Janis Joplin Drove A Porsche 356

  We love Janis Joplin for her indelible audacity. She remains a rock n’ roll icon, who rejected strict notions of gender and instead turned toward fantastical style to present her guttural material in her short lived life and career. Her famous customized Porsche represents her longstanding statement and memorable blend of the heady 60s aesthetic, in which life and... Read More

Frank Stella x BMW

Frank Stella BMW Art on display Miami Art Basel, Dec. 2012. Tweet This Post Read More

What I Drove in 2011: The Year in Cars

We’ve compiled our year in driving in a singular blog post. We drove cars in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Le Mans, France. We drove big cars, we drove small cars. We drove gasoline engines, electric cars and hybrids. We drove 53 cars. We drove 2011 models. We drove 2012 models. And still so many cars left to drive. Gotryke’s Year in Cars: 1. Honda... Read More

Terry Richardson Shoots Audrey And A BMW

In his daily diary, photographer Terry Richardson captures Audrey sitting on a BMW in the shade on a sunny day, kneecaps and all somewhere on a New York City street. Richardson worked with a more contemporary car recently. He shot this 55-second video for Mercedes-Benz highlighting the A-CLASS and model Jessica Stam wearing Giles Deacon for Emanuel Ungaro. The video debuted in... Read More

U.S. Olympic Swimmer Janet Evans x BMW Performance

Five time U.S. Olympic gold medalist Janet Evans is making a come back. She’s got her eye on the podium of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, and she’s posting lap times in pool that indicate she might pull it off.  A lot has changed for Evans since she competed at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta — she is the mother of two and a savvy businesswoman. She’s also approaching... Read More

LisaRaye Talks TV One and BMW

Actress LisaRaye caught up with our friends at Simply Rides about her new show “LisaRaye, The Real McCoy” on TV One and her love for BMWs. “My favorite cars are the cars that I can afford,” she says, and lists her modest fleet of Bimmers including a BMW 740, a BMW 645i and a BMW 525i. She also has a Rolls-Royce Phantom and a Range Rover in the garage. “My... Read More

2011 BMW X3 Designer Erik Goplen

For the 2011 BMW X3, the German automaker decided to open up the playing field to its DesignWorks division holding a contest. Gotryke west coast contributor Collins Reiter spent some time at the show catching up with the contest winner,  DesignWorks designer Erik Goplen. GT: What influences your perspective on design and can you give me a couple of examples of that? EG: It has... 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... Read More

Revisting a Conversation with BMW Executive Jack Pitney

We were saddened to learn the news that BMW marketing executive Jack Pitney died last Thursday in a tractor accident. We spoke with him at the 2009 New York Auto Show. He was a dynamic person with personal candor. Jack Pitney has a clear idea of the perfect car. “It would be a convertible, a manual transmission. The world needs a bit more joy right now,” he said.... Read More

Feeling spry? Time for a car buy, says Edmunds

While Gotryke opts for the more ephemeral car news, Edmunds.com is geared toward the brass-tacks of American car buying. Edmunds auto experts are predicting a price drop in 90 percent of new cars in the next 30 days. “The next 30 days will be the best time of this year to get a great deal on a car, as there is still sufficient selection of old model year bargains and prices are... Read More