Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on October 31, 2007
Reposted from Automobiles de Luxe By Gunnar Heinrich There are just so many, but here's the top three for 2007.........
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on October 31, 2007
- By Gunnar Heinrich I never liked this commercial. When the (1:09) clip debuted on U.S. TV a couple years ago, I thought it a vulgar method means of advertising a high-powered sedan to a buyer base...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on October 26, 2007
By Gunnar Heinrich Bloggers give props to the Detroit News' Auto Insider all the time. After all, it's where so many of us online publishing gear heads - from Jalopnik's jackals to...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on October 26, 2007
By Gunnar Heinrich Hybrids may hog the green limelight, but diesels are saving the planet. That's what we can garner from CAR magazine's coverage of BMW's new program...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on October 24, 2007
By Gunnar Heinrich Not to be confused with the recent Silver Cloud segment we produced, the following segment is shorter (RT 05:02) and permits an unadulterated view of the car. Shot in high...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on October 24, 2007
-Re-posted from Automobiles de Luxe - By Gunnar Heinrich It really isn't everyday that you get to showcase rolling magnificence. There are precious few postwar sedans that are this shapely, this...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on October 23, 2007
By Gunnar Heinrich Thanks to the greatest crew a producer could ever ask for, I present to you the second Automobiles de Luxe video review. It's been a fascinating journey since the BMW 733i. And...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on October 23, 2007
By Gunnar Heinrich Let's see, what happened back in 1986? Ah yes, Da Bears won Super Bowl XX; the Statue of Liberty received a refreshing facelift; Reagan had a frigid tête à tête with...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on October 22, 2007
Re-posted from Automobiles de Luxe By Gunnar Heinrich BMW execs might not be aware that when they purchased Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, they also inherited an old liability. In mark 1 Silver Spurs and...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on October 22, 2007
New turf for the General. By Gunnar Heinrich GM appears to be doing well everywhere else in the world outside its American home market. According to the Detroit News, General Motors reported a...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on October 19, 2007
[Image Source: CAR] By Gunnar Heinrich According to Britain's Autocar magazine, Bentley Motors is set to transplant the W16 engine that powers the $1,000,000+ Bugatti Veryon into the heart of its...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on October 19, 2007
[Image Source: CAR] By Gunnar Heinrich More news still from the quad-ringed thorn in BMW's side. CAR's spy shooters found this Audi TT Roadster S in high speed testing and took some shots to...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on October 18, 2007
By Gunnar Heinrich Sometimes it's worth taking a second look. This 08:40 second video on the 1983 (e23) BMW 733i was a ton 'o fun to produce. The old 7 really was a testament to good old...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on October 18, 2007
[Image Source: Autoblog.nl] By Gunnar Heinrich And so Audi's charge to become Germany's top automotive marque continues. The quad-ringed Teutonic subsidiary of the Audi-VW Group is set to...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on October 16, 2007
By Gunnar Heinrich This 30 second spot by the ad agency that did commercials for Mercedes-Benz of North America in the late 90s must rank as one of the greatest automotive commercials of all time....
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on October 16, 2007
[Click image to watch video] By Gunnar Heinrich It's not everyday that us car enthusiasts - not to mention Mercedes-Benz fans - get to see two generations of S-Class flagships face off in a duel...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on October 15, 2007
[Image Source: www.tr4-racing.de] By Gunnar Heinrich Perhaps as if to atone for wrecking two old British marques (MG Rover), the BMW Group is seeking to make up for it (and in spades, euros, pounds,...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on October 15, 2007
[Image Source: CAR] By Gunnar Heinrich V-dub's has kicked the wheel chocks away and (quietly) declared full speed ahead for what was the rockin' IROC concept at the 2006 Paris Auto Show and...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on October 12, 2007
[Image Source: Wired] By Gunnar Heinrich Bob Lutz went to the Land Down Under and really enjoyed himself. Or so he says in his latest post "The Wonderful World of Oz" published over @...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on October 12, 2007
[Image Source: MotorAuthority.com] By Gunnar Heinrich Poor is the downtrodden X-Type. The Baby Jag never really did find a fan base (though yours truly did have some kind words). Could it have been a...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on October 11, 2007
[Image Source: EVO] By Gunnar Heinrich No one is entirely sure (save for Rolls-Royce and BMW) what the next two-door Roller will be called. It's conceptual code name was 101EX. But as sure as...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on October 11, 2007
By Gunnar Heinrich Some North American viewers will note that this thirty second spot is a spoof/remake of the original Grey Poupon commercials that aired back in the early 1990s. Those original ads...
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