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- December 28th, 2009
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2010 Infiniti EX: Exercising authoritiy
Talk is cheap. Infiniti is the premium brand that forges ahead by quiet example, products that you find, embrace, and muse over well after, like the memory of summer love. Really. The 2010 Infiniti…
- December 26th, 2009
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Lee Quinones reviews Motion Tales of a Muscle Car Builder
Our artist/critic and muscle car fanatic Lee Quinones weighs in on a new book Motion Tales of a Muscle Car Builder. Simply said, Martyn L. Schorr’s fantastic new book Motion Tales of a Muscle Ca…
- December 25th, 2009
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Happy Holidays from Gotryke
It’s a holiday treat specially delivered to us from super producer Salaam Remi (Nas, Amy Winehouse, The Fugees) “The Man with the Golden Ear.” We like this Ford T-Bird holiday car…
- December 21st, 2009
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Ask Gotryke: Searching for a Seven Seater
What’s the perfect car? Well, that depends. On where you live. How you drive. Where you drive. What you like. On your style. On your budget. On leasing and buying. On who you are. For our reade…
- December 17th, 2009
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2011 Buick Lacrosse and GMC Acadia Denali star in the pre-game show
When I was a kid, my parents hid our holiday gifts in the basement. My brother and I would sneak in to have a peak at the booty, taking great pains to be elusive, but our parents were no dummies. My…
- December 16th, 2009
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Dispatch Detroit: LGA to DTW with Mercedes-Benz, GM, Ford and Monica Blaire
I can see Canada. When I land in Detroit, I never feel like I’m home until I drive to the edge of the Detroit River and look out on the horizon. It feels so close that if I shout with all my m…
- December 15th, 2009
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2010 Mustang Unleashed: Poof!
Steve Wyrick can pull a rabbit out of a hat, but the famous Las Vegas magician had never vanished in thin air, narrowly escaping impact from the 2010 Mustang. When the Mustang raced out the other side…
- December 13th, 2009
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Gotryke Gift Guide To Go
Road trips are sorted. Flights are booked. Reservations are made. But if the non-stop hustle has affected your gift buying procedure here are some eclectic options that might make your stocking list.…
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Todd Oldham x Wolfsonian
Cake Ball creator Julie Le shared her personal photos of the reception she catered for Todd Oldham at the Wolfsonian during Miami Art Basel. The bookmaker, tv host and former fashion designer, Oldham…
- December 8th, 2009
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The Wright Opens at the Guggenheim
The Guggenheim is among Frank Lloyd Wright’s most inspiring works, and the institution’s new restaurant honors his iconic work. Designed by Andre Kikoski, the atmosphere is hinged by moder…
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Top-Selling iTunes Downloads for 2009
The days of the rattling trunk are no more. Car audio has made leaps and bounds, as the download finds its home on wheels. Tune into Mark Levinson in Lexus vehicles, Lexicon in the Hyundai Genesis and…
- December 7th, 2009
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Best in Detroit Coverage
We’ve been in and out of town this fall, so we rely on wise reporting to keep up to speed on what’s happening on the daily Detroit, without the hype of exaggerated decay. We’ve incl…
- December 6th, 2009
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Alphabet Cars: House Industries C1932 Ford
Gasoline blood often runs in families. Hot-rod customizer Angelo Cruz worked on Corvettes and influential one-offs like Harley Earl’s S.O. 10323 roadster, before he focused on freehand pinstri…
- December 4th, 2009
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- December 3rd, 2009
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Onto the Next One: Jay-Z and the Jaguar XJ
The LA Auto show media paused to throw up the Roc. Or at least they wrapped their heads around news that Jay-Z adds his considerable swagger to one of the first half-dozen 2010 Jaguar XJs — well…
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Site Unseen: Miami Art Basel murals in the making
Northwest 2nd Ave was a flurry of paint this week in the Wynwood Design District. Gotryke columnist/artist extraordinaire Lee Quinones took us on a tour as he visited some friends at work on walls:…
- December 2nd, 2009
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Audi by Design: A Chairman, a designer and a marketer
“Art is more real when it consists of objects from the real world. — Robert Rauschenberg, quoted by AUDI Chairman of the Board Rupert Stadler in the Audi A8 Reveal. “Vorsprung Durch…
- December 1st, 2009
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Listening to: Kap Bambino’s ‘Blacklist’
Redolent with “the unruly spirit of bands like Suicide and Nirvana,” all of the songs from Kap Bambino’s third album Blacklist are a little dark, very fast and under three and a half minutes. I…
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On Exhibit: 2011 Audi A8 at Miami Art Basel
Audi trumped the LA Auto Show with impeccable timing, unveiling the 2011 Audi A8 at the Art of Progress, an event held on the opposite coast inaugurating Design Miami and Miami Art Basel. Audi is an…
- November 28th, 2009
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Karl Lagerfeld x Les Ateliers Ruby helmet-cover: Chic cycling
Karl Lagerfeld likes to be the leader of the pack. In recent years, the eco-friendly and economical scooter has seen a surge in sales, with women helming Vespas for their daily commute. Just in time,…
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2010 Cadillac SRX: Dare we say styling?
The 2010 Cadillac SRX is here, and that in itself is commendable. Despite the inner turmoil, cuts, nips and tucks plaguing GM in recent times, Cadillac has managed to bring a straight forward, sound a…
- November 26th, 2009
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Giving Thanks: Feeding America, Meals on Wheels and WHY
When I was little, the days before Thanksgiving were spent on errands, dropping off food to the elderly, driving along west to east along 8 Mile Road. We weren’t original, we were following fami…
- November 25th, 2009
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If you’re going to Montevideo: Rafael Viñoly redesigns Carrasco International Airport
Rafael Vinoly has flown home, and in the process, the architect has redesigned the look of his native Uraguay’s largest airport. Opening Dec. 9, in the capitol city Montevideo, the new airport i…
- November 24th, 2009
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Mangue Banzima bikes in street style
Mangue Banzima transforms the average track bike into a style sensation with fresh, vibrant colors. “I’m able to change their looks as far as image simply because I love image and style,&#…
- November 23rd, 2009
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2010 Audi S4: S-Tronic to the Fourth Power
Try saying this three times fast: 2010 Audi S4 quattro Auto S-Tronic Sedan. Too late — the sportier version of the A4 sedan was here and gone already. That’s how I feel at the moment R…
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Abarth’s Tales of the Scorpion, Episode 3
Italian-Austrian Karl (Carlo) Abarth founded his car company in Turin in 1949. Abarth was known for it’s prowess in hill climbing, racing and for it’s exhaust pipes. It was the racing arm…
- November 21st, 2009
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Lincoln MKT, Ford Fusion Hybrid and LandRover Score Big at Active Lifestyle Awards
The votes are in — Carspondent, The Active Network and AAA announced the winners of the 2010 Active Lifestyle of the Year competition. I served on this jury for the second year, and some of t…
- November 19th, 2009
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Chef Thomas Keller valets the BMW ActiveHybrid X6
Thomas Keller’s newest restaurant, Bouchon in Beverly Hills, opened this week. BMW added die oompf to the Hollywood affair providing rides to Pierce Brosnan, Julia Louis Dreyfus, Ludacris, Gilles M…
- November 17th, 2009
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Wanted: Young, Creative, Cool to buy Time in Detroit
The New York Times article by Stuart Elliott, a former writer for the Detroit Free Press, is making it’s way around to Detroit’s cultural purveyors. The article details Time Inc’s c…
- November 16th, 2009
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2010 Chevy Camaro SS delivers toys for tots, with Lee Quinones
Muscle(car) man and style critic Lee Quinones tested out the 2010 Chevy Camaro SS at the 10th Annual Toy Run for St. Mary’s Hospital for Children. Who says press cars aren’t used for noble…
- November 15th, 2009
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Designer David Hicks: Ashley Hicks at STUDIUM
The fetching tiles of STUDIUM are mesmerizing. Each inlaid pattern parsed together in symmetrical form in the David Hicks Stone Collection designed by Ashley Hicks. It was this entrance at the showro…
- November 13th, 2009
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Jaguar R Performance Academy coming to Homestead
Homestead Miami Speedway has a lot going for it — a world class track that’s outside of sunny Miami, and now Jaguar XFR and XKR buyers can add a day at the track to their list of included…
- November 12th, 2009
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Tony Stamolis: T&T&A
Tony Stamolis, author of Frezno, has done it again. First reaction: Blush. Second: Don’t open at the local cafe where people will get the wrong idea (ahem.). Third: Indulge in the carnal, grotes…
- November 9th, 2009
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Detroit departed: It’s where you’re at
No I cannot forget where it is that I come from I cannot forget the people who love me Yeah, I can be myself here in this small town And people let me be just what I want to be – John Mellenca…
- November 6th, 2009
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Marcel Wanders on Target
Dutch Designer Marcel Wanders rose to international prominence with the introduction of the Knotted Chair in 1996, which he created for Droog Design. He has gone on to carve out a definitive reputatio…
- November 4th, 2009
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Soul by design: Welcome to the era of car design
The former General Motors Research Laboratory on 460 W. Baltimore, in known as the Argonaut Building, designed by legendary architect Albert Kahn. It was here that GM established its designers as comp…
- November 2nd, 2009
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A slice of Philly: Snipi
How about Game 5 in Philadelphia? I have a (Detroit) Tiger heart through and through, but I love a good game, and this series has me captivated. I’m softening up to the Yankees — something…
- October 31st, 2009
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Art on the Move: STAGES: Lance Armstrong x Nike , Juan Gomez and Who Shot Rock
A November art tour of New York should include stops to recently opened exhibits: The first a big splashy STAGES show benefiting Lance Armstrong’s cancer fight charity Live Strong at the Deitch…
- October 30th, 2009
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Lutz on the loose: CTS-V Challenge at Monticello
Bob Lutz is Detroit’s Clint Eastwood. He’s manly, a sharp shooter, a bit old fashioned, and someone that everyone stops to listen to when he takes over the room. When I’ve been in p…
- October 29th, 2009
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1001 Children’s Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up
When searching for the profound, a good children’s book is stock full of logic for living life simply, gracefully, with humor and insight. In a newly revised primer, Rizzoli introduces 1001 Chil…
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2010 Acura TL SH-AWD w/Tech
Let’s get this part out of the way — the 2010 Acura TL SH-AWD w/Tech is not the most attractive sedan in the luxury segment. I’ll qualify that claim: I tend to favor softer, full des…
- October 28th, 2009
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Sportmax Commissions Sonic Remix Art in Motion
Sound without words is a powerful medium for a message. In this case it happens to be a call to listen to culture. Sound, motion and fashion meet in a cross-pollinated collaboration between the new…
- October 27th, 2009
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Mulsanne changes the face of Bentley driving
Christophe Georges, President & COO for Bentley Motors, Inc., hosted a preview of the new Bentley flagship last week at the Altman Building in Manhattan. Bentley wrote on the invitation,”E…
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Is a Volvo XC60 driving vampire Edward?
‘Tis the season for testy teenage vampiredom. Round these parts, we’re more partial to the True Blood craze, but perhaps the werewolves will entice us to indulge in The Twilight Saga. The…
- October 26th, 2009
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Snapshots from CMJ: Via Tania
Photographer Priscilla Mercedes Vázquez captures Via Tania. Under the cover of midnight, and a little rain I made my way to Joe’s Pub in Manhattan to catch Via Tania. The setting was intimate,…
- October 25th, 2009
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2009 BMW M3 Convertible: Tip top action
M-3 on M-5, I-696, I-75, M53, M-14, I-94, The Lodge Freeway, Michigan Ave., Woodward Ave., 12 Mile Road. Jefferson Ave. I spent some serious seat time in the 2009 BMW M3 in Michigan last week travers…
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Snapshots from CMJ: Daptone Records showcase
Sharp shooter Priscilla Vazquez was on the scene for Daptone Records CMJ showing in part III of her 2009 CMJ coverage for Gotryke. Daptone Records presented their CMJ showcase last Friday at The Kni…
- October 24th, 2009
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Snapshots from CMJ: BMI ShowcaseBM
Priscilla Vazquez was back for another night on the scene capturing the BMI CMJ showcase at Crash Mansion. Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) collects license fees on behalf of songwriters, composers and mu…
- October 23rd, 2009
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2010 Dodge Ram: Heavy Duty weighs in
Let’s be clear — that’s not me driving serious farming equipment at the launch of the 2010 Dodge Ram Heavy Duty. Hauling tractors doesn’t really gel with my urban mama style,…
