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

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

The End of the Road: MINI Takes the States

MINI TAKES THE STATES 2010 is said and done with and in the books.  The entire gang of MINI owners parked their cars at the final stop at Infinity Park in Denver and relaxed under the Colorado Saturday night sky. Children played. Friends danced to the music. Couples held hands. Roads stories were shared and became the stuff of legend. People complained of belly aches from... Read More

Conversations with MINI USA VP Jim McDowell

Jim McDowell, head of MINI North America, blends in rather well with a cluster of MINI owners. Perhaps that’s because in many ways, he is one of them. He drives MINIs. His adult kids drive MINIs. He’s the kind of guy that will flag down on an ice cream truck in the middle of Indiana driving a 2011 MINI Countryman. Jim McDowell is the essence of cool MINI style. “MINI... Read More

First Drive: 2011 MINI Countryman

Tamara Warren has an interesting gig — driving MINIs across the USA for MINI Takes the States, and then blogging about it. One of the perks of the journey was a first drive of the 2011 MINI Countryman. Here are her thoughts: After nearly 1000 miles of MINI driving across America, I have a solid grasp on the finer points of the zippy Clubman handling, which gives me comparative... Read More

Road Diaries: Mini Takes the States

Tamara Warren is traveling with Mini and company all week long for Mini Takes The States, documenting her journey, and contemplating the nature of Mini ownership,  as she makes the long distance trek from Brooklyn to Denver, by Mini Cooper. The excitement was palpable as MINIs lined up in anticipation for the launch of 2010 MINI Takes the States at BMW’s North American Headquarters... Read More