Post-Tokyo motor show, it’s hard for anything to be anything but underwhelming, but the never-sleeps nature of the car industry means that there’s plenty to like about the past seven days around the car industry.
As usual, there’s plenty to dislike, but I’ve whittled it down to five good things and one bad from the last week.
The best things I've seen all week
We’ve spotted it undisguised, and it doesn’t disappoint. Where the current version is a little odd in styling, with a bit of an oversized face, the next one improves immeasurably upon it, being just the right amounts of menacing and elegant, and altogether more cohesive than the current car. Can’t wait.
Gordon and I share a favourite car - the Smart Roadster Coupé, for its size, packaging and fun approach. Murray has taken inspiration from the Smart and applied the small sports car ethos to his next project: a dinky, McLaren F1-inspired sports car with what could be a three-cylinder, 150bhp engine. I want it already.
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The House of Muscle show tests it.
re: the A class
Pretty sure that's a standard version on those pics. Much like on the current one, as soon as you go for the AMG line package you'll get ridiculous, oversized bumpers and air vents.
MG
nice comment re tiny wheel size on the MG. A BIG mistake styling wise. Also this car almost in one go uses every single ‘cross-over styling cue out there - and thereby trashed the lot : sharp lights for and aft, kicked up window line, big jag like grille etc etc. Qashqai, Sorrento, CRV, Sante Fe... I could go on. It’s like this car has ruined it for all of them. Interesting to see how the bigger players respond with their next iterations...
...thing is Jimi...
....you may not like the size of the wheels on the MG, but at least they havent slavishly followed the trend of vehicles with ridiculously low profile tyres....which are totally crap on mud/grass/snow and make the ride uncomfortable.
Some restraint and common sense here for a change. A vehicle suitable for UK roads.