After some highly suspenseful days in Cernobbio on the shores of Lake Como, the results of the contest were announced late Sunday. This year, the beauty pageant was held under the motto “The Symphony of Engines – 90 Years of the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este and BMW Automobiles”. It only emerged late Sunday evening that […]
FLASH: This weekend, the best Concours d’Elegance in the world will celebrates its 90th Edition on the shores of Lake Como. At the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este visitors will get to see, for the 1st time Rolls-Royce Wraith Eagle VIII Collection. Created by the marque’s Bespoke Collective the Collection of just 50 cars will tell […]
Dear Friends of the Concorso, The wait was worth it and the anticipation has now been transformed into a very concrete sense of enjoyment. Today, Friday, sees the start of the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, as one of the most exquisite events in the world featuring automobile jewels. On its 90th birthday, the beauty pageant […]
In just a few days we will be privileged to admire some 50 automobile gems in the famous park of the Grand Hotel Villa d’Este. We can be certain that our pulse will then start beating just a little faster during some of the magic moments we are going to experience, whether our excitement is […]
$RACE, $GM, $F Wayne Taylor Racing (WTR) claimed victory in a rain shortened 24 Hours of Daytona that saw Fernando Alonso, Jordan Taylor, Kamui Kobayashi, and Renger van der Zande crowned winners. Officials took the decision to Red Flag the race shortly after the 22 hour mark having suspended the race once already for heavy […]
$RACE The 2019 Rolex 24 at Daytona got the Green flag Saturday, 26 January at 2:30 p EST. This year’s field of 47 cars features 4 classes: Daytona Prototype international (DPi) Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) GT Le Mans (GTLM), GT Daytona (GTD). The team to watch in the 2019 Rolex 24 at Daytona may […]
The world-famous parade of the Concorso d’Eleganza held in the parkland of the Grand Hotel Villa d’Este annually epitomizes one of the magic moments of automobile culture. This event is an unforgettable experience for passionate fans and connoisseurs of the most aristocratic motor-cars. We are taking our cue from this spectacle and will be celebrating […]
US to End Subsidies for Electric Cars and Renewable’s $F, $GM, $TSLA, $VLKAY They could end as early as Y 2020 The benefits of EVs are a myth White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said early this week that the United States will end subsidies for electric cars and other items including renewable energy sources. […]
Giant German Automakers Facing 25% US Tariffs on it Cars $VLKAY, $BMWYY, $POAHY, $DDAIF European auto stocks extended losses on Tuesday after a German magazine reported that US President Donald Trump could impose tariffs on imported EU cars starting next week. Wirtschaftswoche cited “EU sources” as saying a US Department of Commerce investigation report was […]
Mercedes Unveils EV SUV, Goldman Sachs says ‘sell’ Tesla $TSLA, $DDAIF, $GS Heavy pressure is bearing down on Elon Musk and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA). CEO Musk is shouldering a production Hell, cash crunch, the ‘420’ Twitter-induced drama, and now competition from 1 of the most powerful manufactures in the automotive sector is bring to market its […]
Tesla’s (NASDAQ:TSLA) Elon Musk, “an interesting man” $TSLA, $RACE, $GM, $F, $VLKAY Saturday, a Seattle fund manager noted that Elon Musk is “possibly the most interesting man in the world,” in a post on his firm’s website He did not refer to Wednesday’s conference call Mr. Musk held on the controversial financial travails of the […]
The Judges at Villa d’Este Wear Panama Hats The Panama Hat is their badge of identification. When the judges of the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este approach the automobile beauties in the grounds of Villa d’Este, the pulse of the vehicle owners starts to beat faster. These 12 appointed ladies and gentlemen decide who will […]
The 2018 Rolex 24 at Daytona Here is the field, and the broadcast schedule for this weekend’s racing The Big Q: Who’s the best Team, what is the best Racer? The Big A: A difficult Q due to the increasing specialization in professional motorcar racing. Pitting Top NASCAR drivers against Top IndyCar drivers, or finding […]
Winter Olympics: Bobsledding , F1 on ICE $RACE, $BMWYY There are lots of reasons why the sport of bobsleigh is sometimes referred to as F1 on Ice, but few as obvious as Italy’s World Cup sleds. Finished in Ferrari Red, and with a set of team sponsor Pirelli’s P-Zero tires painted on the sides, they […]
Mercedes Coming to America with $1-B US to Build and Power EV’s $DDAIF, $TSLA Company to make plug-in vehicles, batteries at US factory Investment in electric SUVs to create 600 jobs in Alabama Daimler AG (OTCMKT:DDAIF) plans to spend $1-B to start production of Mercedes-Benz EVs at its Alabama factory, setting the world’s largest luxury-car maker […]
Tesla’s (NASDAQ:TSLA) Valuation in the Stratosphere, “Where is the Beef” $TSLA, $TM, $DDAIF, $VLKAY, $F, $GM Shares of EV maker, Tesla, Ine, sold off Friday, after marking an all-time high and driving its market capitalization to $61.6-B, about $280-B more than BMW AG. Tesla now ranks as the 4th-most valuable automaker, behind Toyota Motor Corp […]
Elon Musk Retrenching to Kill Industry Giants MBZ & BMW, Sure… $TSLA, $BMWYY, $DDAIF A bit over 1 year ago Elon Musk strode on to a stage to unveil his Tesla Model 3 ($35,000 ). The 5 seat EV accelerates as fast as the the best-selling luxury sport sedans in America the BMW 3 Series […]
Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2017 Introducing Lorenzo Ramaciotti, Jury President of the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este Lorenzo Ramaciotti, 68 anni, President of the Jury of the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este is a specialist who provides a guarantee that all the candidates will be assessed and scrutinized with a superlative level of professionalism and independence at […]
RR: The Bespoke Collection the Hight of Motor Car Luxury Rolls Royce Motors, a unit of BMW Group, (FWB:BMW) has been since the inception of the marque 113 years ago, has stood stood alone in serving the world’s most influential the ability to express their tastes, lifestyles and passions. Once this fell to independent coachbuilders, the execution of […]
Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2017 From the early years of car-making to the concepts of tomorrow. BMW Group Classic and the Grand Hotel Villa d’Este present the world’s most exclusive and tradition-rich beauty contest for historic cars and motorcycles on 26 – 28 May 2017 The motto for the 2017 event is “Around the World […]
BMW’s New EV’s are Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) Killers $TSLA Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: SLA) continues to struggle with production and with concerns about how it can fulfill (if ever) the orders for its Model 3. BMW has joined the other leading automobile manufactures to pressure Tesla’s market share and become the leader in electric car technology and […]
Rolls-Royce Presents The Bespoke Wraith Nautical Edition Launched in 2013, the Wraith is Rolls-Royce’s first two-door coupe that’s less than 18 feet long since the Camargue, which was discontinued in 1986. Designed by Pavle Trpinac on the BMW BMW F01 platform that underpinned the previous-generation 7 Series, The Wraith was named after a model that […]