Registered: Dec 2003
Location: no longer Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
quote:
Originally posted by Trance Nutter
The F430 poops all over that car in design. It may be a little more plain but it has a nice flow to the body and looks like a Ferrari should. Having said that the new one is a striking car, but not the best design to come out.
Eh, the F430 to me is a boring design. It's as if they borrowed Porsche's design department for this one. "Alright guys, slightly freshen up the front end, and aw fuck it, just slap the Enzo's ass on here."
Okay that's a bit more than Porsche's design guys do. For the 997 911, they said: "Alright, new headlights. Just make them round, like the 930s were. *scribble scribble* Great job everybody, this will be the most revolutionary 911 yet! Let's go do lines of coke off of strippers' asses just before lunch."
The 599GTB looks like this to me:
And I love it.
Last edited by VERTiG0 on Jan-10-2006 at 21:36
Jan-10-2006 19:36
monishb
Transformed
Registered: Mar 2002
Location: Vancouver-Toronto-Dubai-Mumbai
Registered: Dec 2003
Location: no longer Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
Mazda Kabura.
AHHHHHH I CAN'T WAIT TO GO
Jan-10-2006 21:31
Fir3start3r
Armin Acolyte
Registered: Oct 2001
Location: Toronto, ON, Canada
Re: Re: Cars of the Detroit Auto Show!
quote:
Originally posted by simms327
edit: +1 on not liking the ferrari, it looks like an italian version of a austin healey sprite
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Jan-10-2006 22:11
nismodreams
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: May 2003
Location: mississauga
The new sentra looks very much like a younger maxima. Isnt that Charles Goshn presenting it?
I remember the years when we used to drive down for the detroit auto show every year...ahh memories...
Jan-10-2006 23:24
VERTiG0
cunning linguist.
Registered: Dec 2003
Location: no longer Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
quote:
Originally posted by malek
its for the cheap ass rich who can afford a great car, but will go for the totoya/lexus because it will last
I missed this originally, and I think its pretty silly. The Lexus LS cars are superior in nearly every way to their overly-complex German rivals. iDrive? Worst implementation of a multi-menu system ever. Don't even get me started on Mercedes' build quality lately. Piss-poor. There's a reason why Lexus is and has been the #1 selling luxury brand in North America for 6 years running (source: http://www.aiada.org/article.asp?id=55507).
The only thing the Germans have going for them is perceived superiority and V12 engines, of which very, very few vehicles sold have them. I've only ever seen one BMW 750/760 on the road in all my years. The rest are 740is and 745is. 90% of S-Classes I see are S430s. Rarely do I see an S500, and never an S600.
Jan-10-2006 23:31
malek
drinks your milkshake!
Registered: Nov 2001
Location: Montréal
quote:
Originally posted by VERTiG0
I missed this originally, and I think its pretty silly. The Lexus LS cars are superior in nearly every way to their overly-complex German rivals. iDrive? Worst implementation of a multi-menu system ever. Don't even get me started on Mercedes' build quality lately. Piss-poor. There's a reason why Lexus is and has been the #1 selling luxury brand in North America for 6 years running (source: http://www.aiada.org/article.asp?id=55507).
The only thing the Germans have going for them is perceived superiority and V12 engines, of which very, very few vehicles sold have them. I've only ever seen one BMW 750/760 on the road in all my years. The rest are 740is and 745is. 90% of S-Classes I see are S430s. Rarely do I see an S500, and never an S600.
i'm not even trying to compare gadgetery... i'm comparing percieved luxury. Japanese luxury has nothing on European luxury.
