German Car Zone

Maserati always has one of the best stands, this year was no different.

A vintage racer:




Various Quattroportes:
















Customization is the name of the Maser game:




GranTurismo:






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My favorite regular brand, VW was on hand also.

This little mid-engine sports car concept should be built:
















My new favorite VW, the CC:










A lot of the other VWs and every Audi (except the Sportback and R8 V10) all wore White this year. Their displays were megawatt bright compared to the others.





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Fisker....absolute gawker cars. Sexiest way to "save the planet".


















When and if these cars become a reality look for the celeb set to dump their Priuses and LS600hLs with the quickness.


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Maybach I guess has decided that plain Black and White won't do anymore:















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Lamborghini:








Bentley Continental GTC Speed:








Azure:




No Brooklands or Arnage Final Series on hand!


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BMW........two very important first sightings, the 7-Series and Z4.


The 7-Series:










I think I love the interior. Extremely comfortable and so much more stylish than before. The front end isn't as bad in person, but its still too big to be a "pretty" or "graceful", still though this car is a major improvement. To me the 750i looks better proportioned than the 750Li.



Next up was the Z4:













Very handsome little roadster with classic roadster proportions. Interior gives you that real sports car feel/fit. Should be another hit for BMW. Will there be an M version? There should be.


My favorite BMW, the M3:









The X5 diesel:




Concepts:






335d Diesel:




Performance 135i:




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Audi...which has IMO the best looking lineup of "regular" cars on the market, showcased most of their current production cars in White this year. Kinda hard to get a lot of shots due to the crowds and placement of the vehicles.


TTS:




S5:




R8 V10:












S4:





Sportback Concept:






















Very handsome, but not earth shattering. Will have to wait until the production version shows up on the street. It does however have some serious potential.


Audi had a lot of little things on display:










Q5:





Couldn't get a decent picture of the new facelifted A6 3.0T to save my life. Too many people around.


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More after a brief intermission.....whew.

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The much talked about Buick LaCrosse:












Pontiac G8 GXP:






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The very, very handsome Chrysler 200C Concept:
























Though the press seems to think this is replacing the Sebring, I'd bet that it isn't. RWD is no-no in the Sebring class. This is your next "300" for the 2010 or 2011 model year.


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