2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Gullwing

I am a bad man. I love a beautiful, sexy, well proportioned and softly curved sports car until the next model or brand debuts and steals my attention. Such a "love 'em and leave 'em" attitude might be a carryover from my sailor days.

Confessions aside, I have left my last love, the four door Panamera, and am now totally in love with the SLS AMG Gullwing. The first time I glanced at her, I mistakenly took her for the 300SL Gullwing of the late 50s.

Car & Driver¹ has published an excellent review of this car with tons of photots. Please check her out!

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1. Car & Driver; 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Gullwing - Second Drive; by Tony Swan.
Link to mobile site: http://is.gd/4QCpJ

Lexus LFA Supercar

The Nikkei announced on Oct. 21 that Toyota has started accepting orders for their new Lexus LFA sports car. With only 500 units sold globally, the car will sell for about 375 thousand dollars.

(http://ww2.lexus-lfa.com/index.html)

The car will be on display at the Tokyo Motor Show starting today, Oct. 24th. I wish I could go see it. I wish I could touch it. I wish I could drive it. I wish I could afford to buy it! Toyota has made a website just for the car. Here you can watch the video again and see some pix of the interior.

(http://www.porsche.com/usa/models/panamera/panamera-turbo/gallery/?gtabindex=1)

Still, I think the Porsche Panamera Turbo is more practical and almost 200 K cheaper.

Irony--Funny or Spooky?

An Italian opera promotes a Chrysler product. Fast forward to June 2009. An Italian company owns all Chrysler products. I wonder if Fiat ever saw this commercial back in 2008. I wonder what they think of it now?

Maybe if GM had made a foreign-language commercial, they could have found a suitor instead of having to beg for handouts from the U.S. taxpayer.