Kate Upton Answers Seven Questions

Kate Upton has razzle dazzle. Look no further than the digital Super Bowl buzz for the Upton oompf. Kate Upton’s cameo in the Mercedes-Benz Super Bowl ad spot has been the talk of the town leading up to Sunday’s big game. The German automaker, which is also the title sponsor of the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, chose Upton as the lead pitch woman for the... Read More

Kate Nash Behind the Wheel in Death Proof

Kate Nash looks great behind the wheel in the video for her new song “Death Proof.” The EP goes on sale Nov. 20. The film “Freak” and the director Quentino Tarantino are her inspirations. Tweet This Post Read More

Lee Quinones Dances with the 2013 Ford Mustang

  Artist and Detroit-made car lover Lee Quinones muses on the design of the very noticeable 2013 Ford Mustang. Composition and overall design: Let’s start with the Ford Mustang dash. I see a well composed layout of dials, gauges and lights just below the brushed aluminum facade panel that stretches across from side to side. The aluminum panel also brings attention... Read More

Subaru Impreza: From the Inside Out

  Gotryke test drivers artist Lee Quinones and editor Tamara Warren spent a week tooling around in the Subaru Impreza. They were both big fans the 2012 Subaru Impreza Sport by the end of the journey.  “It reminds me of itself being a nice simple package ready for the masses. One of a kind indeed,” Quinones says. Lee weighed in on the Impreza’s seven standout... Read More

Driving Cubism: 2013 Kia Soul

If car designs were assigned to art movements, the Kia Soul would be considered a cubist. There’s the George Braque, Fernand Leger  and then there’s the Soul. One poet, Kenneth Rexroth, described cubism as ” the conscious, deliberate dissociation and recombination of elements into a new artistic entity made self-sufficient by its rigorous architecture.” That’s an... Read More

2013 Mazda CX5: Inside Out

  Artist Lee Quinones drove the 2013 Mazda CX5 for his new Gotryke column on interior design “Inside Out”  1.  The interior design is very tasteful and uses space very smart which leads me to say that the color of which I would call “Black coffee and Cream” goes well with those design lines. It gives a peripheral stimulation to the eye and makes the space... Read More

Dream Drives Jaguar: The Jaguar XK and Jaguar XJ

  filmmaker and author dream hampton describes her latest adventure driving two Jaguars.  Late last fall, I test drove a big bodied 2012 Jaguar XJ around Los Angeles. The cashmere metallic four-door sedan was so luxurious I damn near complained it didn’t come with a driver. (Never mind my “real” car’s a Ford that incidentally, not so long ago, owned... Read More

Driving: 2013 Mercedes-Benz C250

The Car: This spiffed up Mercedes-Benz C250 showcases the more modest-side of the Mercedes C Class.  This refreshed version has scored a makeover in upgrades that feel substantial. The C250 function better in it’s revitalized skin. The Destination: Downtown Los Angeles. I started at LAX and speeded toward downtown LA where I stayed at the Standard, and then headed for the hills,... Read More

Lee Quinones Pays Tribute to Drag Racer Big Willie Robinson

Drag racing legend Willie Andrew Robinson, widely known as “Big Willie,” died on Saturday in California. Robinson was the founder of the International Brotherhood of Street Racers. The club was formed after the Watts Riots in 1965 in an effort to promote positivity in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Police Department approached Big Willie to form the organization with the... Read More

Dream Cars: Range Rover Room

Tune in for episode 2 of flmmaker dream hampton’s “Dream Cars for Gotryke.” She also tumbles here. I was in Los Angeles to write a magazine cover story on a film actor. I was grateful to have a few days with the 2012 Range Rover. Anyone whose ever driven in Los Angeles knows how intimate one becomes with their vehicle, you can literally spend hours in traffic. I used to judge... Read More