Thursday, February 28, 2013
Audi A7 3.0 TDI (Typ 4G) 2013
At the 2013 Washington DC Auto Show
Brand new option for the USA market, the A7 can now be purchased with a 3.0-Litre, 244PS diesel V6 engine.
BMW 650i 4-door Coupe (F06) 2013
The new 4-door "coupe" version of the BMW 6-series. The 650i is powered by a 450 PS 4.4-Litre V8
BMW 600 Bubble car
A deluxe 4-seat 600 model. This is the later version of the Isetta with four wheels and a 582cc BMW twin-cylinder motorcycle engine.
These were made when BMW was struggling to survive in the late 1950's- early 1960's. The 600 bubble car was doomed by the success of the VW bug. Fortunately BMW survived this episode by building some actual normal cars.
At the BMW Euro Auto Fest at the BMW factory near Greer, South Carolina. October 17, 2009.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Monday, February 25, 2013
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Mercedes-Benz E class (W212) 2014
Dramatic redesign of the front end of the E-Klasse. The E400 Hybrid packs a 3.5litre V6 + hybrid drivetrain rated at 329PS.
Audi S6 (C7) 2013
Completely redesigned for 2012 (as the A6), the new S6 traded the V10 engine for a smaller 4.0-Litre TFSI V8 that is still plenty powerful, rated at 420 PS.
Lincoln MKZ interior 2013
The most important new product from Lincoln since the LS saloon from 2000, the MKZ was a letdown. Based on the CD4 platform that is also found under the new Ford Mondeo/Fusion, the MKZ has a polarizing styling that just screams "trying too hard".
The interior doesn't have the look or feel of cars in the same class (Audi A4, Mercedes C-Class, etc). Note the lack of a gear selector in the centre console; the gearbox is changed via buttons on the dashboard.
BMW X1 xDrive28i (E84) 2013
At the 2013 Washington DC Auto Show
The smallest BMW SUV, the X1 xDrive 28 is powered by a 2.0-Litre 4-cylinder turbo engine producing 245 PS.
BMW-Isetta (1955-1962)
The Isetta is an Italian-designed microcar built under licence in a number of different countries, including Spain, Belgium, France, Brazil, Germany, and the United Kingdom.Produced in the post-World War II years, a time when cheap short-distance transportation was most needed, it became one of the most successful and influential city cars ever created. Because of its egg shape and bubble-like windows, it became known as a bubble car, a name later given to other similar vehicles.
Holden Statesman Caprice
HJ model and the introduction of the top level Caprice nameplate for Holden. These all had the 5.0L V8. These never seemed to be as common as the larger and more powerful Ford Fairlane rival. Fairly unusual to see them around now and especially one that hasn't been turned into a street machine. This one looks remarkably standard.
Friday, February 15, 2013
1999-2000 Ford Windstar SE
An early facelifted model, on European specifications. Before 2001, the front grille had an additional bar that crossed the oval. The SE trim level added chrome trim, that wheel style and foglights, which seem to have been removed from this one.
1991-1993 Lagoon Green BMW M5 [E34]
![1991-1993 BMW M5 [E34] by coopey](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8331/8421929470_98e3091e3b.jpg)
Plates date from 1994, but this paint tone, Lagoon Green, was only available until 1993. That detail and the M system II "throwing star" wheel style tell it's the updated model launched in late 1991. The M5 got then the S38B38 engine in Europe and the new Adaptative M Suspension.
![2001 BMW M5 [E39] by coopey](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8466/8442047664_b565b8c74b.jpg)
1984-1987 Volkswagen Jetta mk2
![1984-1987 Volkswagen Jetta A2 GL [Typ 19E] by coopey](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8370/8465432011_78f1c25e3a.jpg)
Early Mk2 Jettas (those with quarterlights) have become extremely scarce here. But a foreign one is most likely a unique sighting. Not in museum condition, although it's dodged the typical modifications seen on cars in this kind of neighbourhoods.
