Στο δειλινό του έτους, ο κόσμος φαίνεται να ετοιμάζεται για “κάτι”, το 2017. Καλό, ελπίζουμε. Πέρα από αυτά, σε καθαρά… δικούς μας όρους, το νέο έτος φέρνει several new models, but also some retirements. Some very loud ones, they give you a tightness in the stomach. Κάποιες πάλι, όχι. Ποια είναι λοιπόν τα μοντέλα που δεν θα “ζήσουν” το 2017;
Dodge Viper
Unfortunately for us, we were writing it early on. The ultimate expression of big is better, the brutal, at least impressive Dodge Viper, will go down in history. Only some anniversary editions -in limited numbers- will be produced in 2017, to mark the το τέλος της “Οχιάς” that made many people long for it and much more afraid of it.
We don't say it. The numbers say it. Since the Viper's best sales were in 2014, when it sold 760 units. Even the Americans don't want swollen musclecars;
BMW Z4
Here, there is no need to cry. Yes, nice car, one cannot say. Luxurious without being extravagant, sporty without being sophisticated. And rear-wheel drive. A real BMW.
Aston Martin DB9
James Bond in a car version. A British masterpiece, ικανό και για τα σαλόνια και για τα… αλώνια. Ήδη, από το έτος που διανύουμε, η Aston Martin έχει περιορίσει την παραγωγή της DB9 μόνο στην έκδοση DB9GT. Which, of course, is wearing this awesome V12 with 540 hp and the sound that raises the dead (that's V12).
Rolls Royce Phantom
Like a ghost, the Rolls that is synonymous with luxury will pass into the oblivion (?) of the past. The model for whose sake BMW upsized a V12 της για να φτάσει στον “παραδοσιακό” κυβισμό των 6,75 litres, is repealed.
VW EOS
EOS has long been rumoured, perhaps prematurely, to be coming to an end. However, apparently its brand has kept it in the market to this day, despite being a loose five-seater, front-wheel drive CC that will not go down in history as exceptional.
VW realised that it has much more να δώσει στον κόσμο της αυτοκίνησης από το EOS- το οποίο πούλησε πάντως πολύ καλά…
Honda CR-Z
The CR-Z came in 2010, promising for a changing world. But it hasn't quite found its place in the global marketplace and, more importantly, in the hearts of Honda fans dreaming of worthy successors to the legendary Type-R, CRX, S2000, NSX and other fine Japanese cars.
Hyundai Genesis Coupe
In essence, the Genesis Coupe is Hyundai's first serious attempt to create a real sport coupe. Rear-mounted, with a motor from 2L turbo up to a 348 hp 3.8 V6, το κορεάτικο μοντέλο έδωσε στην αγορά αυτό που έψαχνε: Ένα πισωκίνητο, φθηνό coupe για “παιχνίδι”.
Bonus tears: Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
A car, an idea, an idea, a Legend. Filled with laurels from the WRC and every kind of race, legal and illegal, from 1992 until mid-2016, when it bid us farewell, EVO created a myth around his name.
Η Final Edition of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X, μας άφησε με ένα “why“. Η Mitsubishi εξήγησε ότι επέλεξε να επικεντρωθεί σε σπορ αυτοκίνητα με electric motors. Με δεδομένο ότι επισήμως η παραγωγή του σταμάτησε τον Μάρτιο του 2016 (άρα δεν “είδε” ούτε το μισό του τρέχοντος έτους), δεν θα μπορούσαμε να το βάλουμε στα παραπάνω επτά. Όμως, δεν θα μπορούσαμε και να το παραλείψουμε…
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