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 song intermingled in contradictory terms. She penned the acapella hit... 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 era. Now, the days of Cadillacs and 26-inch rims seem like another... Read More
The 2013 Model Year In Cars
Last year I test drove 54 cars that are now in car dealerships. While I come nowhere close to Hilary Clinton’s miles, I covered considerable ground. Here are the highlights: • Cars have exited the homogenous era — there’s so many ways to do it modern, depending on your taste, mindset and preference. Now you can be greener and zippy in a tiny Fiat, bossy and emission-free in a Tesla Model S or moderately fuel conservative in the official... 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 July at Berlin Fashion Week. Tweet This Post 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 her 40th birthday in August. Evans was in New York this week, to... 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 car of choice is — all of those, preferably in white.” LisaRaye... 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 less to do with other cars. It’s more fashion, architecture... 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 crowds look. A movie star and a French photographer friend both marveled... 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. “It would be a more avante garde color and a leather interior... Read More
Tamara Warren drives the 2011 BMW 5 Series, Yeow!
Stunna. That’s the thought that crosses my mind each time a dude stops dead in his tracks, puts down his cell and drops his mouth to the pavement to look at me in the bold BMW sedan. The BMW boys are easy to spot. It is generally the men-folk that keep their eye on every nuance that changes with each numerical introduction in the German automaker’s racy lineup. And it is generally said-men folk that glare with envy when they see... Read More
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