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December,
2007 |
Volume 5, No. 12 |
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2008
Lamborghini Gallardo
By
Mitch McCullough
from
$186,250
to
$247,000 |
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Chaparral 264 Sunesta
By
Charles Plueddeman
from
$65,843
to
$73,160 |
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Fast,
exotic,
and
refined.
The
Lamborghini
Gallardo
surprised
us in a
number
of ways,
but
mostly
in terms
of its
refinement
and
quality.
The
Gallardo
is a bit
intimidating
initially,
due to
its
radical
styling,
its
dimensions,
the
sound of
its
highly
tuned
Italian
V10, and
advanced
features
such as
its
available
E-gear
electronic
gearbox.
But the
Gallardo
quickly
became
our
friend
and
bonded
as a
teammate,
more so
than,
say, a
Viper or
even a
Corvette.
Granted,
it has a
couple
of
quirks
related
to some
of its
most
exotic
performance
options,
but we
were
impressed
with its
drivability
in
traffic
and by
the
ergonomic
excellence
of its
interior.
The more
time we
spent
with the
Gallardo,
the more
we came
to love
and
enjoy
it.
Climbing
into the
car, we
were
immediately
reminded
that
Lamborghini
is owned
by
Volkswagen
and
supervised
by Audi.
The
cabin
doesn't
exude
Audi or
German
engineering,
but the
interior
is high
quality
and
ergonomically
well
designed.
The
materials
are
handsome
and well
matched,
everything
fits
together
well,
nothing
rattles,
all the
controls
were in
logical,
expected
locations.
Everywhere
we
looked
in the
cabin,
we saw
quality
and
elegant
design.
Initially
put off,
we
even
grew to
like the
hard,
shiny,
carbon
fiber
door
trim in
the
Gallardo
Superleggera.
Operating
the
Gallardo
is
intuitive,
with a
traditional
ignition
key and
a
traditional
hand
brake.
Some of
the
latest
luxury
sedans
from
Germany
are much
harder
to
operate
than the
Gallardo.
At the
same
time,
the
Gallardo
benefits
from the
same
sophisticated
navigation,
audio
and
climate
system
found in
the
latest
Audi
models.
The
controls
are
sophisticated
yet
elegant
(meaning
simple)
and easy
to
operate.
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Ring
in the new. Some eye-catching
cross-hatching.
Talk about
a leap of faith. When Chaparral rolls
out its new four-boat Sunesta Wide Tech
line for 2008, it will displace a line
of Sunesta deckboats that have been
perennial best-sellers. Over the past
decade Chaparral has established a
blueprint for a premium deckboat that
includes such features as an extended
swim platform, enclosed head, cockpit
galley, and bow boarding platform.
Trouble is, the styling has grown
stale—all curves and soft edges that
make those boats look like a used bar of
soap.
There
will be no mistaking the new Sunesta
models for the boats they replace. The
old boat’s broad, curved bow and
matching bolt-on aft platform have been
replaced with a tri-pointed design out
front and a matching profile aft in a
deep, integrated platform. In the
cockpit, the old circular seating areas
have been replaced with bow and aft
sections that are rectangular. Round
instruments on the dash give way to
gauges with square bezels. A windshield
of five angular pieces replaces the
sweeping, raked three-section glass.
What hasn’t changed are the top-notch
materials, attention to detail, and
roomy cockpit that have defined Sunesta
for years.
ON YOUR
MARK. Chaparral will start with four
Sunesta Wide Tech models that range in
2' increments from 22'4" to 28'4", and
in base price from about $45,000 to
about $80,000. I tested the 26'4" 264
Sunesta. Like the previous Chaparral
deck models, this new family of boats
shares a design and many components,
so if you
like the basic idea, you can simply pick
a size that fits your budget. The most
distinctive design element on the new
Sunesta is the bow. ........... ......More>> |
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unturned to constantly improve our services. In addition to
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