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Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupé on Sunday.

Unsurprisingly mahooosive - I guess the driver had it on "TaxTheRich" settings because there must have been a good 5 or 6" gap in the wheel arches. Comfort mode really isn't necessary when driving around Milton Keynes.

It's got presence, I'll give it that.

That's awful. Looks like it was built by someone with very limited metalworking skills. "Just make it flat and square. It'll be fine".

Black hides the panel chasms anyway.

M3 Competition Estate - not seen one in the wild before. Looked very purposeful but mahooosive

dinny_g wrote: ↑Tue Mar 19, 2024 7:42 pm M3 Competition Estate - not seen one in the wild before. Looked very purposeful but mahooosive

im still struggling with the nose. I don't mind it on the M4, but don't think it works on the M3.

Yeah it’s not the best looking from the front is it…

It was in a lovely dark blue matt paint. Probably explains why it’s filthy and spattered in bird shit

All LHD.

Wonder if it’s one of the Kuwait royal family

£700k ish for all three if they're remotely new? Blimey

Make up your mind!

A massive tank

Some kind of GMC.

Hideous.

I did see a lovely '70s Alfa Spyder further down the road on Sunday, so at least one person has decent taste in the area.

I used to frequently see a morbidly obese chap who would wedge himself into an Alfa Spider from the 90's, it was a comedic sight and the poor Alfa was always leaning to the right, probably sitting on it's bumpstops.

Also another observation which I may have mentioned before, it seems like every new Defender in the area has had its spare wheel stolen.

Small car meet thingy this morning.

Thoughts:

1. Parks Group (Lotus, McLaren, Maserati) had brought along a manuel V6 Emira, an i4 Emira, and an Eletre. It should surprise nobody that the engine note of the i4 wasn’t much to get excited about. Eletre is plush inside but it’s huge. I’m not an expert on active aero, but the mechanism on the rear spoiler looked really ugly.

2. Also a surprise to nobody (except my eldest) is how massive a 992 looks beside a 964.

3. DBS was visually stunning. Again it looked too big overall, but stance and width were really purposeful.

4. Paintwork on the Dino was badly marred. I didn’t speak to the owner, but I believe it’s a (nicely done) rep. Edit: confirmed - based on an MG TF, so a thumping 1.8 power plant.

mik wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 2:25 pm 4. Paintwork on the Dino was badly marred. I didn’t speak to the owner, but I believe it’s a (nicely done) rep. Edit: confirmed - based on an MG TF, so a thumping 1.8 power plant.

listed as a DEHAVILLAND DVT GTS

https://www.drivingyourdream.com/store/ ... andGT.html

Apparently the Eletre rear wing provides 112kg of downforce although it didn’t say at what speed.
Now what I want to know is that on a car which is near enough 3 tonnes once occupants are in it how much additional difference will the 112kg downforce make

Maybe they should start fitting aircraft aerofoils on EVs so they shed a few hundred kg at motorway speeds?

This one is going to be marmite..... I can't decide what I think either. I think I am "yes".



And in case you don't scroll to the link that someone posted as a reply : see here for more info.

I'm on the no side. I think they've taken it too far.