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Hai ragione, ma Autocar aveva anche parlato bene della Lancia Fulvia. Ho scannerizzato velocemente un'altra parte della rivista:
The Alfa 8C Competizione on our cover was deeply admired by most people,
though I did hear a few design types say it seemed a little raw - in a way the previous
Alfa Brera was not. Seat's Altea drew admirers, and most agreed Volvo's new
S40 was 'a compact big car', as described.
Most beautiful of all, for my money, was Lancia's exquisite Fulvia, but because it draws influence from the Fulvia coupe of the '60s and '70s, people will seek to criticise it for being a 'retro' car, whatever that is. Only one question has ever mattered in a case like this: is the world a better place with this lovely little car in it? My resounding yes grew louder when I learned that
the car was Fiat Barchetta-based (thus decently engineered and nice to drive) and could be built in volumes up to 5000 a year by the coachbuilder Maggiora. The Fulvia was accompanied on its turntable by an Italian model who broke one of my personal records. It was the first time in
three decades of motor shows that I felt a model actually enhanced the car, and helped me better understand its purpose and positioning. Not at all beautiful, in my book, were Audi's expensive-looking concept cars, the new-at-Frankfurt Le Mans and the previously seen Nuvolari. Taken together, they hinted at BMW's 'flame surfacing' in their flanks, but when I asked Pischetsrieder if this were true, he said'no' with such force that I thought he was going to have my cup of coffee repossessed.
Over at Citroen, I deeply admired Mark Lloyd's lovely C-Airlounge concept ? not just for its many refinements, like dragslashing pop-up vortex generators on the rear body and innovative mood lighting inside, but also the fact that Citroen continues to 'own' and polish the concept of the
big, comfortable, supple-riding luxury Citroen in the old CX mould. The company will reveal a production car like this as its full-sized C6 late next year, and the Airlounge whets my appetite all the more.
Just by the way, the new Citroen C2 became a leading contender for my favourite sub-B hatch, perhaps at the expense of the Ford Ka and even though I haven't driven it. It's simple, bright, stylish
and above all, cheap to buy and operate. Citroen's Julian Leyton tells me the new llObhp VTR version is classified only in insurance group 6, a serious inducement to young owners.
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