March 23, 2008
in the ferrari, jaguar switching four lanes
so i've found my next car...
altho i have my doubts about the saab turbo x, i still really like it. i saw it in person at the NY auto show this past week which confirmed my desire for that car, despite that it's not quite the car i could get for the same price from other manufacturers.
at $42k, it's not cheap. and it's a limited edition. i hear there are only 60 left in the US. maybe 5 years from now i'll snag one. right now i'm content to admire from afar...
so i've had a busy past 2 weeks. i went skiing in park city, utah and then i took pics for the auto show for a friend's auto site. utah was awesome. i was pleased to have my goggles with me b/c the snow fell in such quantities that i could hardly see 10 feet in front of me on the slopes. the nicest parts were the gourmet dinners provided by every restaurant there, and relaxing in an outdoors hot tub. as the water seethed and bubbled, the snow hissed as it fell on our heads and into the tub.
the auto show was great fun. beforehand, GM took us out to a nice restaurant, put people up in a $1000/night hotel (why did i say i didn't need lodging?!), and took us to a party sponsored by saab at the IAC building, a glass edifice on the west side that had been designed by frank gehry. drinks abounded:
and there were models strutting around the 9-x and 9-4x concept cars, which displayed saab's new biohybrid future (ethanol/electricity/solar power). saab also has a new line of earth friendly clothing. i wasn't thrilled by the clothes and less so after i saw their prices. the cars themselves were clearly rough mock-ups. i hope GM keeps saab around long enough to realize these concepts.
the next day, there were multiple interviews of GM execs and designers. designers were young and hip, with nice suits and spiky hair. the head of GM NA design basically told me that the station wagon is dead in the US. i reported this to my dad who appeared to shed a tear. overall i had a great time. completely new experience for me.
well spring break is over now. back to the grind...
Posted by L at March 23, 2008 06:34 PM