I went to both the Cars and Coffee this past weekend with Vinny. Saw some pretty sweet cars out there.
Wide body 993. Look at those curves!
997 GT3.
White 458 Italia.
Viper.
1 Series M.
Classic BMW.
New M5.
Lotus Exige.
Track Lotus Evora. This was pretty bad ass.
What a great quote… I might have to keep that in the back pocket for a killer campaign concept.
Hat tip: Mark
Saw this over the weekend in person. Looks great. It’s probably the best looking sedan for the price. I just wonder how it drives…
Ouch. This is just brutal to watch. To all my BMW friends, drive safely!
After Cars and Coffee last week, I hit some back roads. Out of nowhere, a BMW X6 M was behind me. I picked up the cruise to a spirited pace.
I kept it well within safety, but it looked like the guy wanted to race. He kept riding my ass on the straights… yes, the X6 M has 557hp with 501 pound-feet of torque. It’s a monster that goes 0-60 in 4.7 seconds.
He had no problem keeping on the straights and mild twisties, but the weight of his SUV couldn’t hold the road around the harder bends.
Finally, we came to a stop light and they drove by. A little kid in the passenger side gave me a look as if “you got smoked”. I was going to give them a thumbs up, but they drove off. For me, on public roads, you have to keep spirited driving within the limits of safety. Obviously, both our cars are capable of doing more, but that kind of stuff should be kept on the track.
Anyway, the BMW X6 M is very capable SUV. It can do everything well. It’s a car that I *should* like… but I detest it. Maybe it’s because it’s excessive. It’s a car that probably will never be taken off road, nor to the track. It’s a car that will never fully be appreciated other than for trolling. It’s literally a $90k “sleeper”.
The ironic thing is that I usually love sleepers. Here’s the rub—typically sleepers look like regular cars, but have the power and tuning to spank six figure cars.
One of my buddies once told me that he couldn’t get excited about cars that were out of reach. Cars costing over quarter million dollars can be beautiful, but are more of a status symbol than a true driver’s car.
Well, here’s a car that has some serious performance figures and is probably one of the best looking for the price, the 2014 Corvette Stingray.
I know the new Stingray is sharp—I saw 2 of them last weekend in person.
This is a car I can get really excited about. The best part is that it’s base price is around $52k.
I had my doubts, but it’s a really pretty car to look at.
This is definitely a car I could see myself adding to the stable in the future (one day). Finally, Corvette nailed it.