NAIAS 2006 (Detroit) - My Pictures!!!

Merc1

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• Jan 22, 2006

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Audi:







Ferrari:



http://img43.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img016911mp.jpg


Maserati:

http://img43.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img017317ca.jpg
Instantly thought of Roberto when I saw this arrangement at Maserati. Doesn't this look like something he'd use as an Avatar?

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Ferrari and Maserati easily had the most tasteful displays. Italians always seems to get the style thing down better than anyone else.


Rolls-Royce:





A sinister looking Ford GT:




Jaguar:





Lamborghini:

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Lexus:

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Bentley:



Aston-Martin:





Mercedes-Benz & Maybach:

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I love the Maybach 57S after seeing it!!!!

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My favorite Mercedes -

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S550:

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An American Throwback:





I don't expect you European guys to understand this one, but this would be a great car for Chrysler to build in America. I know it looks a lot like the Phantom, but hey the 300C is already known as the Bentley knockoff so why not do a Rolls knockoff too?

Volvo:

I really like this new C70, very neat little all-in-one car:

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The C30 concept -

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Very unique rear-end treatment don't you think?

Another one of my favorite concepts - the Mazda Kabura:

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Cont.....

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Merc1

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• Jan 22, 2006

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Kinda running out of time here, will come back later and clean up any errors and post more pics from BMW, Porsche and my favorite concepts.

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Zafiro

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• Jan 22, 2006

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Nice photos Merc. First I was disappointed not to see any bimmer photos. Im glad to see you will post bimmer photos later. Cant wait for those

 

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• Jan 22, 2006

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nice post merc1 ,,, i loved the maybach 57s tooo , it looks amazing IRL ...
heres my favorite ...

S65 AMG ?????

 

siko

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• Jan 22, 2006

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Thanks for the pics!

 

Merc1

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• Jan 22, 2006

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Ok....some more pics...

Porsche:






Mini Concept:



BMW:

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My favorite concept from Detroit by far - The Chevy Camaro!!!!


















Favorite Concept, Runner Up - Dodge Challenger:

Really couldn't get a decent side profile shot of this car because of the crowds and the tight space in which it was shown.

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Tumbo

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• Jan 22, 2006

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Thanx for the pics!!

I love the new Camaro also! Stunning!

 

Zafiro

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• Jan 22, 2006

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Merc since I havent seen the Z4M in reality what do you think of it, lets say Z4 3.0 vs Z4M in terms of look?

 

Merc1

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• Jan 22, 2006

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A few odds and ends pics:

VW Eos:

One cut-off shot of the Dodge Challenger from the side:

I would have had to ask people to leave in order to get a good shot of this car, the crowds were ridiculous!


I don't think I posted this one earlier, a shot of the Ferrari F430's engine:

An upcoming hit with the DUB/MTV Cribs crowd, the 2007 Cadillac Escalade:

A favorite of mine, the Range Rover Sport:

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Merc1

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• Jan 22, 2006

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Just_me said:

Merc since I havent seen the Z4M in reality what do you think of it, lets say Z4 3.0 vs Z4M in terms of look?

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Well actually there isn't a whole lot of difference, but the M version does look more agressive/buttoned down. I've always like the Z4 so the M version is a logical progression to me. Lower and slightly meaner looking IMO.

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drronh

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• Jan 22, 2006

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Thanks for the pics- much appreciated!

 

LaArtist

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Dog the bounty hunter

• Jan 22, 2006

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how did the S65 look in person.. ohh and post more pics of the S65 if you have..

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btw thnx

 

bum-man

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• Jan 22, 2006

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The Charger looks much closer to 'production ready' then the Camero does. I wonder what both of them will look like when they are put out, hopefully not too cheapened up (a la Mustang).

 

notic

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• Jan 22, 2006

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the chrysler 300 isn't exactly a bentley knock-off. it acutally takes its design cues from a previous chrysler. does anyone know if the imperial does the same? or is it just a plain phantom ripoff?

 

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Yannis

• Jan 22, 2006

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Very nice work Merc1. This thread deserves a 5 star rating.

 

SDNR

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• Jan 23, 2006

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Thank you Merc1 for such really good photos - I'm going to give you extra karma (although I know you probably don't care about such things)

The Ford GT looks great - and the light blue Aston DB9 - also even your "Flying brick" looks nice in dark blue.

This looks good here too

 

Merc1

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• Jan 23, 2006

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Roberto said:

Thank you Merc1 for such really good photos - I'm going to give you extra karma (although I know you probably don't care about such things)

The Ford GT looks great - and the light blue Aston DB9 - also even your "Flying brick" looks nice in dark blue.

This looks good here too

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Thanks Roberto and everyone else!

Roberto did you see this pic?

For some reason you were the first person that came to mind when I saw this arrangement.

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SDNR

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• Jan 23, 2006

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Merc1 said:

Thanks Roberto and everyone else!

Roberto did you see this pic?

For some reason you were the first person that came to mind when I saw this arrangement.

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LOL, yes Merc1 I saw that, I know those beautiful Art Deco chairs very well - they are named "Lyra" chairs, they are made by the same company that make the upholstery for Maserati.

 

LaArtist

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• Jan 23, 2006

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the chairs are wierd.. look how long the seat is.. either you have to like semi lie down..or have a really long ass..hahaha

 

Yaz

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• Jan 23, 2006

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Thanks for taking the time to post all those pics. I was going to ask you about it
So what you think of the new S-Class now that you've seen it up close (and maybe sat in one)?
Any cars you didn't like?