GM’s Rick Wagoner: He Clearly is a Sacrificial Lamb, Says Granholm

Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy Granholm made some great points on the today show — encapsulated in 600,000 Michigan jobs lost — the nation’s highest unemployment rate. “This country needs a manufacturing arm,” she says. It’s 3.5 million jobs — steel, glass, plastic and rubber industry. This industry has to survive if this nation is going to survive. It’s the backbone.” It’s... Read More

Bentley GTC Convertible Speed Baby!

When Bentley calls, we answer. The iconic driving machine also known as automobile is always a surefire hit. Add Northern California wine country to the equation, and you’re a few clicks away from paradise. So when it came time to lock down plans, we called for back up — namely my 6-month old son and mother. This would be a three-generation Bentley GTC convertible excursion. That’s Speed like no other.[click to continue…] Tweet This Post Read More

One, Two, Three Hike…

Gotryke contributor and Vain Magazine Editor Rachelle Gauthier takes on the mountain, one foot at a time. It was a warm, sunny California afternoon and instead of going for a long drive, or drinking Mojoitos in Malibu I went for a Sunday, non-football kind of hike. So I drove about 15 miles north and headed to Rocky Peak Trail with my very competitive, tomboyish and pretty best friend, Tina, and my non-enthused husband. It was the first time that any of us engaged in an outdoor... Read More

Gone in 12 hours: Audi takes Sebring by diesel

No this is not about Florida. For fans of American Le Mans motor sports, 12 Hours at Sebring is a legendary race not be missed. In fact, my ride-and-drive partners scoured satellite radio channels in the front seat for live coverage of the endurance race over the weekend. Adding to the momentum of this year’s race was the winner — the Audi R15 TDI clean diesel race car. Never mind that this was the R15’s big debut. Audi fans are still celebrating after drivers... Read More

Twitter Updates for 2009-03-25

http://crowdsourcingexamples.p... # iPhone OS 3.0 in-depth http://www.engadget.com/hub/iphone-os-30 # Rolling Stone Magazine – “The Big Takeover, the global economic crisis isn’t about money – it’s about power. # Priscilla Mercedes Vazquez is showing her work at Pratt Institute in Steuben Hall. # EI6 suxs for gotryke # Powered by Twitter Tools. Tweet This Post Read More

Chanel Urban Transport

CHANEL announced the creation of the above urban personal transporter, which seems to have more fun than a bike and it looks as crazy as rollerblades.The rich-rider drives it by leaning in the direction he or she wants to go at speeds of nearly 20kph. With a range of 20km and an adaptation of the famous CHANEL 2.55. Via: yatzer [click to continue…] Tweet This Post Read More

MANSORY VEYRON LINEA VINCERO

It features a gleaming polished aluminum with carbon fiber, as well as a specially tuned 8.0-liter, quad-turbo W16 engine that cranks over a thousand horses. Via: flylyf[click to continue…] Tweet This Post Read More

The Making of Michael Strahan’s ‘63 Lincoln

We’ve long been fascinated by car culture and the people who keep it interesting. Our favorite folks are those who collect the Detroit legends — an art form with sheet metal as the medium — and then flip it with their own sense of style. New York Giant Mike Jennings sent us this video last fall after telling us about his off-season passion — the old school car game. Here he shows off his pet project — Michael Strahan’s 1963 Lincoln Continental.... Read More

Drifting at Bihoku

A whole new interpretation of turning Japanese with American drifting champ Vaughn Gittin, Jr. Related articles by Zemanta Gittin’ It: Vaughn Gittin, Jr. drifts through Tokyo (gotryke.com) [click to continue…] Tweet This Post Read More

Eyes on the Road

What one should spend hard earned dough on in these dour days is simple and personal, and even better when a sense of romance adds a sweet note to the purchase. For the bespectacled, consider the bespoke. Cutler and Gross make an enticing vision with word’s worth of eye wear in love letter form. Gogosha Optique in LA tagged these frames for Valentine’s Day. We knew said owner many years ago, but are honestly thrilled by her sense of style and smart savvy that Julia... Read More

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