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I went to the Adelaide Motorshow tonight. It was a little disappointing as there was no where near the amount of prestige and sports cars there this year. The stand out of the show though was the Coupe 60 from General Motors Holden (GMH). It was a sleek, sexy beast that just oozed power and commanded your attention. It once again stole Ford's thunder. It is currently only a prototype but could go into production in the future.
In my opinion the most surprising car came from Audi. The R8 looks fantastic. Sleek, elegant and almost affordable. People seemed to be magnetically drawn to the car. No one else was looking at any of the other cars that Audi were displaying. You could see influences of Lamborghini, Bugatti Veyron and Maserati in it. The engine is rear mounted and has a clear cover. There is would be at least $20,000 worth of carbon fibre covering various parts of the car - most noticeably near the doors and in the engine bay.
Holden had a separate display for all their other prototype cars which includes the convertible Monaro dubbed 'Marilyn', an update to their iconic seventies shaggin' wagon known as the 'Sandman', the awesome looking 'Torana' (an Aussie motoring classic) and the incredible 'Efijy' which wowed them in the States. It was a tribute to the Australian motoring legend - the FJ Holden.
There was of course some classic cars. Holden Monaros, a couple of Ford GTHO Phase III's, hot rods, Chevy Bel-Airs and plenty of other cool looking vehicles.
Despite the lack of prestige, high end motor vehicles it was still worth going. The crowd numbers were low and that was pleasant. A lot the car manufacturers are producing cars that seem to be identical to their competitors. They need to stand out form the crowd.
Here are a couple Ferrari's for good measure:
One of the biggest drawcards was out in tjhe parking lot. It is a VW Kombie van covered in fake grass.
