Between the Occupiers, Arab Springers, deposed despots, wobbly Euro, Japanese quake, economic stagflation, and the passing of Steve Jobs, 2011 was rocky like Banff. Still,…
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BMW and Toyota Are Boring. Or How I Got Banned From Their Press Fleets.
by CarEnvy.ca I’m banned! I dared to take risks. I dared to have a different perspective. I dared to challenge the convention of what a…
Hey Car Companies, What About The Old Fogeys?
By CarEnvy.ca @autobusiness Upwardly mobile. Trendy. Hip. Urban. Chic. Unconventional. Oy vey! Every press release you read these days, at least those in the car…
The Invisible Parasol And The New Ford Escape
By CarEnvy.ca @autobusiness There are 31-year-olds who live in their parents’ basement and volunteer at the soup kitchen. There are 42-year-old single mothers who work…
Part I: What’s More Precious Than Platinum – Gold or bitcoin?
Follow @autobusiness by CarEnvy.ca Since the Neolithic Revolution some 10,000 years ago, when humans started organizing into larger and more agricultural societies, there have been…
Quickie Review: Lexus IS-F (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is one of the most commonly used metaphorical devices implemented by the automotive rags to describe a car with polarizing…
F1 Silly (Off)Season, Blame-The-Economy Edition
This week, F1 fans were treated to the not-entirely-unexpected (and by “not entirely unexpected,” we mean “You must be joking me, how did this not…
Caparo T1 Looks Over Shoulder, Sees Kiwi (Hulme Supercar)
Supercars Ltd. of New Zealand introduced their new supercar in style this past weekend at the Taupo circuit in conjunction with the A1GP event. The…
Let’s Join Chrysler in Welcoming Our New Italian Overlords
A long time ago in a kingdom far, far away that was called the 1990s, there was an indie band called Lush. Why do I…
VW Phaeton Loses Two Doors, Roof, Back From Dead (2009 Bentley GTC Speed)
The VW Phaeton, better known among laypeople as the Bentley Continental GT range, will see yet another new addition to the family in Detroit at…