Chris_Doane

Mmm...I bet that cost a few million to build.

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http://www.autoblog.com/2011/08/10/pagani-huayra-still-coming-to-u-s-just-delayed-until-2013/

Hope you got a good look; they ain't comin' here. Damn Feds. Yes they are. Just not until late 2012 or 2013.

Pagani Huayra, Ferrari 458, F430, 599GTB, F355. You know, regular stuff.

So it's treated like every other car in the world. We had to wait an extra two or so years for a US-spec, road legal Fiat 500 or Ford Fiesta, too. Ha, good point.

http://www.autoblog.com/2011/08/10/pagani-huayra-still-coming-to-u-s-just-delayed-until-2013/

The dealer posted some low-rez photos of a few of the cars: Black Carrera S I drove: White Cayman I drove:

Never driven one, only sat in a few. Obviously the interior is pretty high on GMs list of things they will address with the C7.

That's sort of what I had in the back of my mind...how the older ones were a handful. Not the case at all with the current models. Just fast, fast, fast. Incredible engineering.

..no, you pervert, my Porsche "virginity." About a month ago, I happened to be sitting in front of my computer when an email came in from the dealership I got my A5 from. They were having a "Day at the track" event for their customers and the first 75 people to reply would get a FREE track day and free instruction. Hmm…let me think…. Yes, I'll attend. As the day neared, I thought I was going to miss out. My A5 wasn't going to be available to drive that day. I emailed them back and said they should probably give my spot to someone else. The reply was something like "Oh, no, we'll have cars there for you to drive. You should definitely still come." Disaster averted. The cars turned out to be an Audi S4, Porsche 911 Carrera S, Porsche Cayman and a Porsche 911 Carrera S Cabriolet. Oh my. I'd never been behind the wheel of any of those cars, let alone ANY Porsche. Most of the really fast cars I've ever driven have been AWD, so I was slightly worried about crashing someone else's $100,000+ Porsche on a racetrack. I had images in my mind of being the newbie who loses the back-end in the middle of the corner and spins the car into the dirt….or worse. (Some of the other cars there included all sorts of 911s and Caymans, two 911 GT3 RS, an NSX and a Skyline GT-R. None of which I bothered to take photos of because I was too busy having fun. ) I figured I would play it safe to start, so my first two sessions were in the S4. The first time a Porsche Club of America instructor showed me around the track. The second time I was on my own. The S4 is about what I expected. It's certainly fast and corners quite nicely. The one problem that popped up by the end of the second session was brake fade. At the start of the day, I was reaching about 116mph by the end of the back straight. Continually pulling up from that speed for the right-hander at the end of the straight was getting a little scary. The brakes were pretty well cooked and the rotors were starting to warp. My next session was going to be me in the Carrera S, playing follow the leader with a Porsche Racing School instructor doing the leading. Before even setting off, I couldn't get the steering wheel where I wanted, nor could I get the damn helmet strap fastened like it was supposed to be. The instructor came over and helped me with both. I felt like an idiot. Hah, I'm pretty sure he was wondering what this young punk was doing in his 911. With everything sorted, we start lapping the track and…..uh, wow. If you think the 911 is nothing more than a fancy badge that older men use to land trophy wives, you're wrong. These ARE race cars. The first thing I notice is that the brakes are absolutely freaking incredible. I'm able to brake later, and with MUCH more confidence, than I was in the S4. Brake fade? What's that? The Porsche brakes go all day and then some. The other two things are, not surprisingly, speed and grip. On the back straight, we're now hitting 125-127mph before braking for turn 4. In the corners, my fears about losing the back-end while driving a rear-engine, RWD car go totally unrealized. The grip seems unending. Each time I thought I'd made my corner entry too fast, the car just turned-in anyway and shot out the exit. In fact, I can only remember a time or two where I could even feel that the weight of the motor was behind me in a corner. Even then, it didn't feel the slightest bit unsafe. This 911 was also equipped with the PDK transmission. Sure, that probably seems like a sin in this car, but the truth is, it's phenomenal. In the "Sport +" setting, the transmission will hold a gear for AGES. Downshifts were nearly flawless, occurring when I would've downshifted had I had a manual. There are bad ways to do an "automated-manual" (the R-tronic in the Audi R8) and then there are great ways. The PDK is about 2 steps past great. Driving the Cayman was largely the same experience. Incredible brakes, heaps of grip, great speed. If anything, I almost feel like the Cayman got through the corners a bit faster than the 911s did. After that, I was back into a 911 Carrera Cabrio. You can probably guess how that went. During the last few months, I've known a few people who got their first Porsche-driving experience, and came away with an "oh, now I get what all the fuss is about" feeling. You can add me to that list. Sure, lots of people will buy a Porsche and never use it to its full potential, but my god, when you do, it's amazing. With the exception of the Audi R8, I've never known braking or cornering like this before. It really is automotive engineering at its' finest. My last session of the day was back in the S4. Largely because…that was the only car that had any gas left! Most of the other people had gone home for the day so I more/less had the track to myself. Since I wasn't feeling rushed to get out on the track, I also had time to mount my GoPro HD on the roof: (HD, 720p) (SD)All the practice I had that day seemed to be paying off. Where my straight-away speed in the S4 was *only* 116 at the start of the day, it was now 123mph. The brakes had cooled, but were still a bit scary. The tires were a little so-so, and I was sliding a bit going on through the corners, but Quattro makes that something to smile, not scream, about. Then the worst thing of all happened as I passed the start/finish tower one more time: The fuel light came on. $h!. My day was done. (Now the part where I blatantly brag In the S4, I caught and passed a mildly tuned R32 (not really a fair fight) and a guy in his own Boxster Spyder. In the 911 Cab, I ran down a guy in his 911 Turbo!? On the flip side, however, during my session in the 911 Cab, someone was in one of the S4's and blew my doors off! And everyone else on the track.)

If anyone is serious about any of those cars, PM me. I could probably go take a look/get some detailed photos.

Ha, no it took a few months for that to happen.

http://www.theonion.com/articles/mom-and-dad-im-gay-and-also-stronger-than-both-of,21017/

Ha...I had the exact same thought.

Ha, well, I could try to explain, but I don't think it would change any minds anyway.

Well, for starters, I'm sure GM legal would never allow it. Look how quickly they closed this loophole. Then you'd have to set up all the retail-related channels for selling the car to regular people. I imagine the cost of doing that would eat into the already slim profit margin on an imported, niche product like that.

*shrug* I dont think many people would. I see them in person around Detroit all time and they couldn't look more bland. Past that, the cost of importing them would really harm the business case.

35 grand for an interior like that...

6.7? That's not very impressive. Still looks pretty good though.

Oshawa, Q1 2012. I wouldn't look for those for at least a year.

At what point did blood shoot out of your ears?

Ice Silver metallic, Brilliant Red.

More like led by misplaced guilt.