V12 Vantage Returns!

The Vantage I saw a few weeks ago was back today, parked in almost the same spot on Westlake Ave this morning. The owner may have frequent business at one of the shops there.

I got a blurry pic this time. It is such a gorgeous car.

Maserati Gran Turismo

This was parked outside the office today. So pretty. There are a few Maserati's around Seattle that I see drive past all the time, I'm surprised this is the first one I managed to get pics of. I don't think I've seen this one before, though. The gray stripes on the hood look awesome.

Fisker Karma Hybrid

I actually saw a Fisker Karma EV hybrid at the University Village shopping area just north of Seattle. We were leaving when it drove past, and I thought it was a Maserati at first. It parked near us so I hopped out to snap a few pics. 

The Karma is a rare car from the Finnish auto maker Fisker, with only 2500 having been produced in the world between 2011 and 2012 before production ceases due to financial troubles. Its one of the better looking cars that I've seen, but thats about where its' impressiveness ends. The problem is that its a mid-range sports car with hybrid tech added as an afterthought, and sold with a supercar pricetag. It has 260hp, and runs 0-60 in 6.3 seconds, but I'd expect that from a $40k sports car. They sold it starting at $100,000. Also, with all of the electric motors and batteries the Karma has the same curb weight as my F-150, 5,300 lbs. I can only imagine how much better it would perform if you just removed all of the electric junk and let it use the existing gas motor as-is. 

Oh, and the roof is actually covered in solar panels too, so that's cool.

Aston Martin V12 Vantage

Saw a Black V12 Vantage parked on the east side of Westlake Ave this morning while I was driving to work. I wasn't able to pull over to take a picture. This was the first time I've seen it, so I'll have to keep an eye out for it again.

In the meantime you can watch the Top Gear review of the car on YouTube.

Return of the Silver R8?

Ashley snapped this picture of a silver Audi R8 this morning walking along Westlake Ave. It looks like it could be the same silver V10 R8 that I followed back in February.

Audi R8 Spyder

Saw this gorgeous Audi R8 Spyder parked in my parking garage at work today. It looks like the V8 model, since it wasn't tagged V10. There are a lot of Audis around here, and I love them all. So pretty!

Audi R8 V10

Followed a silver V10 Audi R8 south down Westlake Ave, fumbling with my phone until I had a safe spot to take a picture... which turned out to be never. It wasn't until I turned away from it on 7th and was stopped at a red light was I able to snap this blurry-cam sasquatch photo out of the back of my truck. I've seen this one around before, so more photos are likely to come.