RE: David Brown Speedback GT: Review
Discussion
pthelazyjourno said:
crostonian said:
Is it really 'utterly horrible' or a 'horrendous mess'? OK it's divisive and stretches value for money to the extreme but I would hardly describe it as such, there really are some pricks on here.
There are some pricks on here because they don't agree with your sense of beauty? Strange chap.It's ugly. Looks like the lights are off a MINI, it's a mish-mash.
If that makes me a prick, so be it.
The lights are MINI, the mirrors look ridiculous and that price is hilarious.
It just looks like someone's got a bit trigger happy on photoshop and mangled loads of different cars in to a "modern classic".
Might look better in the flesh but I want it to be incredible in every way for nearly £600k
If it were a £5k GRP body kit for the old XK8 platform it'd be slagged from here to kingdom come.
Just because it's a "name" and the fit and finish are ultra high quality doesn't change the fact that it looks, in design terms, like an awkwardly proportioned kit car.
A few emporer's new clothes types on here methinks.
Just because it's a "name" and the fit and finish are ultra high quality doesn't change the fact that it looks, in design terms, like an awkwardly proportioned kit car.
A few emporer's new clothes types on here methinks.
djneils98 said:
its nice enough but nicer than a Wraith + 650s + RS6 + some change????!!!
This happens every single time, why don't people get it?? Do you think that anyone who can afford to pay 600K for a car hasn't got the money to buy another at the same time??? Why on earth would they worried about the fact they could get 3 other cars for the same price and have some change??? What's the change for anyway, to do the weekly shop at Tesco's?? You could buy 30 ford Focuses for the same money but they aren't going to do that either are they? What the mega rich want is to be seen as being individual with impeccable taste so limited volume, high quality cars appeal to them regardless of cost. It's why Bugatti had no problems selling out the more limited but hugely more expensive Super sport version of the Veyron but struggled to shift the regular car in the end. Anyone buying this car won't have forgotten that they need to buy a house, a daily driver, a sports car or any other comparison you can make for the same money will they??RenOHH said:
Leaving the price and looks aside, I can't understand why the interior still has so much XK in it. It's half a job. At the very least it should have a bespoke steering wheel. Why go to such great lengths with the exterior and leave the inside so unloved?
Certification almost certainly - yes you can cxhange the interior archtechture, the steering wheel, the seats - but if that means you have to do all the xrash tests etc. - something you nicely avoided by creating what is structurally little more than a posh bodykit on an existing car, and only have a handful of sales to amortize that investment...gigglebug said:
This happens every single time, why don't people get it?? Do you think that anyone who can afford to pay 600K for a car hasn't got the money to buy another at the same time??? Why on earth would they worried about the fact they could get 3 other cars for the same price and have some change??? What's the change for anyway, to do the weekly shop at Tesco's?? You could buy 30 ford Focuses for the same money but they aren't going to do that either are they? What the mega rich want is to be seen as being individual with impeccable taste so limited volume, high quality cars appeal to them regardless of cost. It's why Bugatti had no problems selling out the more limited but hugely more expensive Super sport version of the Veyron but struggled to shift the regular car in the end. Anyone buying this car won't have forgotten that they need to buy a house, a daily driver, a sports car or any other comparison you can make for the same money will they??
"impeccable taste"
Okay, lol.
600k and still retains way too much of the donor car to be worth that (and yes, I understand that intended buyers of this probably already have a fleet of exotic cars).
The body looks very awkward to me, and the wire wheels it sits on look daft with low profile tyres.
Not a fan in the slightest.
The body looks very awkward to me, and the wire wheels it sits on look daft with low profile tyres.
Not a fan in the slightest.
crostonian said:
Is it really 'utterly horrible' or a 'horrendous mess'? OK it's divisive and stretches value for money to the extreme but I would hardly describe it as such, there really are some pricks on here.
Are you really calling me a prick for not liking the interior? Take a look at yourself.
PaulD86 said:
Zod said:
I mus tbe very lucky, given mine have pretty well always worked.
Classic Astons? I'm not having a go at the brand by the way. I love them and am planning a Vantage for a couple of cars time. New ones seem much better....though my uncles DB9 wouldn't start when I went to see him a few weeks back, choosing instead to display a key error and brake failure error message. My uncle didn't look overly surprised. Stood an looked at it instead. Beautiful object.Edited by Zod on Friday 1st August 13:56
Janesy B said:
gigglebug said:
This happens every single time, why don't people get it?? Do you think that anyone who can afford to pay 600K for a car hasn't got the money to buy another at the same time??? Why on earth would they worried about the fact they could get 3 other cars for the same price and have some change??? What's the change for anyway, to do the weekly shop at Tesco's?? You could buy 30 ford Focuses for the same money but they aren't going to do that either are they? What the mega rich want is to be seen as being individual with impeccable taste so limited volume, high quality cars appeal to them regardless of cost. It's why Bugatti had no problems selling out the more limited but hugely more expensive Super sport version of the Veyron but struggled to shift the regular car in the end. Anyone buying this car won't have forgotten that they need to buy a house, a daily driver, a sports car or any other comparison you can make for the same money will they??
"impeccable taste"Okay, lol.
Here's the problem:
1) You can't discuss the "looks" because they are subjective. One mans beauty is another mans hideous
2) You can't discuss the "price" because that is also subjective. If you have £100M in the Bank, and there are plenty of people who do, then £600k is pocketmoney.
So, that leaves us with is it a decent car. Ie does it drive, handle, perform properly and will it be reliable. This article suggests that it does, and whilst not having "cutting edge" passenger car tech it sounds like it's a relatively decent lash together.
Do i personally like it? Not really, but as i couldn't afford it anyway, so what ;-)
However, the world is probably a better place for its existence, so overall it's a thumbs up from me
1) You can't discuss the "looks" because they are subjective. One mans beauty is another mans hideous
2) You can't discuss the "price" because that is also subjective. If you have £100M in the Bank, and there are plenty of people who do, then £600k is pocketmoney.
So, that leaves us with is it a decent car. Ie does it drive, handle, perform properly and will it be reliable. This article suggests that it does, and whilst not having "cutting edge" passenger car tech it sounds like it's a relatively decent lash together.
Do i personally like it? Not really, but as i couldn't afford it anyway, so what ;-)
However, the world is probably a better place for its existence, so overall it's a thumbs up from me
Max_Torque said:
1) You can't discuss the "looks" because they are subjective. One mans beauty is another mans hideous
You can discuss the looks. Good design is a scientific as it is subjective, there are rules that you see replicated in beautiful objects both man made and natural.If you decide to ignore the importance of proportion then you end with something which looks like the guy who chose the wheels didn't speak to the guy who penned the wheel arches and the guy who designed the rear lights forgot to look at the stock boot lid before making any decisions.
I may be about to make a rather bold statement here but rebodying a modern car to try and evoke the shape of a car from the past without any of the niggles associated with classic motoring is always a risk and often doesn't cut the mustard. The Eagle Speedster works because it's based on an E Type. This just looks like a bloated DB5; simply a caricature of the classic. It wouldn't be so bad if it didn't cost so much, but nigh on £600,000, wow. Think of the alternatives out there for the money!
It's just as bad in the flesh! I saw it at Goodwood too, but it had the aura of an insensitive replica. Like a Panther DeVille trying to be Bugatti Royale. Front end too much like a Mini, blingy wheels, slab sided. I can understand of pitching a car at this level but only if it's done beautifully (like an Eagle).
SturdyHSV said:
Presumably it's better in the flesh, as the photos look like a DB5/6 through a fish eye lens, nasty!
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