Wednesday night we had our first annual (is it annual if it’s first?) Hooniverse/Blipshift gathering. Chances are that you were not there, and that’s too bad because you missed the opportunity to share beers with me, Jeff, Blake Z. Rong, Jack Baruth, John Krafcik (CEO of Hyundai), the guys from Limited Slip Blog, and a many others.

Between that gathering, my drive home, my day job, and family, I am just now getting around to the rest of the pictures.  As usual; fancy, weird, and interesting stuff after the jump. Comment at will.

 Haven’t driven, but heard many great things about this SRT product. It looked manly, less cartoon-y, with those wheels despite the color.

New Golf. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

GTI seats. Yes, please.

I love the Grand Cherokee, can’t wait to drive (or buy) the updated one. F-SRT, M-diesel, K-V8.

Audi interiors are really nice, by far the best in the industry as judged by touch and feel. I haven’t played with the electronics.

White with gray/gun-metal-ish wheels, always a great combo. The TT is aging very well.

I’m on the fence about the looks of A7. The sportier S7 looks much better.

I wonder how many RS5 cabrios they will sell. I’m never a fan high performance coupes with chopped tops.

S7 seat, it’s music to my butt.

Oh. My. Gawd. Becky, look at her butt…

Meh.

A vent. A door. Meh.

The M3, still the best daily driver/track car. I tracked one, I autocrossed one, I got coffee in one. Your AMG, S-this, and F-that – they’re all just imitators.

I love the look of the 6-series four-door, whatever its proper name maybe. The M version is probably amazing, based on my M6 ‘vert driving experience.

I has almost become trendy to hate on the BMW M brand recently, but hear this… if you were to blow $100k on high performance track-worthy sedan, and went and test drove the Panameras, Rapides, CLSs, and similar… you would probably end up with this. Just like in the case of the M3, everyone else is just an imitator, but they are getting close – the M cars no longer significantly surpass the others like they used to.

Lincoln SUV concept. Another brand that getting a lot of shit lately for no reason. No, they don’t have product… yet. Give them time, Mulally is still in charge.

The new MKZ is a good start. It looks great, but I don’t think the interior is up to Lexus quality, and that damn touch-screen and invisible buttons make it a pain to use, especially for people in the 50/60 age bracket which I think is the intended target audience.

BRO!!!…

This is what your Raptor looks like if, or when, you flip it.

Looks like the Super Duty is getting a new dash layout. The buttons are a little small and too close together, which could be a pain when wearing gloves.

These new Transit Connects seem like a great idea: functional, pretty, and affordable. But will families buy them or will they remain strictly commercial products? Does it matter?