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Old 05-24-2005, 11:15 PM
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....car I have seen in a long while. The headline at AutoSpies is: "The Most Beautiful Car Ever?"

Edited: Oops....wrong spelling...Is there a way to edit the subject line? I should have typed "Daimler" not "Diamler"













Old 05-24-2005, 11:23 PM
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Don't worry, im sure it's just the new batmovile for the upcoming movie

seriously, i don't like it, if its just a concept some things have to change, mostly the tail lights, too many for me!
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I wonder if that wheel design cools the brakes. Looks like it my scoop air to pass across the brakes. That would be novel and cure the hated brake dust all Bimmers seem to collect on the wheels.
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check out autoweek, they have a story on in and even a test drive so you can see it in the metal, the interior isnt that bad, but its not for me
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I can't decide if this is a car for Batman or Speed Racer?
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One of the car rags had an article on it. It's a prototype developed for a tire manufacturer, and named for that company (name escapes me).
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Originally Posted by stream' date='May 25 2005, 05:03 PM
One of the car rags had an article on it.? It's a prototype developed for a tire manufacturer, and named for that company (name escapes me).
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Would it be Fulda ?
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The Autoweek article calls it the "Exelero" and claims it is indeed named to promote Fulda's newly released Carat Exelero tire.

Here's some interior shots:

It's official.....Diamler Benz has totally lost it-exelero_interior.jpg

It's official.....Diamler Benz has totally lost it-exelero_interior2.jpg

Here's a link to the Autoweek article and here's a link to the Autoweek Exelero photo gallery (some of the same pics as above but without the autospies garbage...)
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So will BMW come out with an ultra high end brand?

Maybach = Mercedes Benz

Lexus = Toyota

Infiniti = Nissan

Acura = Honda

So on and so forth.
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I think BMW owns Rolls-Royce now, no?

I had a dream last night that I stole someone's Maybach and was having great fun playing around with the LCD moonroof with the variable tint feature. Kind of odd.


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