Nice pairing.
M5Power
I'm not sure whether or not you can see the smirk on that guy's face, but it's there, because he noticed me photographing his new Maserati.
I've noticed that drivers of cars that are actually worth good money -- if they respond at all -- respond favorably or at least smile if they see me take the photo. I get 👍 every so often, which is cool; naturally, I 👍 back. The drivers of cars worth less than $50,000 usually respond with caution or indignation. Go figure.
M5Power
Mine too, although you almost never see it. I did see an Altima today with a Porsche 'turbo' badge, but it looked pretty modded and who knows - maybe it had a turbo. One of my favorite false badges is this one, on a 96-02 Range Rover. For all I know, it did have an aftermarket supercharger but it was bone stock on the outside save that badge - which, by the way, is from a supercharged Buick (either a Park Avenue Ultra or a Regal GS).
10 points if you can catch the irony!
Probably explained by now, but since I haven't read that far yet: Decades ago, Rover used an old Buick (GM) V8 for many of their V8-engined cars, including the Range Rover. The V8 depicted was a direct descendant of that engine.
No points, I'm sure.
I also agree about the '54-56 Corvette being its own generation. A "C0" of sorts, since it's the car the Olds F88 was supposed to be, but far from what the Corvette quickly became.
<photos of BMW Z8>
Is it bad when you like the T-Bird and Roadrunner better (background)?
Yes. Now here's your dunce cap,
and when class is over you will write "The BMW 507 is the most beautiful German car ever made and Chris Bangle can do no wrong." 100 times on the blackboard. Think of the chalk dust cancer as your penance.
Yah, just kidding....
Anyway:
Hummer H1
First one I've seen in three years. That's no exaggeration. The H2 (and now H3) have totally blown it off the road. Too bad the H1 is the only one with true ability, and one of the few things that could out-SUV and Land Rover.
Mazda 6 MPS
Still a nice car, still hard to find compared to it's claimed competition. Still waiting to find the 3 MPS that lurks around my office. I see it every so often, but never when I'm even close to ready.
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII SE
What's with the SE badge? Thought it was an MR from across the parking lot, but never heard of the SE. Looking it up on Mitsu's web site, it's priced somewhere between standard and MR, but has MR wheels and some neat aero effects. Other than that, you can't compare the SE in the web site comparison. Probably just the trim, then.
Saleen Parnelli Jones Mustang
Literally, I spotted this from 1/4 mile away. In heavy traffic. Sure, I was in a Ford E250 at the time, and the road is dead flat there, but the color and black hood scoop just shouted right out at me. It's the coolest current Mustang besides the non-produced
GT-R.
Aston Martin V8 Vantage Volante
1980
There was discussion as to what is the most beautiful Aston Martin. I think they're all beautiful (70's sedans like the Lagonda aside) from the DB4 on up to the DB9. But the 70's V8 Vantage is my favorite. I prefer the '77 coupe, but this one is nice. I guess my longing for a 1968 Mustang has something to do with that, but this actually looks better. By far.
And yes, the owner went into Best Buy.
Well, at least his taste in cars is good.
