Thursday 8th March 2018

Wiesmann at Gurnigel hillclimb: Time For Coffee?

A reminder during Geneva week that the Swiss don't just do fancy motor shows...

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While Geneva is all well and good for prestigious manufacturers to show expensive cars to wealthy people, having so many fast cars stationary in a hall can feel a little sterile. Track focused, ruthlessly honed supercars going absolutely nowhere does seem to defeat the point somewhat.

So time for a mad Swiss hillclimb vid, to redress the balance. For a country seemingly so against motorsport and fast cars in general, Switzerland can host a jolly exciting hillclimb. Its people seem keen on making the most of them, too.

This isn’t a new video, or anything truly spectacular for the hillclimb vid collection, but it’s damn cool nonetheless. Partly because it’s wet and slippery, but mainly because it involves a V10 Wiesmann. With a manual gearbox...

So you get scenic hillclimb, V10 shriek, and powerslides. What more do you need for a morning pick me up? Watch it below!

 

[DooM_II]

in short it's a handful beast, don't want to be riding shotgun !

[ManOpener]

'kin 'ell, that looks like a bit of a handful.

[Jual Mass Flywheel]

Sounded a bit muted to don't you think?

[griffdude]

Turns in nicely in the wet. European tracks (closed roads?) look wider than the narrow ones we have here in the UK.

[CO2000]

griffdude said:

Turns in nicely in the wet. European tracks (closed roads?) look wider than the narrow ones we have here in the UK.

Yup would have rounded corners at Doune!

[ducnick]

What’s with the massive pink wheels and rubber band tyres? Wouldn’t a proper forged rim and higher profile rubber be more appropriate for something designed for cornering, going and stopping?
Sounds good externally but the thing I noticed most was the smooth tarmac on a public road. We have become so used to craters in our roads it comes as a surprise to see smooth tarmac these days