By Chris Haak

Writers for Autosavant are given free reign to write about whatever they want to, as long as it’s about cars and the car business, whenever they want to.  I almost never give them specific assignments, nor deadlines, unless it’s been a while since a time-sensitive event has occurred.  I get many different perspectives on the issues using this approach, and also hopefully have writers opining on topics that they personally find interesting and enjoyable to write about.

Sometimes, however, this Wild West approach to editorial assignments results in interesting, or uncomfortable situations, like when two people write about the same subject.  Or when two people drive the same car.  (It should be noted that we never schedule the same vehicle twice at Autosavant, but some of our writers are freelancers with individual access to manufacturers’ press fleets).  This happened a few years ago with the Ford F-150 SVT Raptor, when one of our writers reviewed the same truck that a freelancer did.  Since one guy was in the Texas Hill Country and the other on Long Island and they have very different perspectives, I think it worked.  Hopefully we’ll be able to say the same about the piece that Charles Krome wrote last month on the Lincoln MKZ Hybrid and what you’re about to read below.

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