On the road!

Gorgon90 · Aug 11, 2015

Walking round Bristol on Sunday saw this going by:

tiger roach · Aug 11, 2015

I saw a Tesla Model S on the road the other day. Sorry, couldn't get a picture, but I was really impressed by the understated yet sporty good looks.

So I did a little research - they claim the 2-engine AWD gives 0-60 in 2.8 seconds. And dig this:

Autopilot combines a forward looking camera, radar, and 360 degree sonar sensors with real time traffic updates to automatically drive Model S on the open road and in dense stop and go traffic. Changing lanes becomes as simple as a tap of the turn signal. When you arrive at your destination, Model S will both detect a parking spot and automatically park itself. Standard equipment safety features are constantly monitoring stop signs, traffic signals and pedestrians, as well as for unintentional lane changes.

:eek:

Is that autopilot stuff even legal? I would be pretty nervous the first couple times I turned that on...but man that is impressive if true. Not exactly what most sports car fans are looking for of course, but this isn't yer papi's sports car anyway.

I would love to try one out, but they start at around $70K so that aint happening.

dmn23 · Aug 29, 2015

Brand spanking new Lamborghini Huracan out for a Saturday evening drive.

OGG · Aug 30, 2015

I haven't seen a Huracan on the road yet, which is weird because Gallardos are an almost daily sighting. I'm curious to see if they look as bland in person as they do in pictures. Not to say it isn't striking, because it is. It just seems to lack some of the usual Lamborghini definition and bold ques. It's almost too refined and sleek looking if you know what I mean. There is nothing gawdy or outrageous about it that is quintessential Lamborghini styling insanity.

It shares more styling cues with a Prius than it does with a Countach.

I'd still take one in a heartbeat too.

dmn23 · Aug 30, 2015

OGG said:
I haven't seen a Huracan on the road yet, which is weird because Gallardos are an almost daily sighting. I'm curious to see if they look as bland in person as they do in pictures. Not to say it isn't striking, because it is. It just seems to lack some of the usual Lamborghini definition and bold ques. It's almost too refined and sleek looking if you know what I mean. There is nothing gawdy or outrageous about it that is quintessential Lamborghini styling insanity.

It shares more styling cues with a Prius than it does with a Countach.

I'd still take one in a heartbeat too.

I've seen two in person now (both red) — the one last night and the one at the Italian car show in Denver a few weeks back. I think it's a much better looking car than the Gallardo and it's far more attractive than an Aventador, but I agree there's a certain generic quality. McLarens suffer from the same issue IMHO. Still, the Huracan has great presence in a way that the Gallardo never did for me.

OGG · Aug 30, 2015

dmn23 said:
I've seen two in person now (both red) — the one last night and the one at the Italian car show in Denver a few weeks back. I think it's a much better looking car than the Gallardo and it's far more attractive than an Aventador, but I agree there's a certain generic quality. McLarens suffer from the same issue IMHO. Still, the Huracan has great presence in a way that the Gallardo never did for me.

Good points. I can't disagree for the most part other than to say that both the Gallardo and the Aventador SCREAM "look at me! I'm a Lamborghini! " as where the Huracan is much more subdued.

The McLaren assessment is dead on. Beautiful cars, but somehow uninspiring. Function over form is the McLaren way. Which is in stark contrast to the Lamborghini school of thought.

The dissolution of Bertone as a design house was not a good thing for the raging bull crest.

OGG · Sep 4, 2015

Ok, so before I eat some words, let's get this sighting from yesterday out of the way first...

Lovely blue Ferrari cruising down the freeway at 50 MPH with Ebenezer at the wheel.

Now, the star of our show as seen this morning while sitting in the back up of a five car pile up.

I must say, pictures do not do this car justice at all. I nearly shat purple twinkies when I glanced over and saw this stunning machine. Sweet baby gebus! Maybe the paint scheme is what really put it over the top, I don't know, but this thing when viewed up close and in person completely negates all of my previous criticism. It is very much a quintessential Raging Bull...

Unfreakingbelievably fantastic looking car. In fact, as the Gallardo (IMHO) was better looking than the Murcielago, this is better looking than the Aventador.

I giggled while staring at this monster.

dmn23 · Sep 4, 2015

Yeah, throughout history there are tons of cars that simply don't photograph well. Or at least they don't convey the real presence or beauty of the design. The Huracan is one of those designs.

OGG · Sep 8, 2015

They sold the Red one, this one might actually be more beautiful.

dmn23 · Sep 8, 2015

OGG said:
They sold the Red one, this one might actually be more beautiful.

Another example of a car that (in my opinion) doesn't photograph well. The one I saw in Denver was gorgeous.

OGG · Sep 8, 2015

dmn23 said:
Another example of a car that (in my opinion) doesn't photograph well. The one I saw in Denver was gorgeous.

It definitely looks much better in person. It does have some odd dimensions, but the entirety of it simply works.

I dropped the FIAT off this morning for scheduled service and walked over to the rehearsal studio which is about a mile away to work on stuff while they did their thing.

By 9 :embarrassed:

0 AM it was already over 100 degrees. It was only a mile, but in the direct sunlight it was brutal.

Walking past the Nissan dealer, they had no fewer than 7 brand new GT-Rs that I could see. The dealer here in town (same dealer, different location) rarely has any. That was weird.

The walk back at 1 :embarrassed:

0 PM was total bullshit. Had to be 105-106 and muggy. Just nasty in general. Ugh.

Lerxst · Sep 22, 2015

Passed a Renault Clio V6 Renault Sport the other day leaving the lot that the local exotics club meets in when I was coming back from a 'depot run. I'm going to have to swing by next time to see how that wound up in the states.

Tiltsta · Sep 28, 2015

One my commute to work this morning I got stuck in a bit of a highway backup, right behind this truck. It is the current Mazda factory IMSA/Tudor prototype car transport truck. The team is based a bit south of me, and I think they were off to petit lemans at road atlanta this weekend. The truck driver honked at my mazdaspeed 3 and waved.

Tiltsta · Sep 28, 2015

I'm guessing one of these was inside...plus another one in the truck a bit further up the road.

OGG · Sep 28, 2015

Random stuff I've seen over the past few days but didn't have an opportunity to take pics:

An ORIGINAL FIAT 500... like, seriously old school. Total rust bucket. Was heading into the area of the industrial center where all of the custom shops and paint/body shops are. I'm guessing it was going in for restoration work. It was running under its own power though, which is half the battle.

Mint condition Black on Black on Black Triumph TR-7 Convertible. Looked showroom new. Either spent its entire life in a garage, or somebody spent more than the car is worth to make it look so nice.