Sunday, December 27, 2015

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

Saturday, December 19, 2015

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

Friday, December 18, 2015

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