A BRIDGE TOO FAR

Since the drought of nice cars was getting to me, I decided to walk down Causeway Bay (one of the busiest areas of HK) to restore my faith in the Hong Kong car scene. Unfortunately, I was a bit miffed by the lack of interesting machinery.


Clockwise from top left: Three generations of Porker in this one - Porsche GT3 (996) Nice but dare I say, a bit mundane. Next, 993 Carrera is of my favourites. Dark grey 997 convertible is nice, but just doesn't do it for me. Never really looked at Alfa's much, but this 156 is lovely.


Representing my homeland, this Mini Cooper reminded me of being back in Blighty. Next, this photo looks black and white, but it's not - Skyline's are always a crowd pleaser and this ones a warmed over GT-T. Toyota Bb Open Deck - always wanted one. Scooby WRX - 280hp white goods has never looked so good.

Standing on a footbridge above a busy road for an hour and putting my lungs at risk is usually worth it for a peek at some nice motors, but there seems to be a distinct lack of exotic metal around at the moment and I'm not sure why. It's all Porsches, Bentleys and big Mercs. Not that that's a bad thing, but it just doesn't get the pulse racing.


Rolls-Royce Phantom - You could land a fighter plane on that. Bentley Flying Spur - Becoming increasingly popular here, though where you're going to use all that bahn-storming grunt here is beyond me. Another Skyline GT-T and finally a wonderful 996 Turbo S.


Another Bentley Flying Spur (these things are becoming as common as Toyota Corollas!) Love it or hate it, the BMW M5 is a beast. Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale is proof that God is Italian. Mazdaspeed RX-8 - some say rice, I say nice.

Highlight of the day was the Stradale (2nd in a week) and an awesome Nismo R34 GT-R V-Spec in Midnight Purple with black Nismo wheels off the Z-Tune. Unfortunately, by the time I'd finished scrabbling for the phone camera, it'd roared off. You can't win 'em all! Well, let's hope for better things now the weather's looking brighter...


Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution - Bonkers! Nissan Skyline GT-R in the preferred Bayside Blue - Doubly bonkers!


Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec looking menacing. Nissan President looking stately, but rather out of it's surroundings. Honda Civic Type-R has possibly one of the nicest stances a car can have. Another Rolls Phantom - Thunderbirds are go!


Nissan Fairlday (350Z) isn't shy, but I have never liked this car no matter how hard I have tried. Rolls-Royce, the name of which escapes me for now. Nissan Cube is cute and has the oddest back window arrangement. Brabus Mercedes SLK - not sure if that Brabus tuning is skin deep or not.


Scooby WRX Wagon with some extra trmmings sounded like a T-Rex in a barrell. NSX is always a rare but welcome sighting. Yawn... another Skyline GT-T. Finally a Bentley Arnage T.


Porsche Turbo S. I think this is a Daewoo, but I could be wrong. I'm not a bus spotter, but this was worth a punt. Another sexy Alfa 156.


Another Bentley Arnage T. Porsche Carrera 996 with GT2 wing. Rolls-Royce Corniche Coupe Convertible for all you aliteration fans. Honda NSX in black with some big boots on.


A rather tasty Carrera 964 with oversized GT2esque wing. Another Skyline, this time a GTS-t. Brand spanking Lotus Elise and Porsche Cayman S (pointless)

COPEN ALL HOURS

Nothing much to report tonight. Black Ferrari F355 Spider was the highlight of the evening. I've had a soft spot for this particular Fezza since my godfather had a yellow one and it was my first real taste of supercar performance from the passenger seat. Unfortunately, this one was parked down the darkest alley ever and my Sony Ericsson's 'flash' is hardly a spotlight.





Although the Daihatsu is fairly common here and cheap, I like it a lot and felt it was worth a snap. I was unsure as to the model of the AMG C-Class, as it was only sporting an AMG badge on the back, but it has since been confirmed that it was an AMG C32. Let's hope for better things tonight...

ROOTS

Just ran across my old HK car site that was up on Geocities. There are a lot of quick pics that I took and then never got around to updating it. If you like Nissans, then you're in for a treat!

If you want to check it out it can be found here...

AUDI YOU DO

First off, a couple of Audis. I'm a big fan of the way Audi has taken it's styling in recent years and this lowly yellow A4 caught my eye today. Special number plate too. In HK, number plates currently follow the rule of 2 letters then up to 4 numbers. DJ perhaps? Fisherman? We'll never know...

One of the best recent spots was this RS2 in the seedy part of town. Now, what would I be doing there, eh!? This is classic Q-car. 2.2l engine tuned by Porsche is good for around 320bhp. Mirrors and wheels are also straight from Stuttgart's finest. This car is blisteringly quick and can do the 0-60 dash in just over 5 seconds. Ultimate getaway car? If it hadn't been sold only in the 'stand-out-like-a-sore-thumb' Nogaro blue, then quite possibly. Love it!

Notice: It has been revealed to me that actually the RS2 was indeed available in a veritable plethora of other colours linkage. So, ultimate getaway car it might just well be!



BLAST FROM THE PAST...

Here's a shot I took of a nice yellow Audi RS4 a year or so ago. Really, a car that the RS2 evolved into. Talk about an aggressive stance. While I prefer the RS2, these things ate 911s for breakfast!

WELCOME

Hi! It's about time I had a hobby again, so let me bring my two passions, cars and photography, together and show you what Hong Kong has to offer with respect to it's car culture. I'll do my best to take my digicam along with me, but you know how it is. Good things crop up at unusual moments and that's when the good old phone camera comes in handy. Well, that's about it from me. Enjoy...