Here’s another reminder to keep your mind—and vision- open to new possibilities. Next year the National Federation of the Blind and Virginia Tech will reveal a prototype vehicle equipped with technology that will help a blind person drive independently. The technology, called “nonvisual interfaces,” uses sensors that help a blind driver maneuver a car based [...]

This Thursday, July 1, Range Rover is celebrating their 40th birthday in partnership with Vogue magazine at a “star-studded event in London”.  The party will host over 350 players from the worlds of film, fashion, design, music, media and sports including Manolo Blahnik and Amanda Wakeley. In the world of cars, it’s not so unusual [...]

After watching Katy Perry’s performance at  VW’s world  launch of the 2011 Jetta in Times Square last week, I sat down to lunch with my friend Phil Patton and Klaus Bischoff, Director of Volkswagen Design over lunch at the W Hotel. Following, some excerpts from our discussion. “For the first time we had a deep [...]

Los Angeles Laker, Lamar Odom, scored big time in the past week.  First, the Laker’s NBA championship. Next, Odom’s fabulous celebration gift from his wife, reality star and business maven Khloe Kardashian. According to E! Online , Kardashian bought her man a 2010 Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe, white on white. The tag? $400,000 (plus some [...]

When you walk into the Bentley Mulsanne studio in Crewe, England to make final decisions on choices for your car, the first thing you’ll see (and touch) is a wall of 24 leather hides, in a range of delectable colors. Next, a table of 100 colors of paint samples in four finishes –solid, metallic, satin [...]

part 2 of the Bentley Mulsanne series The process of building each Bentley Mulsanne’s interior takes about 170 hours, approximately half of the entire vehicle’s build time. The Mulsanne*, which uses around 40% more handcrafted wood than the outgoing Arnage, took a cue from the past and framed the cabin—below the windows– with a ring [...]

(part one of a series on Bentley Mulsanne) In the new Bentley Mulsanne, there’s a handcrafted wooden drawer that glides out as seamlessly as silk to hold your iPod. Then again, what else would one expect? The 2011 Mulsanne, Bentley’s newest entry to “British luxury motoring” is much more than a sports sedan. This Grand [...]

Haven’t driven it yet… but I have been eyeballing the Ford Fiesta for quite a few years. And from what people are saying after testing it, Ford has produced a winner. The compact Fiesta– available in four- and five-door body styles –is a small car with lots of pluck and plenty of style. The 2011 [...]

The cabin of the 2011 Jaguar XJ is all about a sense of well-being. Thus the gentle curve of the console to corset the passenger and a lower instrument panel than the XK. “Our customer can discern right down to the smell of the leather and the stitching patterns,” explained Giles Taylor, Chief Designer for [...]

(part one of two) The fact that the 2011 XJ was introduced in Hollywood (with 500 billboards, airport signage and targeted advertising) is an example of how the venerable company is going after a younger, hipper audience – one that is involved in fashion, entertainment, advertising and of course, luxury. With all-new XJ, Jaguar has [...]