DIG THEM CRAZY SHADES MAN!

     I know I tend to go on and on about the hideous hues and unexplainable names of car colors available in today's automotive genre. Turns out, it wasn't much better in the 70's either. Take a gander at some rather far out and funky colors seen in driveways across America back in the day....

CANARY Yellow

DUTCHESS Gold

SATURN Bronze Firemist

PALOMINO Firemist

BALMORAL Green

JOLLY Green

TALLYHO Green

SASSY-GRASS Green

 SUBLIME

 LOMBARD Blue

JETSET Blue

SPARKLING Burgundy

WILD Plum

STARDUST Silver

SABLE Black

THE SIX FIGURE CLUB

Featured in today's post is a vehicle segment I doubt this blogger will ever find himself a part of in the near future. Unless I win the lottery (since I don't play it but maybe once a year I've probably sealed my fate) you'll probably never find me running with the "over $100k" crowd. The price of admission starts at $100,000 & typically rises quite rapidly from there. Pretty pricey but pretty beautiful!

MASERATI 

Quattroporte

$101,500

4-door Sedan

Twin Turbo V6

8-Speed Automatic

16 / 23 MPG

BMW 

X6

$103,000

4-door Crossover

Twin Turbo V8

8-Speed Automatic

14 / 19 MPG

NISSAN 

GT-R

$103,500

2-door Coupe

Twin Turbo V6

6-Speed DCT

16 / 23 MPG

AUDI 

RS 7

$110,000

4-door Hatchback

Twin Turbo V8

8-speed Automatic

15 / 25 MPG

DODGE 

Viper

$112,500

2-door Coupe

V-10

6-speed Manual

12  / 21 MPG

BMW 

M6

$115,500

2-door Coupe

Twin Turbo V8

7-Speed DCT

14 / 20 MPG

AUDI 

R8

$120,000

2-door Coupe

V8

6-Speed Manual

11 / 20 MPG

LEXUS 

LS 600h L

$120,500

4-door Sedan

Hybrid V8

CVT

19 / 23 MPG

MERCEDES-BENZ 

G 550

$121,000

4-door SUV

Twin Turbo V8

7-Speed Automatic

S 550 4Matic

$122,500

2-door Coupe

Twin Turbo V8

7-Speed Automatic

16 / 24 MPG

BMW 

Alpina B6

$123,000

4-door Sedan

Twin Turbo V8

8-Speed Automatic

15 / 24 MPG

ASTON MARTIN 

V8 Vantage

$123,500

2-door Hatchback

V8

6-Speed Manual

13 / 19 MPG

MERCEDES-AMG 

GT

$131,000

2-door Hatchback

Twin Turbo V8

7-Speed DCT

16 / 22 MPG

MASERATI 

GranTurismo

$134,500

2-door Coupe

V8

6-Speed Automatic

13 / 21 MPG

AUDI 

A8 L

$140,000

4-door Sedan

W-12

8-speed Automatic

15 / 22 MPG

BMW 

i8

$141,500

2-door Coupe

Twin Turbo 3-cylinder Plug-In Hybrid

6-Speed Automatic

15 mile Battery Range

ASTON MARTIN 

DB9

$191,000

2-door Coupe

V-12

6-Speed Automatic

13 / 19 MPG

MERCEDES-MAYBACH 

S 600

$192,000

4-door Sedan

Twin Turbo V-12

7-Speed Automatic

13 / 20 MPG

BENTLEY 

Continental GT

$201,000

2-door Coupe

Twin Turbo V8

8-Speed Automatic

15 / 25 MPG

FERRARI 

California

$202,500

2-door Hardtop Convertible

Twin Turbo V8

7-speed Auto Shift Manual

15  / 23 MPG

BENTLEY 

Flying Spur

$203,500

4-door Sedan

Twin Turbo V8

8-Speed Automatic

14 / 24 MPG

ASTON MARTIN 

Rapide S

$206,000

4-door Sedan

V-12

8-Speed Automatic

14 / 22 MPG

FERRARI 

458 Italia

$243,000

2-door Coupe

V8

7-speed Auto Shift Manual

13  / 17 MPG

LAMBORGHINI 

Huracan LP 610

$245,500

2-door Coupe

V-10

7-speed Auto Shift Manual

14  / 20 MPG

McLAREN 

650 S

$268,000

2-door Coupe

Twin Turbo V8

7-Speed Auto Shift Manual

16 / 22 MPG

ROLLS-ROYCE 

Ghost

$298,500

4-door Sedan

Twin Turbo V-12

8-Speed Automatic

13 / 21 MPG

FERRARI 

FF

$298,500

2-door Hatchback

V-12

7-speed Auto Shift Manual

11  / 16 MPG

BENTLEY 

Mulsanne

$306,500

4-door Sedan

Twin Turbo V8

8-Speed Automatic

11 / 18 MPG

ROLLS-ROYCE 

Wraith

$306,500

2-door Coupe

Twin Turbo V-12

8-Speed Automatic

13 / 21 MPG

FERRARI 

F12 Berlinetta

$323,500

2-door Coupe

V-12

7-speed Auto Shift Manual

11  / 16 MPG

LAMBORGHINI 

Aventador

$401,000

2-door Coupe

690 hp V-12

7-speed Auto Shift Manual

11  / 18 MPG

ROLLS-ROYCE 

Phantom

$420,500

4-door Sedan

V-12

8-Speed Automatic

11 / 19 MPG

FERRARI 

LaFerrari

$1,420,000 

2-door Coupe

V-12 Hybrid

7-speed Auto Shift Manual

12 / 16 MPG

THE FAMILY SEDAN...A POPULAR SEGMENT

These days the average family sedan segment brings a few choices to the table. In a class long since dominated by the Toyota Camry & Honda Accord, let's see if the competition has given them cause for concern.

NISSAN 

Altima

$23,500

27 / 39 MPG

4-cylinder

CVT

16” Wheel Covers

Cloth Seats

HONDA 

Accord

$23,000

23 / 34 MPG

4-cylinder

6-speed Manual

16” Alloy Wheels

Rear Camera

Cloth Seats

Cruise Control

Text Message Assist

TOYOTA 

Camry

$24,000

25 / 35 MPG

4-cylinder

6-Speed Automatic

16” Wheel Covers

Backup Camera

Cloth Seats

Power Driver Seat w/ Power Lumbar

Cruise Control

Siri Eyes Free

HYUNDAI 

Sonata

$22,500

25 / 37 MPG

4-cylinder

6-Speed Automatic

16” Alloy Wheels

Rear Camera

Premium Cloth Seats

Android Auto

Blue Link Telematics

Cruise Control

MAZDA 

Mazda 6

$22,500

25 / 37 MPG

4-cylinder

6-Speed Manual

17” Alloy Wheels

Cloth Seats

Cruise Control

SUBARU 

Legacy

$23,000

26 / 36 MPG

175 hp Boxer 4-cylinder

CVT

ALL-Wheel Drive

17” Wheel Covers

Rear Camera

Cloth Seats

Cruise Control

KIA 

Optima

$22,500

25 / 37 MPG

4-cylinder

6-Speed Automatic

16” Alloy Wheels

Rear Camera

Cloth Seats

Cruise Control

CHEVROLET 

Malibu

$22,500

24 / 32 MPG

Turbo 4-cylinder

6-Speed Automatic

16” Wheel Covers

Cloth Seats

Cruise Control

FORD 

Fusion

$23,000

24 / 33 MPG

4-cylinder

6-Speed Automatic

16” Alloy Wheels

Rear Camera

Cloth Seats

Cruise Control

CHRYSLER 

200

$23,000

23 / 36 MPG

4-cylinder

9-Speed Automatic

17” Wheel Covers

Cloth Seats

Cruise Control

VOLKSWAGEN 

Passat

$23,000

25 / 38 MPG

Turbo 4-cylinder

6-Speed Automatic

Rear Camera

16” Alloy Wheels

Cloth Seats

Cruise Control