Author: Niel Stender

Niel Stender is an automotive journalist based in New Hampshire. He grew up wrenching on family cars, including a 1984 Golf, a 1989 Starion, and a 1990 Cherokee, and earned his mechanical engineering degree at the University of New Hampshire. His first job out of college was at Ford, working on the S197 GT500 with SVT. Niel’s reviews and technical explainers have appeared in SlashGear, HotCars, and CarsForSale. He is the founder of The Knocking Rod, an independent automotive publication, and is a member of the New England Motor Press Association. Niel can be reached at [email protected]