Postcards from Paris: Jaguar C-X75 Concept

Jaguar designer Ian Callum and his gang of taleted designers are at it again with the release of Jaguar C-X75 stunner.  Wowsa It’s  a provocative departure. Consider the facts: 205mph (330km/h),  0-62mph (100km/h) in 3.4 seconds and 50-90mph (80-145km/h) in just 2.3 seconds Four powerful  195bhp (145kW) electric motors – one for each wheel – produce 778bhp and a torque output of 1,180lb ft (1,600Nm) The juicy part: Two micro gas-turbines, can generate enough... Read More

2011 Range Rover Evoque: Parisian Art Installations

Four art installations illuminated Parisian landmarks this week at the Paris Auto Show commemorating the launch of the 2011 Range Rover Evoque. André (AKA Monsieur A), JCDC, the collective Surface To Air and creative director of Intersection Magazine Yorgo Touplas created the works from a wire frame replica of the Evoque on the grounds  of the Pompidou Centre and the Palais de Tokyo. “My representation of luxury references grace, intimacy and protection,”  JCDC said... Read More

Vintage Beauties

The Blenheim Gang posted these lovely photos. We had to share the sophisticated French style that defines the collection of Audis, Ferarris and ladie Blenheim Gang was founded in  2003 by Yan Alexandre and Paul Reynolds. Tweet This Post Read More

Regis & Kelly Reward Running in Heels with a Volkswagen Jetta

One agile young woman was rewarded for her win of High-Heel-a-thon in Central Park on “LIVE! with Regis and Kelly.”  Ida Bernstein of Cockeysville, MD finished the 150-yard sprint in 19.12 seconds, setting a new course record. The 26-year-old grad student won the grand prize of an All-New 2011 Volkswagen Jetta and a $10,000 check. Tweet This Post Read More

Hot Car Alert: 2011 BMW 750i Active Hybrid

The 2011 BMW 750i Active Hybrid is the car to be seen in this fall season. That hypothesis was proven about five minutes after the car arrived in the Gotryke driveway, and the neighbors approached with an envious flip of the thumbs up. Whether cruising the neighborhood or hitting up the kickoff of Art Week at the Pace Gallery 50th Anniversary opening in Chelsea, the 7, made the crowds look. A movie star and a French photographer friend both marveled when I gave them a lift around... Read More

How To Dress Well: Biking, Song Writing and Michael Jackson

How To Dress Well album’s “Love Remains” is in stores Sept. 21. Gotryke sent a few questions to How To Dress Well who is Cologne, Germany based ex-pat Thomas Krell. Here’s what How to Dress Well has to say: How does place impact your perspective for listening, recording thinking? Of the cities that you have lived in, how has the environment influenced you? You know, I’ve always been shocked by how minimal the place I’m in changes or effects... Read More

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week: High Tea at Lincoln

Fashion Week made the big switcharoo to Lincoln Center this week, with designers flaunting the spring 2011 collections. Title sponsor Mercedes-Benz rolled out the pink carpet at the brand-new restaurant Lincoln for high tea. Global ambassador Milla Jovovich graced the afternoon party, adding a bit of flourish to the proper affair. Jovovich was featured in a visual campaign rolled at Berlin Fashion Week in May. The piece was shot by photographer Miles Aldridge, with the designs... Read More

Electric Zoo 2010

Music lovers dance to Moby by the Main Stage as the sun sets. Gotryke blogger and photgrapher Priscilla Mercedes Vazquez joined the Electric Zoo for the weekend The two-day electronic music festival known as Electric Zoo hit Randall’s Island like a confetti filled water balloon, splashing everyone in its path with the sweet, sticky sensations and vibrations of a rave/club scene. The 2nd annual Electric Zoo carried 25,000 strangers through house, techno, electro, drum and bass,... Read More

Ken Block’s Gymkhana THREE

It’s labeled the Ultimate Playground in l’Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry, France, 15 minutes south of Paris. We see Ken Block strut his stuff in track stunts meant to defy logic, on the 51-degree bank, around cones and dangerously close to tackling a human. In an interview with Transworld Business he spoke about the process of developing the seven-minute short films: “Most of how it all goes together and what I want is specified before hand. Once the editors... Read More

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week: Models and Porsches at the Gaansevoort Hotel

NY Fashion Week – The Model Lounge from TangentVector, inc.™ on Vimeo. It’s Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. Where do the models go? You might see them slip out of Porsche Panamera into the newly opened Gaansevoort Hotel off Park Ave. That’s the location of the Model Lounge, which is just that a private area for models to cool out between shows and casting. Tweet This Post Read More