Dang! Great new sportscar

[audio amateur]

Back here on earth, there's a BMW Z-8 for sale in my neck of the woods for a mere $90K. No it isn't a practical, but dang, that's a nice ride and it's one of those "collector's items" I could see myself owning someday.

I don't recall the Z8 being so expensive when it was new. Has the price gone up?
Its 400 horsepower 5 liter V8 is no doubt the same as the one employed in the E39 ///M5. It's really an awesome engine. Here's a review of the ///M5 by Tiff Needell:

[audio amateur]

Just going to add... http://jalopnik.com/5233407/garage+p...+drifting-teen

I can feel the pain...

[nightflier]

Yes, the Z-8 has gone up in price, believe it or not. And that's in a down year economically! By the way, here's a fun clip of a $1M+ drag race, some of the cars we've been talking about are in it:

[audio amateur]

The Gran Turismo is overweight and underpowered. I really don't see the point...

Back to the Z8. Do you reckon it might be worth investing in one then?

[nightflier]

They're selling from $85K up to $150K so yes, if I got it at a good price, babied it, and kept the miles low, it could actually be a "good" investment.

There's not many cars that appreciate like that, especially not at that price-point. BTW, Spykers appreciate too, but they significantly more expensive. I heard that Tesla's sedan should appreciate initially too.

[nightflier]

For those who are fans of the new McLarens, here's a Winding Road Weekly article about the manufacturing/assembly process with some good pictures:

http://magazine.windingroad.com/issue/57/
(This is an all-Flash page, so I can't link to the exact article, but it's a link off the middle of the page)

Something else I noticed is that McLaren is also putting a stupid grin on the front of it's car. You'd think they would have learned from the Japanese that this isn't a selling point.

[audio amateur]

Just one of my dream (hyper) cars and favourite track put together... Hear those down-shifts!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyEtO...eature=related

I think the driver must have wet himself a bit at 2 mins 52

Here's a pic of the car, in case you're wondering

[Feanor]

Hey! I'm still loving the McLaren MP4-12C. Got a nice review from Winding Road, HERE.

Yes! I do like the color too!

[Feanor]

Hey! I'm still loving the McLaren MP4-12C. Got a nice review from Winding Road, HERE.

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The Bugatti Veyron 16.5 isn't without its appeal, though.

[GMichael]

I'd still rather have this baby.