Just debut’d at the LA auto show, although the photos i’m seeing of the actual car are pissing me off as they have ‘polished lip’ wheels; which, for me, ruin everything.
But i’m digging the idea and the car. 330hp. lighter. cooler interior. better exterior. $66k. sweet! it’s like a pocket sized GT3.
more pics and info here: http://www.motorauthority.com/blog/1051594_2012-porsche-cayman-r-first-look
This car is exciting me. $15.5k base…..cool, small, and a Fiat back in the US market!
http://www.fiatusa.com/en/build_your_own.html
the most irritating car in the world….SHOT UP AND DESTROYED!!!! excellent.
Great stuff!
So i’ve developed a very unhealthy admiration of the Porsche 911 GT3 these days, maybe because it is practical and insanely fast…..like ass-whoopish fast compared to nearly anything on the road; but also because i met a gentleman at a car show a few months ago, who was talking to me about his new GT3 RS….who told me one of his favourite cars he ever owned was a TT 225 Coupe, and then proceeded to convince me that i should be driving a used GT3…. this conversation really sank in over time. Pre-owned GT3s are a hell of a deal……..996s especially—–HOWEVER i still hate the interior of the 996, and i had the exterior weird side skirts and thin body of the 996s as well…..not enough muscle, too much skinny finesse…..what also ruins it for me, is how several people i’ve spoken to who have driven and/or owned a 996 GT3 seem to say the same thing; that the car is very fidgety and not so stable turning nicely paved roads into concrete slabs of hell with shifty wheels?
How would i want mine? Black on black of course—the only combination for me….but no worries, it’s not happening any time soon….997s are still pulling $90k and above.
me driving a 997 GT3 (no, it’s not me….)
In Portugal? with a Lancia engine?? ha.
This of course, showed up in the early 60s right before the A110 appeared…..it’s sort of like a milder, smaller A110….pretty cool bit of history either way…even though the engine isn’t original. This one is on sale….for 30K GBP. Pretty absurd price for a non-original 1963 A108…if i may be honest.
original ad: http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C165277/
So the Alpine A110 is the holy grail of all cars for me…..however, these days i’m starting to get interested in the A310 as well…..so once i get my A110, maybe i can get an A310 to join it in the garage? yeah, DREAM ON, IEDEI!
Here’s a nice pic of a 1974 A310 jumping it up!
BMW = Boring Me….oh never mind.
I like Chris Bangle. His designs ‘sunk in’ after a while, which to me is a sign of someone who properly pushed the envelope. I loved the BMW Z4 Coupe and i love the BMW 1-series, both designed by Mr. Bangle. I know that he is still involved with BMW occasionally, and is also running his own company at the moment; but what i’m amazed by is just how boring the current BMW design themes have become. Seriously…..how many versions of your E92 3-series can you make? now you’ve made a larger one, and now you’ve made a super-larger one! I honestly get confused when i see these on the road; sometimes i think the 5-series is a 3-series, sometimes i think the 5-series is a 7-series—-only the size prevents me from calling a 7 a 3 and vice versa…..the design is boring, they are utterly charmless….but most of all, they are COMPLETELY devoid of any challenge, art, or sense of passion. BMW is a bored company, and it’s showing. No wonder they’ve stretched out that last Bangle-era design (1-series) for another go as the 1-Series M Coupe—-which should be out soon….for a price of around…..$45-50k as far as i can guess.
I used to think the E60 5-series was a real ugly bastard when it first came out—-but the design grew on me, and i don’t even think it looks awkward anymore…i actually think it looks good….much better than the generic ‘new’ 5-series that just came out…
cos you need them! LEARN!
The superb work of Rob Ijbema, as shown on IEDEI before…..
http://car-a-day.blogspot.com/2010/09/auto-union-streamliner.html
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1972 Lancia Fulvia 1.6 HF. driven by Harry Kallstrom during the 1972 rally season.
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La Carrera Panamericana 2010 was held October 22-28 over 3,200 kilometers and seven stages through 10 states in Mexico, with former World Rally Championship driver Harri Rovanpera taking overall honors in a Studebaker.
100s of more pics and writing about the event here:
http://www.sportscardigest.com/la-carrera-panamericana-2010-results-and-photo-gallery/
1981 Audi urquattro and 2010 Audi RS5
What a fantastic set of pictures….here are just 4 of them. Click on the link to read the full article, and to see the full set of 40+ photos! beautiful photos of 2 stunning cars separated by a good 30 years.
LINK TO MORE PICS AND ARTICLE:
http://www.insideline.com/audi/rs5/2011/2011-audi-rs5-vs-1981-audi-coupe-quattro.html
not much compares to this…….what a beast.
err, so this is 20k english quid……but it’s one of the coolest Flaminias i’ve seen, in a beautiful colour. I’m slightly perplexed by the ‘rally’ seats, as they sort of don’t suit the car……but i will forgive it!
20k pounds….what is that? $35k? I tell you what…if i was a 55 year old businessman, surrounded by a**holes driving around in red Ferraris—-it’d be great to show up to a meeting in sometime like this. Timeless.
go buy it: http://www.rtcc.co.uk/index.php?do=lanciaclassics&car=093f65e080a295f8076b1c5722a46aa2
one of my favourite Alfas…..low-key, pretty rare, and such a cool car.
Alfa Romeo 1600 Zagato Coupe, or otherwise known as “Junior Z”
photo by Sebastian Morliere
Which one is your favourite?
link to more pictures, and a good article:
http://www.classicandperformancecar.com/features/octane_features/256894/saab_generations.html
love this picture. love these 2 cars. people don’t seem to understand just HOW SMALL some of the Alpine cars were….the A110 makes the Lotus Elise look like a massive supercar……and by this pic, you can see how tiny even the larger A310 was…
Chris Harris is cool. I generally enjoy his reviews. This is a cool review of 2 cars which were ‘poster’ cars of the 80s…..the 959 interesting me much more….as the poster in my wall as a kid would testify…
Part 1:
Part 2:
I”m just hoping one of you has a spare 43 minutes and 17 seconds to sit through all of this….let me know what happens later! Cool images in there though.
IEDEI 