With EV and hybrid vehicles ruling the NAIAS this week, Cadillac’s concept reveal – the XTS Platinum Concept, is right in line with green thinking. “The XTS Platinum concept is the next expression of Cadillac’s Art and Science execution philosophy, reflecting our drive to deliver the latest innovations in the most artful manner,” said Bryan [...]

“We are thinking about vehicles for the world,” said Moe Durand, Manager of Product PR for Mitsubishi, in a recent conversation. In this interview (and yesterdays), I asked him some questions about where Mitsubishi is headed. How are you using social media? Our Lancer sells typically to a 38-year old so we need to get [...]

“We are thinking about vehicles for the world,” said Moe Durand, Manager of Product PR for Mitsubishi, explaining how the company is going beyond thinking whether a vehicle would be good for ‘this or that market’. Instead, they are talking about cars that appeal across the board. For instance, ‘Global Small’ is the name for [...]

Yes, it’s a Range Rover but a true departure from what we know. And that’s the good news. Because we like it when companies go beyond the familiar. News from company headquarters today is that the much discussed LRX concept car will be built  for  2011. The LRX Range Rover will be the smallest, lightest [...]

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 [...]

2010 Mazda3 hits the streets of Laguna, Ca…. more to come!

Just revealed at the 2009 NY Auto Show, the Scion iQ concept is a micro-subcompact car designed to meet the transportation needs of young urban trendsetters. And how does that translate? Scion says that it is appealing to young people moving in from the suburbs to the “newly revitalized urban centers”. Just over 10 feet [...]

“Long wheelbase, low profile, broad track, mighty wheels and razor sharp definition” is how the Lamborghini Estoque – the Italian super sports sedan concept was described in the brochure. We weren’t looking at the words. We were looking at the pictures! The four-door sports sedan with ample luggage space is the first sedan in the [...]

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 [...]

Yesterday I was running on the boardwalk in Santa Monica, California and driving the 2009 VW Jetta TDI on the Pacific Coast Highway. Today, I am sitting at my kitchen counter in NYC writing about it. That is why I can honestly say, I love my life. It is never boring. The 2009 VW Jetta [...]