how damn cool do yer look, when you show up to the trackday, and pull this badboy off the trailer! A 70s Jaguar XJC-12 sedan…..special bodied coupes with a V12.
Monthly Archives: March 2011
Gumpert Tornante.
i absolutely love this. i still can’t figure out exactly why—-however there is something very ‘vintage’ and ‘futuristic’ about this design. I even liked the vulgarity of their previous model (Gumpert Apollo)—-however i have to say that this one is not vulgar at all—-in fact it is stunningly cool. I’m digging the rear taillights, the split window, the vintage pillars…epic cool.
Revealed at the Geneva Auto Show today/
proof my wife loves me…
Well today is my birthday and my wife ordered me exactly what i’ve been wanting! I’ve been trying to find this book for months now….but (A) it is damn expensive when i do find it ($250-$500), and (B) they were all in Europe so the shipping would be like $30 to get it here to New York City. There are 2 versions of the book; one in french and one in german. No english versions, i’m afraid. It is an absolutely beautiful piece of literature…..as i do know how to read very rudimentary french (think disabled french child-level french), I can understand bits and pieces of the text, however it is the photography which really stands out in this book; SO MANY rare and never before seen photos of Alpines.
Through the last 4 or 5 years, I have collected thousands of rare Alpine A110 photos from the web, and collected them into my digital storage—-however I really wanted a beautiful book to keep which displayed vintage photos of my favourite car in the world—and this one does exactly that. 400+ pages and what seems like multiple photos per page; this is the holy grail of Alpine books! And now it is mine! I thank my wife for getting me this…..finally! I am enjoying it very much.
This was published in 1982 by E.P.A Publishing. The author is Dominique Pascal and of course is out of print! In addition to the A110; It also covers the history of the Marque, as well as the A106, A108, A310, and prototypes for racing.
4C vs. Artega GT.
After the massive failure of this morning’s Alfa Romeo 4c debut in Geneva—–i was obsessed with the idea that this car has completely plagiarized the Artega GT. Then i looked at the photos—–and was astounded by the similarities. If this car is not an Artega GT, then Artega should sue the shit out of Alfa Romeo—–and Alfa Romeo should hang their heads in shame!
Let me be clear….i LOVE the Artega GT—it is truly one of my favourite sports cars on sale at the moment, and i am anxiously awaiting their arrival to the US—-but to see Alfa Romeo plagiarize a design so blatantly offends the side of me that loves Alfa Romeo (and yes, count me in the clans of Alfisti who have been waiting for Alfa to come back to this country)
Alfa Romeo copies a bunch of cars..calls it the 4C
Alfa Romeo have copied the Veyron. Alfa Romeo have copied an Artega GT. Alfa Romeo have made a thicker Elise. Alfa Romeo have copied the Seat Cupra GT Cup Car. I am utterly offended by this car. That is truly the first time I have said that about an Alfa in recent memory—-i even got excited when the Mito and the Giuletta were introduced; because at least they looked like an Alfa or had some originality. This truly looks like a 3rd rate copy of an Artega GT…..F for effort.
(bottom photo from Autoblog)
Audi A3 Sedan (updated w/ video, new pic)
I absolutely love this….it’s smaller than a Jetta….and obviously smaller than an A4. The engine is an RS3 engine, tweaked—on the concept. In real life form, i’m guessing a small euro starting at 1.6 or 2.0L range going up to a 2.5T that’s in the TT-RS, RS3, and this concept. On a brand new platform as well (NON-Golf). That interior is beautifully minimalist as well. Nicely done, Ingolstadt. It is definitely coming to the US. (thanks to Z.D. for the pics!)
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