Since Benz and McLaren ended their partnership in the SLRs (could the precipitous drop in sales have had anything to do with this?), rumors have been flying about the new iteration of the McLaren brand – the mysteriously dubbed P11. Well today they released the first official photographs of what is now called the McLaren […]
3
Sep
Strap yourself in, Audi's done it again
“Police frequently hide here,” chimed my iPhone repeatedly as I hummed in my bloodnail red Audi R8 5.2 along the 101, just minutes before crossing south over the Golden Gate Bridge into San Francisco. I’d just downloaded an app called Trapster that informs habitual speeders like myself of speed traps, red light cameras, radar and […]
3
Jul
More dope ads to make you spend your $$$
You know how I just got done ranting yesterday about the insidiousness of advertising, and how it’s a black festering sore on the soul of humanity? Well, here comes Nike with a well-timed rebuttal emphasizing the potential that advertising, and commercials, can reach. This Exploit Yourself ad is pretty rad, even if it does just […]
Take a long look at the above photo. It’s GM’s booth at the 2009 NAIAS in Detroit, the most important car show in America. And no, it’s not after-hours. This is mid-show. Yowzers. I haven’t such emptiness since that Heidi Montag wedding (Zing!). Obviously, a very slow year for Detroit. A consultant who used to […]
22
Dec
The new Mercedes Benz McLaren SLR Stirling Moss will be the last of the acclaimed McLaren SLR line. What a shame — these SLRs are bad ass. Supposedly, this is the production version and will come out with neither windows nor roof. No roof? As this supercar launches you down the road with 650 horses, […]
