2010 Ford Taurus: Lee Quinones & Tamara Warren Road Trip!

Lee Quinones and Tamara Warren played tag team with the 2010 Taurus for the annual holiday round trip trek on Rte 80. What made this bullish journey more interesting: They drove two different Tauruses — a dogged-out press car on the way out of rotation, and a brand spanking Taurus Limit back to NYC in the perils of likely lake effect wintertime. Read on to see how the bull took the horns of the 600-mile journey. Lee says: The new Ford 2010 Taurus smashes into the national... Read More

Top Ten Cars of 2009

It takes a realistic optimist to be enthusiastic about vehicles in 2009. A realistic optimist looks at 2009 as the basis for a meaner, leaner decade, shaped by some sense of purpose. And purpose is surely what’s been lacking in the credit-driven capitalistic society. It’s an old trend with a new name: maturialism. The reality is that 2009 was full of painful and complex issues that played out in the car business — the demise of the Detroit way, the deflation... Read More

2010 Infiniti EX: Exercising authoritiy

2010 Infiniti EX Talk is cheap. Infiniti is the premium brand that forges ahead by quiet example, products that you find, embrace, and muse over well after, like the memory of summer love. Really. The 2010 Infiniti EX 35 is no exception. The curves feel natural, worthy of utilitarian purposes, but with the interior accents expected of a dignified crossover, down to standard leather. The design is not new (it hit the road in 2008), but with the upgrade of new standard... Read More

Lee Quinones reviews Motion Tales of a Muscle Car Builder

Our artist/critic and muscle car fanatic Lee Quinones weighs in on a new book Motion Tales of a Muscle Car Builder. Simply said, Martyn L. Schorr’s fantastic new book Motion Tales of a Muscle Car Builder is a refreshing read and visual window into a unique New York entrepreneur’s story set in the turbulent late 1960’s and 1970’s. For some who may come to read it, it may also relapse an envy for the central cogs of the story — those pesky, nasty... Read More

Ask Gotryke: Searching for a Seven Seater

What’s the perfect car? Well, that depends. On where you live. How you drive. Where you drive. What you like. On your style. On your budget. On leasing and buying. On who you are. For our readers, confused by car buying. We have advice for you, personalized and customized. Our gift to you: Hi Tamara — I was searching for info on the Ford Flex when I came upon your blog with a pic on my old buddy Lee with a Flex he painted. So I contacted him to find out what he... Read More

Dispatch Detroit: LGA to DTW with Mercedes-Benz, GM, Ford and Monica Blaire

I can see Canada. When I land in Detroit, I never feel like I’m home until I drive to the edge of the Detroit River and look out on the horizon. It feels so close that if I shout with all my might, someone across the border may hear me. But the closeness is an illusion, much separates the two sides of the water’s edge. The international border is the least of Detroit’s news, but there’s something inspiring about living on the edge of the country; its... Read More

2011 Buick Lacrosse and GMC Acadia Denali star in the pre-game show

2011 GMC Acadia When I was a kid, my parents hid our holiday gifts in the basement. My brother and I would sneak in to have a peak at the booty, taking great pains to be elusive, but our parents were no dummies.  My father, an engineer through and through, installed an electric alert system, that threw us off guard. Busted and feeling like a couple of spoiled ingrates, we eventually learned to anticipate a good surprise. I took a sneak peak at Buick and GMC vehicles in... Read More

Todd Oldham x Wolfsonian

Cake Ball creator Julie Le shared her personal photos of the reception she catered for Todd Oldham at the Wolfsonian during Miami Art Basel. The bookmaker, tv host and former fashion designer, Oldham, curated the show New Voices: New Work. Oldham selected works from Megan Whitmarsh, Wayne White, and Brock Shorno in the installation, including welcome mats, with proceeds benefiting the museum. Leslie Hall performed at the Dec. 4 opening. Le made 1000 cake balls for the extravaganza. ... Read More

Gotryke Gift Guide To Go

Road trips are sorted. Flights are booked. Reservations are made. But if the non-stop hustle has affected your gift buying procedure here are some eclectic options that might make your stocking list. The Quiet Life has a certain appeal. It helps that all orders over $100.00 will receive a free QL Day Bag ( $40.00 value. ) The 12 new t-shirts are catchy — two of which are designed by Mark Owens. A new Good Cause Charity shirt by Evan Hecox is also notable. The patched... Read More

Best in Detroit Coverage

D-DOT We’ve been in and out of town this fall, so we rely on wise reporting to keep up to speed on what’s happening on the daily Detroit, without the hype of exaggerated decay. We’ve included both publications and individuals in our lists. The reasoning behind this as media institutions crumble, writers forge ahead to tell stories despite the lack of institutional ink to tell them. Here’s our primer for parsing together the news bits on Detroit: Best... Read More