Car of the Day: 2013 Cadillac XTS

  The Car: 2013 Cadillac XTS AWD Premium Collection Where I drove it: Motor City First Impressions: Cadillac has transformed itself into a bit of a hard body. The sharp angles on every exterior of the XTS are testament to the new form language of Cadillac: Triangles have replace trapezoids. The era of the squishy Devilles that my father used to describe in a disdainful tone... Read More

Car of the Day: 2013 Cadillac ATS

The Car: 2013 Cadillac ATS AWD 2.0T Perform Collection Where I drove it: Detroit, during the North American International Auto Show. First Impressions: There was a time when Cadillac nearly stopped being a car brand. The Escalade was both blessing and curse for General Motors’ luxury marque. It boosted sales, profits, and was the marquis ride of the big, unapologetic luxury... Read More

Kenny Scharf Cadillac at Honor Fraser Gallery

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New Short Film: Dismantling Detroit

Another metaphor for Detroit, the America story, has been made by filmmakers Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady, and produced by Craig Alkinson. This documentary appears on the New York Times homepage today. The subject is how men are making money from the scrap metal business in Detroit, specifically a few guys who the directors spotted compiling salvage at an old Cadillac repair... 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

Eminem Writes a Letter to Detroit

“The home of Motown, Cadillac and Joe Louis.” That’s one line that Eminem recites in his open letter to Detroit circulating the computer waves. We can’t get enough of people expressing love for Detroit. Lately, we’re impressed by Eminem’s efforts to show and prove his adoration of home. We like that. “Stay Up, Detroit.” — Gotryke... Read More

Video: Drift with the Supercars at Monticello

The 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe is among the drifters at the Monticello Motor Club in upstate New York, and the car that took the prize for Best Drift in a New Car. The Nissan 370Z took home Best Drift in a Drift Car and Mercedes-Benz CLK Black Series won Best Drift in a Super Car. Stunning shots of crisp tire-spinning drifts in the autumn foliage. Tweet This Post Read More

Designing Women of GM: The Intersection of Art, Culture and Car Design

It only takes one person in charge to change the rules. General Motors was ahead of the game when it came to diversifying the design department. Design director Harley Earl’s so-called  “Damsels of Design” were a group of about a dozen automotive designers. These women  helped shaped the interior and arguably the aesthetics of Cadillacs and Buicks dating... Read More

Lee Quinones Goes For the 2010 Cadillac SRX Turbo

We asked our art critic/test driver Lee Quinones to take a spin in the 2010 Cadillac SRX Turbo. Quinones spends his weekends hanging out with a Cadillac enthusiast buddy who has 20 of the best vintage rides around, and Lee loves to take a ride around town in a classic. He’s hard on the new-generation cars, and we are happy to say the amped-up SRX Turbo passed his old-school... Read More

2010 Cadillac SRX: Dare we say styling?

The 2010 Cadillac SRX is here, and that in itself is commendable. Despite the inner turmoil, cuts, nips and tucks plaguing GM in recent times, Cadillac has managed to bring a straight forward, sound and sophisticated compact sport utility vehicle to market. The SRX is what it needs to be – a sensible take on the compact utility vehicle. SRX has the persona of the uncle... Read More