It's that time of the year in Europe for the Geneva Motor show, and there are lots of cool new cars on display this year. Of course I don't have the coin nor the time right now to be jetting off to Geneva to see them in person, but thank goodness we have the Internet and legions of car fans all over the world who can share the love.
Previously I mentioned the unveiling of
Lexus's IS-F at the Detroit Motor Show -- well, now here comes the latest iteration of the competition -- well actually the benchmark against which all other performance sport sedans are measured. BMW brought its
M3 Concept to the Geneva show and most of the automotive press have pointed out that it pretty much is what we're going to see in dealerships later this year when the M3 goes on sale. The pertinent specs: based on the new 3-Series coupe chassis, 2 doors, 420+ HP V8 motor. Carbon-fiber roof, slightly sportier-looking body styling. The "Powerdome" bulge on the hood is supposed to be a subtle hint that the car is packing some formidable V8 muscle under the hood, but it just comes across as tacky or plain ugly in my book. Otherwise overall I think the M3 is a pretty good looking car, but is it going to be worth the hefty premium over the standard 335i coupe? I don't know. I was just reading that there are some ECU upgrades available from the likes of
Vishnu or
Alpina that turn up the boost on the 335i to power levels of around 360-380HP, for a lot less dough.
Another cool vehicle rolled out at the Geneva show is the
Artega GT, which looks a bit like a cross between a Carrera GT, Lotus Elise, and Ferrari F430 -- all very beautiful cars. Powered by a 300HP V6 motor from VW, the Artega GT will be offered in limited numbers for around $100K.
It's that time of the year in Europe for the Geneva Motor show, and there are lots of cool new cars on display this year. Of course I don't have the coin nor the time right now to be jetting off to Geneva to see them in person, but thank goodness we have the Internet and legions of car fans all over the world who can share the love.
Previously I mentioned the unveiling of Lexus's IS-F at the Detroit Motor Show -- well, now here comes the latest iteration of the competition -- well actually the benchmark against which all other performance sport sedans are measured. BMW brought its M3 Concept to the Geneva show and most of the automotive press have pointed out that it pretty much is what we're going to see in dealerships later this year when the M3 goes on sale. The pertinent specs: based on the new 3-Series coupe chassis, 2 doors, 420+ HP V8 motor. Carbon-fiber roof, slightly sportier-looking body styling. The "Powerdome" bulge on the hood is supposed to be a subtle hint that the car is packing some formidable V8 muscle under the hood, but it just comes across as tacky or plain ugly in my book. Otherwise overall I think the M3 is a pretty good looking car, but is it going to be worth the hefty premium over the standard 335i coupe? I don't know. I was just reading that there are some ECU upgrades available from the likes of Vishnu or Alpina that turn up the boost on the 335i to power levels of around 360-380HP, for a lot less dough.
Another cool vehicle rolled out at the Geneva show is the Artega GT, which looks a bit like a cross between a Carrera GT, Lotus Elise, and Ferrari F430 -- all very beautiful cars. Powered by a 300HP V6 motor from VW, the Artega GT will be offered in limited numbers for around $100K.
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