Mercedes-Benz announced Monday that it will offer electric versions of all its models by 2022—a scant five years from now. This comes on the heels of Volvo’s shocking July announcement that it will only offer hybrid and all-electric models by 2019. Without a doubt, the electric car arms race is heating up faster and with […]
An article written by Turtle Garage is being published in the October issue of Sports Car Market. The subject is the auction result of a 1988 BMW E24 M6 at Bonham’s during the Greenwich Concours in June. The M6 in question was a B/B+ example with 75,000 miles and no documentation. The hammer fell at […]
Turtle Garage will be displaying eight motorcycles at the 35th annual Lime Rock Park Historic Festival on Sunday, September 3rd. The Historic Festival is a four-day event dedicated to vintage racing and collector cars. The show on Sunday takes place on the storied racetrack at Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Connecticut. “Historic Festival 35 is […]
“We can’t carry on with diesel and petrol cars.” —U.K. Environment Secretary Michael Gove Earlier this week Bloomberg reported that the U.K. will join France by putting an outright ban on the use of fossil fuel cars by 2040. Plug-in electric cars currently make up only one percent of U.K passenger vehicle sales. U.K. regulators […]
In an effort to prosecute those involved in the recent “Dieselgate” emissions scandal, U.S. Federal Investigators are aggressively going after lower-level executives of Audi and VW. Because Germany does not have extradition laws, it has proven difficult for the U.S. Department of Justice to bring cases against German senior executives. The accusations are serious and […]
“Volvo’s unique advantage is that its two home markets — Sweden and China — are among the countries with the most generous government incentives, even though both have cut them slightly in recent months.” —Leonid Bershidsky Over the next ten years, the automobile industry will face profound changes. These changes will have a massive ripple […]
Yesterday Bloomberg reported that for the first time Apple is giving meaningful details regarding its foray into the burgeoning autonomous vehicle market. The article is posted below. Bloomberg June 13, 2017: After years toiling away in secret on a car project, Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook has for the first time elaborated on […]
“Today it worked in my favor and I take it, but we are a team and I can see Kimi is not happy.” —Ferrari Driver Sebastian Vettel Scuderia Ferrari secured a 1-2 finish under spectacular blue skies at Monaco today. It was Ferrari’s first Monaco win since Michael Schumacher took the checkered flag in 2001. From […]
“German automaker Daimler AG said on Tuesday it had dropped plans to seek U.S. approval to sell 2017 Mercedes-Benz U.S. diesel models, but had not decided whether to exit the American passenger diesel market.” -David Shepardson, Reuters Bloomberg has just reported that Mercedes-Benz will halt the sales of diesel-powered cars in the United States. A […]
We are continually working on improving the content and functionality of www.turtlegarage.com. The goal is to make the site more useful, unique, and dynamic. On a regular basis I tangentially follow about twenty car and motorcycle-related websites. For the niche hobbyist, sites like Jalopnik to Petrolicious are fun to browse. I also enjoy reading mainstream media that […]
“A meteor is coming to the real estate industry that will fundamentally alter the location, value, and form of every real estate asset class.” -Brendan Wallace, Fifth Wall Last week I attended the annual Angelo Gordon investor conference. My firm, Hollow Brook Wealth Management, has been investors with Angelo Gordon for well over a decade. Each […]
Philip Richter is President and co-founder of New-York-City-based Hollow Brook Wealth Management, LLC. The Turtle Garage Blog, he says, is dedicated to his "love of excessive personal transportation."
