Hi Nicolas, thanks once again
Hi Nicolas, thanks once again :). Well...maybe i'm being too harsh on Fiat, their Fiat 500 is quite a looker and very cheeky and that Panda looks great and very reasonably priced and they seem to be making a headway on their engines but they need to understand that each car has got to have a individual character that makes it what it is and large part of it comes from the engine - the heart and soul that gives the car a voice to shout with so i'm not a big fan of one engine for all cars but businesses with multiple car brands don't understand that because business is profits not passion. Italian cars like Alfa's, Lambo's are like female supermodels, they look great, they make you look good when you arrive, you can't keep your eyes off their sensual curves, great sex, puts a smile on your face afterwards but she breaks down too often, high maintenance, high costs, added frustration and after a month of loving care and attention you regrettably give up but you look back and realize the passionate experience is the "best" you ever had :)
My fav marques are Jaguar and Alfa Romeo, namely because both have such a rich history in racing before they started mass production and their racing ideas made their way into their production cars. these cars are like having a heart with a heartbeat as if they're alive but Germans are more like reliable pacemakers that go on forever so who needs a heartbeat and that's the difference between them 2 marques and the German cars - the soul, spirit and character that makes them alive. Jaguar's founder Sir William Lyons philosophy was "The car is the closest thing we will ever create to something that is alive" means that these marques really do understand that pass the engineering stage there is something missing and you need to insert a sense of character, feel and beauty into the car. i'm seeing this come through Jaguar now but I would also like Alfa to reflect their past racing glory in their cars those beautiful curved lines, that is why i would like Alfa to have a true investor that would let Alfa spread its wings and have a good stretch. Tata's business ideology is i'll invest provided you can show me that you can survive on your own and run yourself without my intervention and that is the support that JLR are getting over the next few years from Tata, hence my preferred company. Audi would give Alfa their FSI and Lambo engines and platforms and that would be the end of it but i don't think they would easily give up Alfa knowing that its a very iconic brand to have.