Wow. That is absolutely incredible. The top actually improves the look of the GTX1 which was already a masterpiece. It captures and accentuates the most powerful design lines of the X1. Unbelievable. Congratulations, Kip. :cheers
Frank and Shelby are correct. No Heritage GTX1's. It might be because the the pre-production renderings of the X1 in Heritage were not particularly flattering. Many X1's were repainted. Some were painted the Valencia Orange color of the Prototype and are referred to as SEMA Editions. One...
There are about 10 owners who get together from time to time. Our regular event is Caffeine and Octane at The Avenue East Cobb on the 1st Sunday of every month. We have plans to meet tomorrow for lunch at Barnsley Gardens and some fast fun on a Cartersville Airstrip, but it's looking like it...
Congratulations on the car and the review. There was a silver one at Atlanta's most recent Caffeine and Octane gathering. The owner, a cool guy, said the same thing about the 1,000 m ile break-in. This is an "in your face" Mercedes with its body treatment. :cheers
Thank you for your continuing wonderful insight into your project. It also provides an understanding of why "the top" was always the Achilles Heel of the GTX1. :cheers
Dave, I've done many runs and 6.6 was the fastest, but that was not close to a perfect run. The 1st runs were 6.8 with 2 shifts. A friend thought I could reach 130 in 3rd so I ran it to redline and it did 131. My first 1-shift run was 6.6. My runs since then have had little issues. It...