Here’s all the left over bits from the Australian International Motor Show. The cars that didn’t quite have enough material for their own sub-gallery or, in some case, cars that usually don’t fit the AUSmotive niche.
The Suzuki Swift S-Concept you see above caught our eye. It looks quite sharp, don’t you think. Speaking of which, the Joss prototype is worthy of a second look. Can Australia really produce a world-class supercar?
You’ll see new metal from Bentley and Maserati. As well as the ‘all-new’ Ford Focus and those teeny weeny Mad Max concepts. Pretty mad looking they are, too.
The best France could offer was Peugeot this year, no Renault to be seen. The new 508 sort of looks alright, but the person responsible for the rear light detail on the 207 SW needs to be guillotined!
Japan popped in with the still menacing Nissan GT-R and Toyota FT-86II Concept. Incidentally, that seemed to be the only car on the Toyota stand that wasn’t prefixed by the word Prius.
And, finally, the Mitsubishi Concept PX MiEV probably the only concept car ever to feature massive Brembo brakes hidden behind chunky alloy wheels. Oh yeah, remember the first time you made a model car and there were bits of glue all over the place? Yeah, check out the front grille on the PX thingy if you can. Bit of a rush job, do you think?
Bentley Continental GT
Ford Focus
Ford Max Max Concepts
Joss prototype
Maserati GranTurismo Stradale
Maserati GranCabrio
Mitsubishi Concept PX-MiEV
Nissan GT-R
Peugeot 508
Peugeot 207 SW
Suzuki Swift S-Concept
Toyota FT-86II Concept
Toyota Prius-C
Toyota Prius-V
10 replies on “AIMS 2011 gallery: Everything else”
Phew, thought you were going to overlook the Toyota Prius-V.
Haha.
Great coverage.
But where is the gallery of models and showgirls?
I’ve never really done that. Although I’d say the Peugeot model handing out the USB press kits along with the Jaguar and Lamborghini models were the winners.
Lima, great coverage and shots, thank you for all your work and efforts at AIMS. I’m going to drop in tonight and make sure you didn’t miss anything !
No worries.
I’m sure there will be a few things missed. For example, I thought the Holden reveal was totally lame, so I haven’t shown anything from them as a mini-protest. Not being able to open the doors of an HSV moments after sitting in the Lamborghini Aventador also helped confirm my decision.
I’ve never wondered why the local manufacturers are in trouble…
Yes, thanks for the extensive coverage. As you know, I went, but it wasn’t until I looked through your pics, I thought to myself. “Crikey, was that there?” haha.
More than a little bit of Renault in that Suzuki up the top. Nothing wrong with that, of course.
My highlight in the “things that are sexy on a concept car” category was the aluminium accelerator pedal in the Hyundai concept car which was made from a piece of aluminium building siding…. and still had the white protective film on it with the blue printing on it. That, and the Joss being as much a POS as it was last time they showed it in about 2006. A piece of 3M Carbon Fibre Look film stuck on the front quarter panels, does not make it a supercar. The wheels on the 911 Speedster were fuch’ing great though.
A few observations from last night:
– Surprise Koeniggsegg was a surprise.
– But the Aventador was the star. So low and flat and everything else and Lambo should be.
– Jaguar allowing anyone to sit in their cars was a nice touch. Being able to sit in the $300,000+ XJ SuperSport but HSV locking the doors on all their bogan crotch implants was laughable. The XJ is beautiful… and so were the Jaguar girls.
– Cayman R was a personal favourite.
– 911 Speedster is just Porsche having a laugh.
– Something something Audi. Some nice cars in the wrong colour made it hard to get good photos. A6 looks the goods.
– Scirocco looks fantastic. I noticed the Prius concept has very similar hips.
– I really wanted to like the Jetta, but I couldn’t. Still boring.
– Toyota FT-86 was a real surprise. Looks much better than in pictures and hope it’s a success.
– My next car won’t be a 370Z. Found the driving position too awkward, mainly because I couldn’t adjust the steering wheel for reach. Didn’t have that problem with the MX-5, which feels spot on. Which is odd, because I nearly broke it trying to get in a couple of years ago.
– The Mazda Shinari concept is a stunner.
– Kia is making some nice looking cars. Can see where corners have been cut, but definitely heading in the right direction.
– New Ford Focus is disappointing. Very ordinary exterior styling and the Nokia phone interior is as dated as the humour on The Footy Show.
– Peugeot RCZ is a total butterface.
– Mercedes C63 Coupe looks pretty good, but the CLS impressed in that bold red, and of course so did the SLS.
– The Black Edition badging on the ‘special’ HSV might was the worst design crime committed at the show. I’d be fined several thousand dollars if I let slip what I think of HSVs graphic design team (and their design department in general). In a distant second was the Mitsubishi Evo’s fake cooling ducts. On a white car it looks like the back of a washing machine. Except the washing machine’s vent would be functional.
– Shame there was no Renault, BMW, Ferrari or Alfa Romeo. All had cars I would have liked to have seen. And BMW could have had a close fight with HSV for making my eyes sick (I’m trying to avoid looking at you, new 1-series, 5-series GT and X6).