January 2012
6 posts
Hello, Blog. Don’t panic - I know this picture looks kind of scary, like I’m having surgery or something, but that’s not it. I’m having a blast living in a virtual world here at AVL right now, being tested by their virtual reality machines that simulate real road and driving conditions. I mean, it’s not as fun as actually being on a road trip, of course, but...
Neil Young (my driver and bff) this weekend at the Sundance Film Festival. (AP Photo by VIctoria Wills). Here’s more from Sundance with Neil and Jonathan Demme.
And here’s one of my favorite things:
Neil behind the wheel!
But no, that’s not my wheel (hmmph!), it’s Victoria’s (as in Ford Crown Victoria, born 1956), whom he drove around with in Journeys, the...
Less of This and More of That? Not Me. I'm More... →
That’s what they’re saying about all these new, greener car designs. ”Less of this and more of that.” And hey - it’s all good. It’s all progress. But I’m different. I’m proud of my fellow eco-minded brothers and sisters coming down the line. But … I’m not like them. (But I can pretend - Kurt Cobain said th … Oh never mind.)...
New Green Cars Bloomin' in Detroit →
Hello, Blog. I’ve been reading about the auto show in my hometown of Detroit in my spare time while I’m at work here at AVL. ”Industry’s Green Shoots Blossom Into Optimism” is a look at the new green vehicles on display there right now. Of special note, from my cousins at Ford:
FORD C-MAX HYBRID AND ENERGI Ford’s first standalone hybrid nameplates, the C-Max...
Coming soon to a highway or byway near you: Me! Hello, Blog. I have been thinking very hard as my team gets me ready for - wait for it - The Road. At last! But there’s work to be done before then, right now it’s me and the pavement, and I don’t mean that nice place where the pavement turns to sand. Whew. I mean the pavement in the parking lot where I am being put through...
