@Prostate of Grace: That's because in Spain if you're wrong you just buy the next bottle of Ron Miel.

The name of the photographer is Brad Bowen, if anyone is interested.

Was the third launch a regular launch? It looked and sounded different.

@TR3-A: On an unrelated note, is that your car in the avatar? If so, I want moar.

I think he should be up for a star too. Oh wait...

@TR3-A: When you say get it, I hope you mean get his car, license, and part of his dignity so that he can never endanger himself and other forms of life and property by being in command of a motorized vehicle.

My father left me an old leather jacket very similar in cut and style to those (without the branding and striping and hooplah). As a look, I must say they age very well.

@pauljones: I hate that you're not around here more. I nominate you a belated 2010 COTY (Commenter of the Year).

Why? I have a feeling it will be spine shattering no matter what you go with.

@bearslayer: Them. You want them.

Germans and Italians working together...

For a moment there I thought I was looking at Stan Lee.

Anyone else notice his door only opens from the outside?

@IphtashuFitz: This is well worthy of #corrections

@jpvbsmith: Like I said in my reply to Maymar, I was more focussed on the publicity. While there is little to no relation between the race and public versions of not only these, but many vehicles, having an 'X3' in a race is just good publicity, fun to watch, and subliminal.

@Maymar: I think I wouldn't mind picking any one of them up for less than a 10th of the price some time down the road. That way, they'll be pre-scuffed, de-douched, and ubiquitous enough that fixing things wouldn't cost more than the vehicle. Until then, I'll stick with reading about them.

@Maymar: It probably does, but I was more focussed on the publicity. I had mentioned in oppo the other day after someone posted pics of the 959s with Rothmans livery that ran in Dakar that if Porsche could do that again but with a Cayenne, I would have renewed respect for it. Where I stand, the X line (again…

@87CE 95PV Type Я: And if it were a Raptor you could just jump off the hillside and land at your destination.

These sort of shenanigans make me somewhat believe that the X line (disregarding that awful X6) is actually capable. More than I can say for Porsche and the Cayenne.

@Drew and not U: I hope this was recycled from the "Eat The Children First" Virginia licence plate debacle, as it's absolutely fitting.