Feb 6, 2007 11:02:21 PM
- Ron (Houston)
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Feb 6, 2007 11:02:21 PM
Feb 6, 2007 11:21:03 PM
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Puffy911 said:
I prefer the European license plates over US plates. The long and skinny proportions look better to me then the short wide ones here.
Feb 7, 2007 12:00:20 AM
Feb 7, 2007 12:07:28 AM
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1st Place
Audi R8
This car's a real game changer. Almost as fast and exotic looking as a Lamborghini, and as easy to live with as, well, an Audi.
2nd Place
Porsche 911 Carrera 4
No longer the obvious choice. Functional and durable, raw and tactile, but a little dowdy, and you have to be a hero to drive it really fast.
Feb 7, 2007 12:18:56 AM
Feb 7, 2007 12:22:57 AM
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Alex (UK) said:
Yeh, so $40k more expensive than a C4, with almost a 100bhp more, and it only posts slightly faster test figures.
Feb 7, 2007 12:24:59 AM
Feb 7, 2007 12:27:22 AM
Feb 7, 2007 12:32:55 AM
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amazon said:
It looks like they chose the C4 on purpose.
Feb 7, 2007 1:14:24 AM
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MMD said:
Agreed that Porsche has to do something fast and extremely impressive if they want to keep their reputation as THE sports car company.
The schnozzola on this R8 is gonna take some time for me to get used to though. I "like" the way they use the grille as a picture frame to feature the beautiful license plate . Isn't there a better solution for plate placement; why does this problem seem so freeking difficult to solve?? Sheesch!
Feb 7, 2007 1:16:12 AM
Feb 7, 2007 1:24:17 AM
Feb 7, 2007 1:34:44 AM
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The Groom said:
Regarding the front plate issue, Alfa Romeo puts the plate on the left side of the bumper. Unfortunately, you can't do that on the R8. I blame stupid car designers that decided that high-tech meant "grilles from the 40's"...
(I wonder where they intend to put the plate on the Alfa 8C, though )
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maquimike said:
With the 997 GT3, Porsche has done "something fast and extremely impressive". And the 997 C2S is the best driving car in it's price range in the world. Porsche innovation is alive and well, IMO ...
Feb 7, 2007 9:54:49 AM
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Jeannot said:
40 years of "911 killers"...
It is a good thing that Audi releases such a car and there will be plenty of customers for it. But what?
I bet that this aggressive styling will look out old in 10 years and by then the 993 C4S will look just as good as ever.
I like the car, but let's stop burying the 911 every time a new sports car is released...
(...and we yet have to have the new M3 out...)
Feb 7, 2007 10:59:45 AM
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Carlos from Spain said:Quote:
Jeannot said:
40 years of "911 killers"...
It is a good thing that Audi releases such a car and there will be plenty of customers for it. But what?
I bet that this aggressive styling will look out old in 10 years and by then the 993 C4S will look just as good as ever.
I like the car, but let's stop burying the 911 every time a new sports car is released...
(...and we yet have to have the new M3 out...)
You took the words right out of my mouth.
Same old story all over again, a new sportcar comes out and inmediately magazine reporters come out with the "the 911 rival or killer" to get a story out of it. When the car finnally hits the streets and a couple of years have past, the 911 is still there at the top and everything is forgotten. Latest one was the AMV8, next one will the the new 4th gen M3, for the 4th time.
There is place for every car, and the more the better for all of us sport enthusiasts but the world order in sportcars is not going to change while Porsche keeps bringing out the unique 911 concept, that gets better everytime like they have for 40 years.
Feb 7, 2007 2:06:09 PM
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Carlos from Spain said:
Same old story all over again, a new sportcar comes out and inmediately magazine reporters come out with the "the 911 rival or killer" to get a story out of it.
Feb 7, 2007 2:15:34 PM