Cars

My eyes are still sore from the hideous BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo and now the company has officially unveiled the BMW 3 Series Gran Turismo which is the same thing but on a smaller scale. It seems like the ugly genes just keep on spreading in the German automakers world like an out of control disease. It’s a bit surprising to see this variant of the 3 Series being released considering the 5 Series GT isn’t exactly a hit in the market place. We’ll see how the sales are when the BMW 3 Series hits the US show room floors later this year.

The overall length of the 3 Series Gran Turismo is 7.9-inches longer than the BMW 3 Series Touring (which is a far better looking vehicle) and the GT’s wheelbase is 4.3-inches longer while standing 3.2-inches taller than the Touring model. The only useful thing about the 3 Series GT is the additional cargo space this design has to offer. The GT variant features 18.36 cubic feet of space which is almost one cubic foot more than the 3 Series Touring.

The Ferrari Enzo supercar was one of the most technically advanced cars when it was first introduced, over a decade ago.  Over the years a lot of the “lesser” exotic cars have caught up to the performance figures of the Enzo and that only means one thing; time for a new Ferrari supercar.  The Enzo replacement is called the Ferrari “LaFerrari”, in other words, the car is called “The Ferrari The Ferrari”… hmm… kind of reminds me of “The La Trattoria” from one of my favorite movies, Mickey Blue Eyes.

Fans of the iconic sports car, the Porsche 911, know 2013 is a special year for the car; this year marks the 50^th anniversary of the rear-engine car from Germany.  To celebrate, Porsche will be releasing a special edition 911 Carrera S 50 Years Edition; the car will be showcased at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

These special edition cars will be limited to 1,963 units, an appropriate number since the car was first introduced in the year 1963.

Jaguar has been on a roll lately, introducing some pretty sweet cars; the latest car to come out of their workshop is the Jaguar Project 7 Concept.  The car is homage to the D-Type race car which was produced from 1954 to 1957 and won the 24 Hours of Le Mans race three times.  The name “Project 7” pays tribute to the company’s 7 – 24 Hours of Le Mans wins between 1951 and 1990.

The Project 7 is a design study and won’t make it into a production model (at least for now).  The car is based on the very popular Jaguar F-Type convertible, turned into a speedster.