferrari was already as pointless as alcohol-free beer, but the car nobody asked for somehow became even worse in execution.
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[VIDEO] C8 Corvette ZR1X Takes Part in the World’s Greatest American Drag Race

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By Alex Sommers
| CorvetteBlogger
As a fan of automotive media in all of its forms, one of the great tragedies of the 2020s has been MotorTrend’s decision to move away from its premier annual performance car event: Best Driver’s Car. The West Coast foil to Car and Driver’s famed Lightning Lap saw each year’s best go-fast machines compete for supremacy in the LA hills and around Laguna Seca Raceway for the only title MT ever gave out with more prestige than its iconic “of the year” Golden Calipers.
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Interview

Why did you become a journalist?

I love cars and like making extra money.

What's the worst pitch you ever got?

A fastball from (a digital) Randy Johnson.