IAA impressions from today!
Have been on the IAA for a couple of hours today. It was qite interesting of course, although I somehow missed the cars which would accelerate my heartbeat with some rare exception. (found the hostesses a blast btw, this is the best pickup place in a long time, check out alfa, fiat and audi!)
so, back to more serious comments:
Porsche: well that stand had all the usual products and i could sit in the cayman for thee first time. my impression was quite good, beeing 1.86 tall i fitted nicely with quite some headroom, much better than in a closed boxster. the loks are alright, it just looks like some 911 baby version seen next to it, so i guess this would hinder many people from buying it. 4s sucks, cant see the difference to the c4 while gt3 cup looks great, i sat in it , it feels and looks the businees. i guess the door doent wheigh more than 4 kg, truely amazing. i think the prospects of the normal gt3 look very well , compliments on superdarius and sergini who have one on order! guess the best news is that a porsche guy, after i pestered him for ten minutes, ushered that the gt3 woul be introduced in march already! guess this would be a surprise cause it woul coincide with the turbo premiere!
Jaguar: the new xk8 looks good in flesh. it has the right proportions but is a bit bland. the astom martin db8 looked more agressive yet less elegant and somehow less sports than a carrera s
ferrari and lambo: no real news, except gallrdo convertible with 520hp
alfa romeo: 159 is an elegant car, the brera looks great. hope they'll make it 4wd.
citroen: c6 a really french alternative n the spirit of the cx and ds. i like it.
audi: q7 - huge front, chunky style, made obviously for american market. wouldn be ppc over her.
mercedes: the r-class, while probably the same size as the q7 looks much more dynamic and carlike. quite elegant over all, I did like it in the amg version
corvette: oh yes... the z06. I sat in it and must say the interior is abit crappy with a far too big steering wheel. the so called sports seats are ridiculous, they feel like marshmellows, even the side support is so weak you can flatten it completely just by pushing with the hand; seating position is not bad though, the gearshift feel almost like a 911 with short shifter, quite sporty and nice imo. the car looks good altogether, guess one has to drive it to find out how it will feel. it's more into the gt3 direction than into turbos imo.
bmw: no news except the 3 series touring, which i find lees attractive than the old one, because the new back looks quite haevy. and of course the z4, which in my eyes looked more masculine than the cayman. i really liked it, guess with 343 hp this car will be a blast.
and finally:
wiesmann: the new gt is just stunning. marvelous chassis, great finish and batman like looks. the cerbera i used to have gave a similar feeling when seated into it. the difference is that the finish here is at bmw levels. great convertible too, the mf3 is like an m3 off the leash.
will try to post some pics tomorrow, cheers
so, back to more serious comments:
Porsche: well that stand had all the usual products and i could sit in the cayman for thee first time. my impression was quite good, beeing 1.86 tall i fitted nicely with quite some headroom, much better than in a closed boxster. the loks are alright, it just looks like some 911 baby version seen next to it, so i guess this would hinder many people from buying it. 4s sucks, cant see the difference to the c4 while gt3 cup looks great, i sat in it , it feels and looks the businees. i guess the door doent wheigh more than 4 kg, truely amazing. i think the prospects of the normal gt3 look very well , compliments on superdarius and sergini who have one on order! guess the best news is that a porsche guy, after i pestered him for ten minutes, ushered that the gt3 woul be introduced in march already! guess this would be a surprise cause it woul coincide with the turbo premiere!
Jaguar: the new xk8 looks good in flesh. it has the right proportions but is a bit bland. the astom martin db8 looked more agressive yet less elegant and somehow less sports than a carrera s
ferrari and lambo: no real news, except gallrdo convertible with 520hp
alfa romeo: 159 is an elegant car, the brera looks great. hope they'll make it 4wd.
citroen: c6 a really french alternative n the spirit of the cx and ds. i like it.
audi: q7 - huge front, chunky style, made obviously for american market. wouldn be ppc over her.
mercedes: the r-class, while probably the same size as the q7 looks much more dynamic and carlike. quite elegant over all, I did like it in the amg version
corvette: oh yes... the z06. I sat in it and must say the interior is abit crappy with a far too big steering wheel. the so called sports seats are ridiculous, they feel like marshmellows, even the side support is so weak you can flatten it completely just by pushing with the hand; seating position is not bad though, the gearshift feel almost like a 911 with short shifter, quite sporty and nice imo. the car looks good altogether, guess one has to drive it to find out how it will feel. it's more into the gt3 direction than into turbos imo.
bmw: no news except the 3 series touring, which i find lees attractive than the old one, because the new back looks quite haevy. and of course the z4, which in my eyes looked more masculine than the cayman. i really liked it, guess with 343 hp this car will be a blast.
and finally:
wiesmann: the new gt is just stunning. marvelous chassis, great finish and batman like looks. the cerbera i used to have gave a similar feeling when seated into it. the difference is that the finish here is at bmw levels. great convertible too, the mf3 is like an m3 off the leash.
will try to post some pics tomorrow, cheers
