European readers: Although these cars may be mundane to you, they fascinate us Americans.
Citroen C4 Cactus:
Ford StreetKa:
Ford Focus:
VW Golf Cabrio:
Alfa Romeo 156 wagon:
Honda Civic(!):
1 of 350 Volvo limos built for East German government:
Audi A2:
Merc CLS wagon:
- Zurich: nice car stock, good mix of all euros, many high end, with asia represented in the mix; saw 1 or 2 Teslas (only ones) and a VW e-Up!, a RR Wraith coupe & a Bentley GTC, a variety of Maseratis & Alfas, and one new C7 Corvette. despite this (and freezing temps), saw bicyclists & bike infrastructure, too.
- Hamburg: much more modest car stock overall, most variety of VWs in traffic of all the cities, more asians/east.euros too; had a Touran taxi, saw two T1 Kombis. i rented the Skoda Citigo and went 2+hrs north on the Autobahn, the 1.0-litre 3-cyl keeping up with 100-120kph traffic, and hitting 160kph (~100mph) without any drama; very base car, but a fine little rental.
- Berlin: most mixed international (German, asians, Frenchies, Fiat, eastern euros, SEATs, a few American); only Type 1 aircooled Bug (~'67); lots of smart Car2Go (car share) incl. e-smarts; also many cyclists.
- Stuttgart: serious Car City: was told by hosts very few bikes & we saw NONE; most cars MBenz & BMWs, only a few Porsches, with a healthy Audi presence too; more Italians on the road again, esp Alfa Romeos; not many SUVs, a few, tho. Saw 3 b&w camo'ed prototypes on the road, 2 SUVs & one large sedan, but wasn't fast enough for pics.
I's an Alfa 159. Note the front lighs.
ReplyDeleteNot o mention that Alfas 156 had hidden rear door handles :)
ReplyDelete@ardas: You are right. I should have known better, as I have an Alfa 159 diecast car right next to my computer. #brainfart
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