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 to the most important of gauges that are rescest into the dark caverns... Read More
New Exhibition: Syd Mead at BravinLee
COPYRIGHT © OBLAGON INC. www.sydmead.com courtesy BravinLee programs Syd Mead is in the brains behind the sets of Blade Runner, Tron, and Mission Impossible III, but he’s also one of the most prolific designers of the modern era, who has designed for Ford, Sony and architectural firms. Mead is also an accomplished painter who exhibited at Document 6 in Kassel, Germany in 1973. A rare exhibitions of his paintings is on view at BravinLee in New York... Read More
Five Best Designs At the Detroit Auto Show
The Detroit Auto Shows is open to the public through Jan. 22. A calculated assembly of heavy hitting cars make up the bulk of the show. Many will be brought to dealerships over the next five years, with a few exceptions. Here’s what we’ve picked for best in show from gussied up showstoppers to simple vehicle that nail form and function. 1. Acura NSX Concept. On Twitter, I called this the Lambo-cura, and I meant that as a compliment. The Acura... Read More
2011 Los Angeles Auto Show Wrap Up
This year’s Los Angeles Auto Show, held at the Los Angeles Convention Center, once again did not disappoint. There were a few standouts among the crowd, including the much anticipated unveiling of the Mario Kart. West Coast contributor Collins Reiter was on the scene for GoTryke. Here’s what caught her eye. The most anticipated aftermarket unveiling at this year’s show was the specially designed, life-sized Mario Karts. Designed by... Read More
Comedian Kevin Hart Answers Six Driving Questions
Comedian Kevin Hart answered six questions that I published on the blog I write for Forbes. He stars in a new Ford commercial — adding the funny into the Explorer campaign. Here’s what on his mind, when it comes to cars. What is currently in your garage? I currently have a Range Rover…SUPER CHARGED. I’m small so I have to compensate in other areas and I’m not scared to admit it. When did you become interested in cars? I have always... Read More
Detroit Auto Show Flashback: The Buzz
The North American International Auto Show is the talk of Detroit. Last week, the new cars and concepts were unveiled for press scrutiny. Gotryke Editor Tamara Warren did double duty for the New York Times Wheels Blog where you can read about the latest and greatest new products. Back in a flash from the Detroit press days. Here are the major trends I noticed: • Cool concepts were rare — the trend continued toward production geared vehicles. •... Read More
2011 Ford Fiesta meets the San Fran Streets
SékouWrites is the editor-in-chief of Simply Rides, an online automotive and lifestyle magazine that supplies content to several media outlets. He has also published three books: A collection of short stories (The Sound of Silk at Midnight), a collection of non-fiction essays (Stories of Survival and Beyond: Collective Healing After Hurricane Katrina), and a serial novel (When Butterflies Kiss). Sekou shared his video review of the Ford Fiesta... Read More
Massive Attack x Lincoln make good for the Gulf
Massive Attack will donate income from their upcoming Lincoln car commercial to the Gulf cleanup. The commercial features a Gui Boratto remix of “Paradise Circus” from Massive Attack’s latest album Heligoland (Virgin Records).Robert “3D” Del Naja and Grant “Daddy G” Marshall will contribute the proceeds to Save Our Gulf, an initiative of the Waterkeeper Alliance. Massive Attack have never licensed their music for use in car commericial,... Read More
Ken Block’s Gymkhana THREE
It’s labeled the Ultimate Playground in l’Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry, France, 15 minutes south of Paris. We see Ken Block strut his stuff in track stunts meant to defy logic, on the 51-degree bank, around cones and dangerously close to tackling a human. In an interview with Transworld Business he spoke about the process of developing the seven-minute short films: “Most of how it all goes together and what I want is specified... Read More
2011 Ford Explorer: Remember Me to Herald Square
The unveiling of the 2011 Ford Explorer brought a breath of the great outdoors to midtown Manhattan. The new Explorer is a lesson of small things in big packages with a super-efficient turbo V-6 engine providing the fuel efficiency of a Toyota Camry. The new design represents Ford’s move to curvaceous continuity over the boxy look of Explorer past. “We’re fighting for the soul of manufacturing in the United States,” CEO Alan Mulally... Read More
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