Oh my

[StuartW]

My Mrs says that in Mexico only the Cartels have black matt cars.
If one cuts you up, never, EVER, swear, flash your lights, sound your horn. Otherwise it could be the last thing you do....same goes for their police...

I've been to Mexico a couple of times and to be honest, you'd have to be brave to drive there at all!

 

[Dan!]

Yes but I like boxes with curves, I just feel beemers are too straight edged.

Totally agree, this BMWlooks like it's been drawn with a ruler!


They need to take some styling cues from Maserati to get a nice looking curvy car

 

[Andyk]

Hehehehe...Nice one Dan....

 

[ChrisQP09]

haha Dan the Maser was fine 20 years ago. The thing is BMW has embedded their "shape" into its heritage and really can't hide from it now. The downside is they'll probably never be able to compete on the higher tier in terms of top speed.

 

[Andyk]

Explain that one Chris...Top speed ?...I believe if you delimit cars like the M5 and M6 they will outpace cars that are far more exotic......

 

[ChrisQP09]

Explain that one Chris...Top speed ?...I believe if you delimit cars like the M5 and M6 they will outpace cars that are far more exotic......

Perhaps so, I just can't see a beemer doing 200 or high end sub 200 with their current aero. I have no doubt that the engines are capable but the car's shape is limiting. Then again that is me taking a broad and probably naive view to it.

 

[ChrisQP09]

erm what was I saying lol this is dyno though

[video=youtube;-mK_4YXLUDs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mK_4YXLUDs[/video]

 

[Andyk]

The V10 M5 was a 200 MPH car I believe. Sure I saw a article where it hit 203 delimited.....And that was shaped like a brick....

 

[Andyk]

erm what was I saying lol this is dyno though

[video=youtube;-mK_4YXLUDs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mK_4YXLUDs[/video]

Bloody ****...See how that hit 120...just effortless.... I do like the latest M6 in fact if I could have two cars it would be a BMW M6 Grancoupe and the MC Stradale...

 

[Felonious Crud]

Amazing what a complete lack of wind resistance will help achieve! Still impressive, though.

 

[Dan!]

What's the top speed of a delimited i8?

 

[Andyk]

Just did a search but cannot find anything on that one Dan.......ON review said it be 'much higher' than the limit 155.

 

[ChrisQP09]

I like the M6 though, good weekend alternative to the QP

 

[Andyk]

The latest one is a great everyday fast coupe........Better as an every day car than the last V10 one.......

 

[philw696]

As New Zealand's only official Lotus dealership we have one factory ordered painted matt black and recently sold a Lamborghini Aventador in the same colour. Can look stunning but not the easiest to clean so our detailer tells me.

 

[ChrisQP09]

Is that a testa rossa?

 

[StuartW]

Is that a testa rossa?

I'm sure it must be, nothing else looks as wide as that

 

[ChrisQP09]

I'm sure it must be, nothing else looks as wide as that

The Testarossa is my classic Ferrari proper F1 sound

 

[philw696]

Is that a testa rossa?

This one is a 512 TR same car in my book.
Great experience to drive and the sound beautiful.
Phil

 

[mjheathcote]

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As New Zealand's only official Lotus dealership we have one factory ordered painted matt black and recently sold a Lamborghini Aventador in the same colour. Can look stunning but not the easiest to clean so our detailer tells me.

That looks rubbish.
All matt black cars look rubbish.
My opinion, of course!