Tesla Motors’ is not your ordinary car company. Just for starters, the Tesla Roadster Sport has a 0-60 of 3.7 seconds and a range of 240 miles. And it’s 100% electric. So, when it comes to dealerships, Tesla isn’t taking the traditional route. Like Apple, Tesla will own and operate its own shops. With only [...]

Reggie Jackson, Hall of Fame legend and five-time World Series title winner has also been a car collector for forty years. 15 vehicles from Jackson’s original series will be offered at the Mecum Monterey Auction, Aug. 13-14, 2010. Reggie’s infatuation began with the Olds-powered Ford he bought in high school before he had a drivers [...]

smart USA is hip to what makes car owners feel special. This week the company launched a vehicle customization program called “smart Expressions”. The idea is that customers can choose from an unlimited palette of paint colors and a variety of body wrap designs to make their wheels a work of art. “The smart fortwo’s [...]

You heard it here first. OK??? So… just in case you were wondering, Kia’s hamster riff is making a return! This time, the hamsters are even hipper! The little creatures are dressed in hamster-centric clothing and rapping a soul tune. Take a look and have a laugh! Soul Spot

At the recent New York International Auto Show, I had a chat with Derek Jenkins, Director of Design for Mazda North America. With his shaved head, slim build, well-cut suit and high-collared white textured Hugo Boss shirt, Derek Jenkins has rock-star quality. (Ok, he looks like Andre Agassi). Former chief designer at Volkswagen group for [...]

“This is the way God intended a sports car to be,” enthused Scott Tobin, Ford’s vehicle line director for cars and crossovers, at the recent reveal of the much anticipated 2011 Mustang. “We know these folks and what they want… a world class athlete that’s well dressed and ready to beat the competitors.” And yes, [...]

Among the top “most emailed news photos” in Yahoo today? It’s NOT what’s trending right now– the Academy Awards and NASCAR. It is, in fact, the Porsche 918 Spyder Hybrid concept car shown at the 80th Geneva International Motor Show running through March 14. If you’re a car lover, you certainly understand. Even the most [...]

“Our goal was to stand out,” explained Andre Hudson, Design Manager for Hyundai North America. Sweeping his eyes along the long, low profile of the 2011 Hyundai Sonata, he pointed out the dark chrome grille, the large headlamps, the chrome strips that extend flank to flank and the 6th back window that was put in [...]

“My caviar per ounce is more expensive than this car!’ exclaimed Deborah Keane Diamond, founder and CEO of California Caviar Company. We were spooning caviar and sipping champagne at the preview of the Lexus LFA super car at Espace in mid-town Manhattan. Diamond, surrounded by large cans of exceptional varieties of sustainable caviar, was one [...]

Neiman Marcus‘ Christmas Book phone lines opened at noon on October 16.  By 4:04 PM all 50 of Neiman’s special edition 2010 Jaguar XJL Supercharged were sold out. The price? $105,000. The all-new 2010 Jaguar XJL Supercharged Neiman Marcus Edition, is painted Celestial Black metallic on the outside, and customized with a navy and ivory [...]