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2009 New York International Auto Show Part 2/4

Posted by Hootan Mahallati | April 16, 2009 | In alfa romeo bmw design green honda news supercars videos rightpedal videos

In this segment of our coverage, we briefly talk about the new Honda Insight (sorry, we just could not get too much more excited about it), the new generation of iDrive in the new BMW 7 series (dubbed 'Version 4.0', it will make its way across the entire BMW model lineup), and the remarkable story of the Alfa Romeo BAT 11.

This last story needs some more context. Dr. Gary Kaberle of Traverse City, Michigan owned the rare Alfa Romeo BAT9d for over 30 years before selling it in order to finance his late wife Deb’s breast cancer treatment. Although Deb is no longer with us, Dr. Kaberle decided to build a new BAT to honor her memory and to raise awareness of breast cancer with this remarkable machine.

German designer Valéry Muller penned the shape, which will be draped over the mechanicals of a Maserati GranTourismo. Click here to visit the project site.

8 Comment(s)

Nitin Engineer | posted 1 year, 3 months ago

Brilliant footage of the New York Auto Show, Mr. Mahallati. I really felt like I was there. Keep up the excellent coverage. I'll be looking forward to the next webisode.

Alireza | posted 1 year, 3 months ago

Another great episode!!! Loved the Honda hybrid part

Hootan Mahallati | posted 1 year, 3 months ago

Thank you both for the lovely comments of support. Looking forward to bringing you more.

Abrahim | posted 1 year, 3 months ago

Great stuff. Cant wait for the next 2 parts! Like the new banner btw.

Hossein | posted 1 year, 3 months ago

I loved the pace and the background. The content is superb. With today's short attention span this kind of fast glimpse/cute commentary coverage should work. Congrads on editing.

Hootan Mahallati | posted 1 year, 3 months ago

glad you like the editing and pace: we are trying to fit a lot into a watchable web length. We will have full-length interviews coming up soon, another new episode going up today.

Abrahim, thanks for the banner comment. We love it too!

andreas w gerdes | posted 1 year, 3 months ago

great fun and professionally done - congrats. your path in front of the camera is taking off.

ciao, andreas

Hootan Mahallati | posted 1 year, 3 months ago

thanks Andreas!