This just in from my pals at Bentley: As many of you are aware, Bentley is in the final days of the Arnage lifecycle as the last 150 units of this iconic motorcar make their way out of their factory gates in Crewe, England. The Arnage ‘Final Series,’ announced at the Paris Motor Show last [...]

When Tata Motors went about designing their super cheap Nano a couple of years ago they focused on a low cost car, low cost parts and low cost production. Since it is produced in India, low cost labor was a given. To keep the weight low, they lightened the engine to two cylinders vs. three [...]

One of the “big words” in automotive research takes on another biggie… Today Edmunds.com challenged Consumer Report’s “ first ever best new-car value list” in this press release: “Last week, Consumer Reports announced its “first ever best new-car value list” and named the 2009 Toyota Prius Touring “the best overall value among 300 cars…because of [...]

When I think about Academy Awards, I associate them with GM. They have had a longtime sponsorship with the Awards. Sad to say, no more. They pulled out last summer due to well… you know the story. But it just makes me realize how much US car companies are ingrained in our culture. Just last [...]

New York City is always ahead of the game. This year is a first for hybrid vehicles in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The infamous parade will sport a fleet of GMC Yukon hybrids tugging floats including; Tom the Turkey, Harajuku Lovers, Oneida Nation, the Statue of Liberty and The Care Bears. At 21 miles [...]

Everyone is talking about the American car crisis. I even got accosted in the grocery store today. I have to say that I go in the opposite direction from most people —I refuse to put the Big Three down. This is my country—these are the cars that we built. I am looking for solutions, not [...]

Reading Rolling Stone the other day I came upon an article about famed Rock ‘n Roller, Neil Young, turning his 1959 Lincoln (that gulped nine-miles-per gallon) into a hybrid vehicle that can achieve 100 mpg. Young, a collector of antique cars, decided that he wanted to make a statement about technology. He got his ‘ah [...]

On Monday I wandered over to Central Park in NYC for the kick-off of the Audi Mileage Marathon, a two week cross country drive that is showcasing 23 Audi TDI’s, their new clean diesel cars. The rally will end up in LA 4,800 miles later on October 20. The event was staged to illustrate how [...]

You may have seen a Lotus Elise. It’s a striking looking sports car. It’s so exotic that it almost looks like a caricature of itself … especially in yellow or orange. I’ve never driven the low-slung Lotus Elise but I have wiggled into the driver’s seat…and I do mean wiggle. You sit low in this [...]