Every year around this time, the Americana Manhasset, a high end strip of shops an boutiques, holds a fantastic Concours D’elegance. All the local exotic car dealerships come out and make their presence known, as they come and feature the best of their collections, while the local car community comes out in their finest to do the same. The result […]
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White Nights: Audi R8
Let’s talk about the dream garage for a moment. This is the vast warehouse of the mind where enthusiasts park their fantasy collection of cars. Some have a top ten, while others have it cut off at 50. I try not to limit myself. It’s all very tangible too, well furnished with mechanic equipment, memorabilia, fire extinguishers, stereo system and […]
V- Cup All Stars
Wow, it’s been a while. Sorry ’bout that. Waaay back last year, one of my first forays into freelance writing was an interview with Guy Frost, lifelong racer, event organizer, and all round nice guy. I was getting some content for an article that would promote his annual Vanderbilt Cup Centennial Celebration, a Concours D’elegance of cars with racing pedigree […]
Good things, small package: BMW 135i
“call Vincenzo.” “would you like to call Victor?” No, call Vin-cen-zo” “vent controls” “nevermind” I didn’t expect a whole lot from the voice commands of the BMW 135i. I’ve heard people say that the brands’ “iDrive” navi-entertainment system was difficult to use, but I didn’t really think so. Spend a good half an hour with it in the driveway and […]
NYC Auto Show Highlights
This Wednesday marked the first press day of the ’08 NYC Auto show. I’ll keep the words to a minimum since I’m quite sure you just want to see some pics. here are some highlights: