Here's what I saw today, mark 3 (don't quote pictures, 24h ban!)

jozi

theintern wrote: »

Apparently that RRR1 Rolls belongs to the Beckhams.

I'm not sure if the exact location I spotted that but I did walk by a Beckham gallery that looked very busy

GeneHunt

I've seen a nice red Alfa Romeo Giulia the last few mornings, I was about to take a photo of it parked this morning, but then realised that the own was coming over to it, maybe next week, but they might have the another next week, I think they have a Maserati Levante too

Anyway, here's the details of the Alfa (181-MH-2294)

Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifo 2.9L V6 510HP Quadrifoglio 4DR

• Body Type: 4 Door Saloon
• Fuel: Petrol
• Engine Size: 2891cc
• Colour: Red

Example pictures

GeneHunt

Seen in Westport last month

everlast75

Spotted near the M1 today. Had Shelby markings... reg number 06LH 6269

GeneHunt

Here's a few pictures from Portugal, I got a great photo of the Maybach, but I only noticed later that the bloody settings was wrong on my phone :rolleyes: so I had to go back for another photo...

GeneHunt

Here's a Model 3 in Portugal

GeneHunt

everlast75 wrote: »

Spotted near the M1 today. Had Shelby markings... reg number 06LH 6269

Is that a Model X in the other lane :cool:

tossy

Looks like a mazda cx5 to me

GeneHunt

Looks like a Model X to me, funny seeing two opposites ends of the car industry side by side

wyf437gn6btzue

theintern wrote: »

Apparently that RRR1 Rolls belongs to the Beckhams.

Near sure RRR 1 belongs to a London RR dealer who has it on a demo car. I previously seen photos on instagram of it on a ghost and older phantom too and near sure one of the posts mentioned it was a dealer demo car but I could very well be wrong

jozi

Alfonso Rapid Skeleton wrote: »

Near sure RRR 1 belongs to a London RR dealer who has it on a demo car. I previously seen photos on instagram of it on a ghost and older phantom too and near sure one of the posts mentioned it was a dealer demo car but I could very well be wrong

Quick search suggests the same on a pistonheads topic

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=23&t=490517

everlast75

GeneHunt wrote: »

Is that a Model X in the other lane :cool:

It was indeed! Well spotted

bigslick

Unfortunately didnt get pics but saw a 181 D Lamborghini Huracan Performante roar towards Leeson street this morning. Black with the thin italian stripe up the side. Gorgeous sound.

Identical to this one

Marcinek_55

bigslick wrote: »

Unfortunately didnt get pics but saw a 181 D Lamborghini Huracan Performante roar towards Leeson street this morning. Black with the thin italian stripe up the side. Gorgeous sound.

Probably this one:

useless

A few from Frankfurt this year, and carrying on from Marcinek's post above, a Huracan Performante Spyder



and their new Sian



and an R8 Spyder

useless

Electric everything from a much smaller VW stand this year. New ID.3 isn't bad looking if you can imagine it with more normal wheels and more attractive paint.



Interior is a bit 'different'- those two screens and the glossy switches are going to be impossible to keep free of grubby fingerprints. Less garish colours are available...



All in all a nice car, but interior quality a bit below the Golf.

useless

Porsche Taycan, their first fully electric car





Be very, very afraid, Tesla.

useless

New Defender. Looks miles bigger than the old one.

useless

Mercedes had only about half the floor area they had in 2017. They showed off the EQS concept, think future S-Class.



Also showed the production version of the EQC, which is an X3/Q5 sized SUV and a very nice one too.



And just to show there's life in petrol power yet, they kindly brought along an AMG GT.



Mercedes-Maybach showed off their latest offering for African dictators and monstrously wealthy Asian businesspeople. If you told me Kim Jong Un had one of these, I'd believe it...

useless

BMW showed off the new 4 Series concept. Looks lovely from the side, if maybe a bit A5-ish around the rear side window.



But OMG that grille... it looks worse in the metal than in the photo



and their 'Vision Next' concept...



Alpina's stand was next door, highlight for me was their take on the 5 Series Touring...definitely getting one if I win the lotto.

useless

Several Chinese makers had stands this year. This offering is a Byton M-Byte, which apart from its stupid name, is a pretty good looking machine.



Think I remember reading that a guy from Cork was on their design team. Google will confirm.

Also, it wins the prize for the most ludicrous dashboard...



A company called Hongqi, who I'd never heard of, brought two concepts, a massive SUV and a sports car...





I've a few others, but these are probably the most interesting. Definitely was a lot smaller this year, lots of manufacturers missing (no Bentley, Rolls Royce, Aston Martin, Ferrari, Nissan, Toyota/Lexus, Peugeot/Citroen, Fiat/Jeep, & others), those which did come all had smaller stands than before & showed fewer cars. Lot of focus on electrification, mobility, very little motorsport focus (Honda did show the Red Bull F1 car though). There is talk of it being scrapped in 2021, but hopefully it won't come to that.

jozi

useless wrote: »

Be very, very afraid, Tesla.

If I'm not mistaken, Tesla night be quicker around the ring than the Porsche :eek:

useless

jozi wrote: »

If I'm not mistaken, Tesla night be quicker around the ring than the Porsche :eek:

Maybe, I genuinely dont know. But the Porsche looks better, I would bet my mortgage is built better, has the support of an extensive dealer network and has a stronger brand name. The Model S is a 5+ year old design (a good one, it still looks fresh) and has had the market for fast fully electric saloons to itself forever. Depending on how Porsche price it, the Taycan will be a serious challenger in that market. Will be interesting to see how/if Tesla can respond.

skibum

jozi wrote: »

If I'm not mistaken, Tesla night be quicker around the ring than the Porsche :eek:

apparently the tesla was stripped out (seriously tinted windows can't confirm or deny that claim) but it did have bigger brakes and flared wheel arches than the standard car.....

wotzgoingon

I'd believe it was striped out so if they done the external modifications. I wonder can you tune then for more power like a ICE car. I'd imagine you can like all cars as manufacturers turn down some stuff so cars last longer.

tossy

I believe if you take the batteries out and put them in the other way round you get more horsepower.

tossy

tossy wrote: »

I believe if you take the batteries out and put them in the other way round you get more horsepower.

Double more if you rub them off your jeans.

jozi

dumbyearbook

useless wrote: »

jozi wrote: »

If I'm not mistaken, Tesla night be quicker around the ring than the Porsche :eek:

Depending on how Porsche price it, the Taycan will be a serious challenger in that market. Will be interesting to see how/if Tesla can respond.

Taycan will be over €300k in Ireland not a competitor to the Model S at all.

wyf437gn6btzue

dumbyearbook wrote: »

Taycan will be over €300k in Ireland not a competitor to the Model S at all.

From what I hear It`ll be around €150k base and will go up to €200k+.

With the €50k BIK cap for exemption of EV`s brought in by big paschal in the last budget any of the company directors who would have bought one for the savings more than likely will not.