8/22/16 O&A NYC AUTOMOBILE: Cadillac Escala Concept Car Revealed

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The Cadillac Escala – from the Spanish word for “scale” – is a reflection of Cadillac design evolution. Immediately apparent are the sculpted exterior lines on its large frame, giving it the appearance of gliding down the road. Continue reading

5/26/16 O&A NYC AUTOMOBILE: The 2016 Superveloce Lamborghini Aventador SV LP750-4

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The 2016 Superveloce (“superfast” in Italian) Lamborghini Aventador SV LP750-4 goes on sale in late spring of this year; don’t be surprised to see the price approach $500,000. Continue reading

5/9/16 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez AUTOMOBILE: Ralph Lauren’s 40 Million Dollar All-Black 1936 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic Coupé

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

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Ralph Lauren’s 1938 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic is one of only two remaining. The other, a 1936, sold for 40 million dollars in 2013. Lauren’s resent won the most prestigious auto show on the planet: the Concorso d’EleganzeVilla d’Este. Continue reading

4/21/16 O&A NYC AUTOMOBILE: BMW Vision Next 100 – Interior Exterior and Drive

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The augmented-reality display will also project hidden hazards into your field of view. BMW’s example is a cyclist obscured by a truck. An image of the cyclist is projected onto your windscreen, making the truck magically semi-transparent.

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If even that is all too difficult, or you have other things to do, switch to ‘ease mode’. The steering quadrant folds away and the chairs swivel around so you can kick back and get on with life.

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Now, this shape-shifting business – or ‘alive geometry’ as van Hooydonk calls it. The armadillo-scales triangles on the dash let the car warn you, almost subliminally, of upcoming hazards by opening to reveal their red flipsides.

The external bodywork wears more of the same triangular motif. The wheels are faired in, so when the front ones turn to steer, the bodywork stretches to accommodate them. At the back of the car, the profile lengthens with speed, cutting aero drag.

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At the front, the kidney grille is present and correct, but van Hooydonk points out it isn’t needed as an air intake – a clue that there’s no straight-six behind there. Instead they have re-purposed the grille as a porthole for all the sensors the car needs to drive autonomously

3/21/16 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez AUTOMOBILE: 2016 Mercedes-Maybach S600

By Adewale Adekanbi

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Mercedes-Maybach S600, fitted with the same 6.0-liter twin-turbocharged V-12 that powers the regular Mercedes-Benz S600. The most obvious thing the Maybach delivers is space. The length and wheelbase have increased by 7.9 inches, all of which benefit the rear passengers. The aft compartment has much more legroom and a bit more headroom, and it offers what Daimler claims is the quietest back-seat experience in any production car. Continue reading