I'd hit it...

 

I already hit it.

 

I think it looks great - and I especially like the wheels, but the name is just down right stupid, even if it does have some amazing meaning. They should call it the "Reventador". I'm not quite sure about the interior though because I can't see it too well - looks too "hard" with a million protruding angles and corners poised to cut off the circulation in your extremities. The gaps between the tires and fenders are too big too, but it should be fixed by bringing just the fenders down, not by lowering the whole body, as an SUV needs to retain a bit of ground clearance and height. The side windows are a bit too short too - especially the rear quarter windows - raise the roof a couple inches or so. All in all though, I really like the basic design so far and I'll bet that when it comes to fruition I'm going to love it. That said, I also think the X6 is one sexy bahama-mama beast too - especially in M guise.

And no, I don't think the Aztec is a good looking vehicle and there's nothing at all that can be done to it to make it look good aside from putting it in a crusher. When new concepts come out, especially from high end and super high end car makers, it seems that allot of the instant reaction is "eww, that's fugly". I'm not quite sure why, but my guess is that allot of people just like to contradict the obvious because they're lemming-phobic and don't want to admit that a vehicle is good looking just because most others do - you know who you are... Did you nay-sayers have the same opinion when the Rapide first came out too? After all, how in the world could a 4-door Aston (or Porsche) look good? How about the Cajun (another odd name)? I think that looks great too. OK, I'll have to admit, the Panamera is still growing on me but the only part I never liked about it is its **** end...

Oh, and while we're on the subject, I just remembered my reaction when the Bangle 6-series came out. Everyone hated the **** end of that car but I thought the tail looked great and I can't stand the headlights! Same for the 7-series of that era. Someone needs to have his head examined, is it me?

 

Nice.

 

So is thiswhat they're doing with all the Cayenne V6's going to China?

 

A few more details on the Urus in this week's Autoweek (paraphrased):

The Urus is intended to sell ~3000 units annually, instantly doubling Lambo's annual sales. It will sit on the same AWD underpinnings as future incarnations of the Audi Q7, the Bentley EXP 9 F, the Porsche Cayenne and the Volkswagen Touareg. Autoweek has learned...that the production version will use a modified version of Audi's 4.0-liter direct injection gasoline V8 in combination with an electric motor that has plug-in capability.

Another concoction of VAG's insatiable desire for growth...