Prototype: Lexus RX450 H headed for the Hudson Valley

Nothing like unseasonable weather to test the limits of a car deemed luxury — particularly when the luxury segment is being turned on it’s head by the stormy perceptions of the moment. These are the make or break entrants — the hybrid SUVS. Time again extreme weather is the real test of comfort, durability and sensibility — which is the real measure of new luxury. In these times, luxury is no longer about cache, but more about cozy — the indulgences... Read More

Continental employees pilot scooters

After watching the Genovese on scooters this week, we liked news of American corporations encouraging scooting. This afternoon Continental Airlines at Newark Airport was focused on a different sort of travel — at least for 3000 employees who were privy to a workshop on the merits of scooting. Vespa and Continental partnered for a workforce push. Employees gathered for buzz about $6,000 yearly savings for scooter drivers and eco-minded impacts of scooting, instead of driving... Read More

Mercedes-Benz Woos Green Seeking Celebs

Sheryl Crow drives a Mercedes-Benz R320 BlueTEC. “The newest clean diesel vehicles are eco-friendly and deserve as much attention as other gas alternatives like hybrids,” Crow said. Other famous women and men in Bluetech to publicly acknowledge their diesel rides include Billy Baldwin, Kyle MacLachlan, Naomi Watts, Liev Schreiber, Nicole Richie and Joel Madden. Of course Kim Cattrall added to the brand’s cache on and off the big screen of Sex in the City.... Read More

The Geely GT Concept in Beijing

Geely has brought the GT Concept back for this year’s Shanghai Auto Show, this time with a complete working interior and butterfly doors (the original was just a shell). This suggests that the car is slowly marching towards production as the Chinese automaker works out engineering issues and again judges the reaction it receives at this year’s show. Should the GT reach Chinese showrooms, it will likely be called the Tiger (its current name actually stands for “Geely... Read More

Paul Wall likes Cadillac cars

It’s no secret that though times are tough with bailout woes and massive layoffs, we ride for Cadillac. Paul Wall has been doing so for some time and his modest fleet is impressive : 2008 Cadillac Escalade, 2008 Cadillac DTS, 1976 Cadillace Eldorado convertible, 1991 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham. And currently in restoration mode: 1977 Cadillac Eldorado, 1971 Cadillac Eldorado convertible. Who do you ride for? Holla! Tweet This Post Read More

GM to slash 1,600 white-collar jobs by May 1

NEW YORK (AFP) — Embattled US automaker General Motors, racing to restructure to avoid collapse, plans to cut 1,600 white-collar jobs in the next 10 days, a GM spokesman said Monday. “Starting this week, GM will write to 1,600 white collars to let them know they’ll separate by May 1,” GM spokesman Tom Wilkinson told AFP. The layoffs are part of GM’s plan announced in February to shed 3,400 white-collar jobs this year in the United States, he said. “We... Read More

Drifting in Mustang Mania

Mustang maniacs are submitting entries for The ‘10 Unleashed. Basically, they submit a dream Mustang experience in 250 words or less and unleash the beast. The winners get to turn fiction to to reality. Pony up! Tweet This Post Read More

In Concept and Reality: Scion, Kia, Jeep, Subaru, Acura

The New York Auto Show opens to the public tomorrow, but all week long automotive main stream media and bloggers have converged upon the Javits Center to peep the unveiling of new vechicles. We’ve decided to check in with our favorite car blogs to see what their reactions have been across the board to the press conferences. Read on for the skinny and the talk of the town. Autofiend approves of the Scion iQ — which we think has the best name of all Scions to date. Yeah,... Read More

Jadakiss roams the NY Auto Show with MTV

Source: MTV Jadakiss loves new cars — bright, shiny cars. I spoke with ‘Kiss in 2005 about his Range Rover, Cadillac XLR and the detailing business he had before making it big in the rap game on assignment for Celebrity Car. Jadakiss, whose latest album, The Last Kiss, dropped this week, made the NY Auto show scene with MTV reporter Tim Kash in much awe over the 2010 Mercedes SLR McLaren. “You feel like you own the highway when you’re in this joint,”... Read More

Twitter Updates for 2009-04-08

# Fact : the javits center began to host the auto show in recent years. # You don’t apply wood to an unnatural surface says ford designer Earl who has refreshing delivery, quoting j mays # The days of drawing on paper are gone …. Sad. # There is a little spirit of mustang on the Taurus interior # Powered by Twitter Tools. Tweet This Post Read More