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

Ten Best Driving Moments of 2010

1. Against all odds, electric cars are on the marketplace. The Chevrolet Volt and the Nissan Leaf did the impossible. What a difference a year makes when research and development gets a swift green kick in the booty. 2. Driving the MINI Countryman before anyone else across America for MINI Takes the States. 3. The Gotryke Soundtrack. Cop dat here. 4. The Jaguar XJ ushers in the... Read More

2011 Chevrolet Cruze

On the way to Michigan, we passed by the Chevrolet Cruze plant in Lordstown, Ohio.  The plant had a giant banner with the Cruze proudly on display. The Cruze alters the playing field for Chevrolet by offering a manageable option for small car driving. And this is its greatest achievement — a car that shows Chevrolet is serious about the small sedan. Let’s take it from... Read More

2010 LA Auto Show: Tinseltown Makes & Models

Collins Reiter was on the scene at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show for Gotryke.  Reiter perused the showroom floor and brings us back the finest L.A. has to offer.  The LA Auto Show is open to the public now through Nov. 28. The 2010 Los Angeles Convention Center is drawing Southern California car enthusiasts by the droves. Lucky for this gal, my press pass and I were privy to... Read More

2011 Automobile Car of the Year

It’s the LA Auto Show this week. We’ll be bringing you coverage from the show room floor, but it is November and time to take assessment of the year in cars. We bring you Automobile’s expertise on the podium to pick the car of the year for 2011. Take it from Jean Jennings and her crew of Automobile journalists…. and the prize goes to the 2011 Chevy Volt.... Read More

We’re #1: Gotryke Takes 2011 Chevrolet Volt Fuel Efficiency Challenge

The numbers in, and Team Chelsea/Tamara from Gotryke are #1. Look at the list and you’ll see that we outdistanced our competitors with 12 miles to spare on the 46 mile trip from Romulus to Rochester. We’re not popping bottles just yet — we’re  wave three and there’s two more waves to go.  If we win, we see a 2011 Chevrolet Volt in our near future.... 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

2010 Chevy Malibu: Lee Quinones and Tamara Warren Take Turns

Artist Lee Quinones and Gotryke Editor Tamara Warren have big biased love for everything Detroit made, but with a healthy dose of skepticism. In order to ride through the storm, they believe Detroit must raise the bar. They took turns driving the 2010 Chevy Malibu through New York streets last week.   Here’s what they have to say: Lee: I have a strong suspicion the new... 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... 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... Read More