KJHburg 67945 Report post Posted October 22, 2020 this caught my eye in the valet parking lot of the Hotel ZaZa in Houston this morning. It is an Abarth had to look that one up. first photo is the Hotel's shuttle. Cars of the S.C. cars of the Space City LOL 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JHart 409 Report post Posted October 23, 2020 That's a Fiat 124 with their "performance" badging on it. Abarth is their performance line but I'm pretty sure that car gets mostly aesthetic upgrades and maybe a tuned exhaust, but otherwise would drive very similar to the $25k 124 which is built on the same platform and very very similar to an ND Miata. I personally think they yellow accents are tacky but I've heard driving wise it is a toss-up between which is the more fun option. I would probably still grab the Miata if I was choosing 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KJHburg 67945 Report post Posted October 23, 2020 22 minutes ago, JHart said: That's a Fiat 124 with their "performance" badging on it. Abarth is their performance line but I'm pretty sure that car gets mostly aesthetic upgrades and maybe a tuned exhaust, but otherwise would drive very similar to the $25k 124 which is built on the same platform and very very similar to an ND Miata. I personally think they yellow accents are tacky but I've heard driving wise it is a toss-up between which is the more fun option. I would probably still grab the Miata if I was choosing It look really expensive but when I researched it online it kept coming up at Fiat. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tarhoosier 5395 Report post Posted October 23, 2020 (edited) Fiat performance wing. Still a Fiat but with performance "stuff" and a different badge. In this case a Miata with Italian tuning and badge. Attention getting for sure. Ford has "Shelby" mustangs for example. Edited October 23, 2020 by tarhoosier Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blue_Devil 729 Report post Posted October 23, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, tarhoosier said: Fiat performance wing. Still a Fiat but with performance "stuff" and a different badge. In this case a Miata with Italian tuning and badge. Attention getting for sure. Ford has "Shelby" mustangs for example. Except the Shelby Gt 350 and GT 500s are substantially upgraded performance vehicles. This, not so much. Edit to add: It is still a really cool car KHburg, and just like the Abarth Fiat 500 they sound wicked. Edited October 23, 2020 by Blue_Devil 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
InTheYear2000 31 Report post Posted October 23, 2020 The spike lugs and the vinyl are a bit much but the 124 is an otherwise really fun car. The drawback: it's all Mazda except for the powertrain and the MultiAir turbo motor is known for surprisingly expensive parts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
atlrvr 4236 Report post Posted November 4, 2020 Lambo Aventador showed up today at Railyards South End parking deck. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nicholas 2532 Report post Posted November 4, 2020 1 hour ago, atlrvr said: Lambo Aventador showed up today at Railyards South End parking deck. Is it the lighting, or is that pink??? 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
atlrvr 4236 Report post Posted November 4, 2020 18 minutes ago, nicholas said: Is it the lighting, or is that pink??? Ha, must be the lighting...I believe it's their "standard red" Rosso Mars. 2 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KJHburg 67945 Report post Posted November 8, 2020 (edited) If we had a thread the Boats of the Carolinas this yacht in Hilton Head Island would lead the thread. According to Outer Reef Yachts webpage this is some north of $1,000,000 plus Found it and it can be yours for $2 M came up from Vero Beach FL to HHI https://www.outerreefyachts.com/used-yachts/2008-outer-reef-yachts-730-my-suzsea/2770512 Edited November 8, 2020 by KJHburg 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QCxpat 9538 Report post Posted November 9, 2020 (edited) Today 2:45 p.m. - N. Tryon Street Edited November 10, 2020 by QCxpat 1 2 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nicholas 2532 Report post Posted November 10, 2020 ^Two of the more...unusual forms of motoring in recent memory, Campagna T-Rex and Polaris Slingshot. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KJHburg 67945 Report post Posted November 13, 2020 Lets feature some American muscle like this Corvette seen speeding up 77 near uptown today. I sorta like that color. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KJHburg 67945 Report post Posted November 14, 2020 seen coming out of Superica in southend this BMW. Not sure the price range but Nicholas would know. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RugbyPike#11 91 Report post Posted November 15, 2020 Looks like an i8, starting at about $150 k. 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nicholas 2532 Report post Posted November 17, 2020 On 11/14/2020 at 8:35 PM, RugbyPike#11 said: Looks like an i8, starting at about $150 k. Or used with pretty low miles at ~$50k lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KJHburg 67945 Report post Posted November 17, 2020 seen at an upscale restaurant in Asheville today. this Jaguar. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nicholas 2532 Report post Posted November 17, 2020 ^Jaguar F-Type, nice catch. I would have specced mine a little differently, but still a gorgeous car. That one has a pretty phenomenal-sounding supercharged V6 that puts out 340 horsepower. Fun fact, you can tell which engine it has by the exhaust pipes. The base turbocharged I4 models have a single center exhaust pipe, the mid V6 models have twin center exhaust pipes, and the top trim V8 models have two sets of twin exhaust pipes (one set on each side). 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Qdeathstar 21 Report post Posted November 17, 2020 On 10/22/2020 at 6:17 PM, KJHburg said: this caught my eye in the valet parking lot of the Hotel ZaZa in Houston this morning. It is an Abarth had to look that one up. first photo is the Hotel's shuttle. Cars of the S.C. cars of the Space City LOL damn, what’s with all the ev chargers getting iced... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jjwilli 664 Report post Posted November 18, 2020 Spotted this in South End today. 7 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nicholas 2532 Report post Posted November 18, 2020 (edited) ^Lamborghini Huracan LP610-4, nice! Looks to have some 1016 Industries aerodynamic accents on it as well, with I believe ANRKY wheels. Edited November 18, 2020 by nicholas 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SgtCampsalot 4218 Report post Posted November 22, 2020 So just polling here, but how many of you have a standard operating procedure whenever a car intentionally revs/speeds up loudly in Uptown (purposely trying to be loud)? If you do then you know what I mean 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matthew.Brendan 4193 Report post Posted November 23, 2020 On 11/22/2020 at 2:04 PM, SgtCampsalot said: So just polling here, but how many of you have a standard operating procedure whenever a car intentionally revs/speeds up loudly in Uptown (purposely trying to be loud)? If you do then you know what I mean 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nicholas 2532 Report post Posted November 24, 2020 On 11/22/2020 at 2:04 PM, SgtCampsalot said: So just polling here, but how many of you have a standard operating procedure whenever a car intentionally revs/speeds up loudly in Uptown (purposely trying to be loud)? If you do then you know what I mean I try to keep up with it and make even more noise (despite my quiet turbocharged engine) 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KJHburg 67945 Report post Posted November 25, 2020 out at the Toyota dealer for some service and saw these $50K plus Supra's which are assembled in Austria with German engines which I found interesting. Much of Toyota's line up is made in the US iwith the exception of their smallest cars. List was $53,xxx on each of these. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
