hot "spot"

Blew up the photo and tried to divine what was what: Don't think the little grey one is a Prius, might be a Scion, but the emblem looks to be some sort of econo Suzuki.

Could not identify any of the hippos by sight, or name plate, and I could not bring myself to bother with them. What are there, about a hundred different SUV's on the market now?

The Greyish people carrier is actually a food service delivery truck, a Semi.

The one coming up the hill is a Honda Element.

There's also a little red compact behind the semi.

The Nissan is mine, 2004 Maxima SE. Grey, cause like SF it's easiest to avoid excessive cleaning.

Overall I'd say SUV's are finally beginning to decline in popularity, Especially the Ford, Chevy, and Chryslers. Though in the rich neighborhoods, I still see lot's of Lexus', Porsches, and Range Rovers. Most of these guys lease them and are prolly waiting for them to run out. Can't see the "elite" driving Prius' as they don't project power (owner's power not the car) enough, so I expect to see even more 7 and 9 series BMW's and bloated Mercedes and Cadilacs in Champagne.

Ok, let's get anal:
the SUV on the left is a Nissan Murano, first generation
to the right, a Lexus RX, scond generation
to the right: Toyota LandCruiser 100 or maybe a Lexus LX

I can see a greyish-blue people carrier at the lights.
The little one in front is actually a first generation Prius

after a grey's car galore, here we go!!!



the plate is DS xxx ZV, this mean this DODGE Cobra has about... 3 months? Where the hell is the financial crysis?

DonaemouS wrote:after a grey's car galore, here we go!!!



the plate is DS xxx ZV, this mean this DODGE Cobra has about... 3 months? Where the hell is the financial crysis?

Cobra? Is that European only? The financial crisis is nonexistent as long as gas prices are good.

my fault, i would to write Viper...

Don, when you first posted your fuzzy photos of the R8, I wondered why would he bother snapping shots of an Audi street car? I have always admired the Audi A4, especially the 98-2002 versions, but was never impressed by the looks of the later A series models. I just assumed you were looking at the new sedan A,B,C 8 or whatever they call them now.

Today that changed for me, Now I get it. While at work today on a small street I saw a low black car approaching from a couple hundred meters away. Nothing unusual in this particular rich neighborhood, but there were these odd white running lights below and around the headlights. As he came closer I noticed the Audi grill. Ok, this is different; I still did not know what I was looking at as it putted past me. I did not mind the driver (with the obligatory douchetooth in his ear) not deigning to look at me because I was completely taken with the beauty of this cars body design. As he poop pooped away I saw the R8 on the rear. I then realized this is what Don is on about!

This thing makes the Ferrari 430 look frumpy, I hope the owner is a local as next time I'll have the Iphone at the ready. I'm on it now.

DonaemouS wrote:

Toad wrote:This thing makes the Ferrari 430 look frumpy, I hope the owner is a local as next time I'll have the Iphone at the ready. I'm on it now.

well, we are quite used to see these full_of_power cars in every game, but how much used are we when they pass near us in real life.

The first time i heard the R8 engine sound i was quite impressed. She is a rocket, she sound like a Ferrari F430, she has (imho) better design (if you dont choose the grey fade...).

Now, I have a new picture but, this time is not a gorgeous supercars... I don't know how they called in english, but is a "blue car" (directly from italian Auto Blue). These cars are given to politicians/magistrates. They are bought and maintained with citizen moneys. Look how smart is italian government:



Also this car has about 6 months. A 5 litres petrol BMW series 7... An executive town car of 11l/100km! Now, why they buy german cars instead buy diesel engine icons like Lancia Thesis, Alfa Romeo 159?

money wasting...

Toad wrote:douchetooth

lololololol

presenting:



the first Chevrolet Corvette Z06 I ever seen in Rome. We are in via veneto, just infront the The Westin Excelsior Hotel.

Amazing car... no words!

volvo 780 Bertone

T5 wrote:volvo 780 Bertone

Boxy ... but good

Should be one of the best looking Lancia so far. The Lancia Flavia Coupe... No words...

DonaemouS wrote:Should be one of the best looking Lancia so far. The Lancia Flavia Coupe... No words...

should be? isnt this car from the 60s ? Or at least, the design seems retro.

See Flat wrote:should be? isnt this car from the 60s ? Or at least, the design seems retro.

Was one of the Lancias my father owns in past...

Now, for "parcondicio" here the amazing Alfa Romeo competitor at the time:



In a world full of grey fades car, this beauty is easily shining...

DonaemouS wrote:
Well... let's start to attach picture of your hot "spot". The cars you find around your city, but it's hard to see, as this amazing and loud Aston Martin DB9:

I tried to find an Aston Martin in Rome, but I found a Maserati:

Größere Kartenansicht

I tried to find an Aston Martin in Paris, but I found a Ferrari:

Größere Kartenansicht

I tried to find an Aston Martin in Tokyo, and voilà - lots of it:

Größere Kartenansicht

Last week I saw a DB9 in Berlin but I was cameraless. My car radio played at this time the title song of A Quantum of Solace - as true as I am writing here.

This evening finally I catched an Aston Martin V8 Vantage in Berlin. It is an extravagant car/color-combination:

Tuktuk wrote:This evening finally I catched an Aston Martin V8 Vantage in Berlin. It is an extravagant car/color-combination:

And in dire need of a wash too!

clean cars are overrated.

While driving to London today, I think I saw this baby. Unfortunately, I didn't have the camera out, and we were driving the opposite direction on the motorway anyway... I know for sure that it was a Ferrari, just not sure of the exact model.



https://2img.net/r/ihimizer/img524/9431/ferrarif50023gb4.jpg

Had to give the link, not the picture... for some reason the forum wasn't scaling the pic right...

While browsing through my iPhoto library I found some older pictures which I shot in Berlin.

Nice Messerschmitt


Tuk-Tuk-Tuk


Black Forest advertising
(This is the traditional Black Forest girl's costume for the hat)

Some special shots: During movie shooting for "Valkyrie" in 2007 - VW Kuebel


... and a Mercedes truck. Lots of these statists felt down from the truck in a sharp turn, because the tailboard on one side wasn't locked. Some casualties ...

For some reason since today I am a Bugatti fan. So I stopped at the Automobilforum Berlin, which I pass nearly every day by car, and took a few shots of these fast cars:

Caught these on the way to my school skiing trip (from which I just returned) on Monday.






Val

well, just after the Val's scoop...

Here a new muscle monster american big foot car...



well... car... is a 3tons pickup truck. The smart guy owning the truck, certainly saw me get the picture. So, when he went doing his stuff, he just kicked the accelerator pedal... I think forgot the ASR, or the handbrake on. Loud sound, but nothing impressive, also destroying the automatic gearbox...

Last evening in Berlin:

... continuing the Aston Martin-StreetView-Thing, because London is added now:

I tried to find an Aston Martin in London, and I found TONS os it:

Größere Kartenansicht

and more:


Größere Kartenansicht

That's The Google-Car:

Größere Kartenansicht