Last weekend me and my fiance attended an event called Berlinfest in Kitchener, Ontario. Berlinfest is the largest German only car show in Canada. Boy did it live up to hype. I took allot of photo's and I do not have the space to post them all, I have selected photo's of a few cars that you don't see everyday and a few photo's of cars that I personally love. So here you go this is my take on Berlinfest 2013.
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| Harlequin Jetta, iphone 4S. |
Among V.A.G enthusiast's this car is something special. You may not believe me but that paint scheme is stock from the Volkswagen factory. It is called the harlequin package. This is very rare actually. I'm not sure how many Jetta's were produced, but there are only 107 Harlequin golfs known to exist right now so this is a rare car. This specific cars original colour was tornado red (you can tell by the c pillar which is not interchangeable) originally before Volkswagen swapped all the body panels around. For more on the Harlequin cars check this link out.
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2013/03/volkswagen-golf-harlequin-vws-strangest-idea/
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| Volkswagon beetle, iphone 4S |
This is one of the cleanest cars I have ever seen. I'm not sure if it won anything at the show but it should have.
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| Volkswagen Golf R, iphone 4S |
This is the big daddy Golf. It has a 256 hp 5 cylinder engine and all wheel drive. I suspect this car will become rather sought after because the 6th Generation Golf R is one of the few times VW has imported the top dog golf into North America. The Seventh Generation with 296 hp is rumored not to be coming over here.
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| VW Jetta, iphone 4S |
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| Mk3 VW Golf, iphone 4S |
Probably the best paint I have seen on a 3rd generation golf. I used to own one and I can tell you it did not look like this.
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| Porsche speedster, iphone 4S |
A stanced Porsche speedster. I love this car and what they have done to it. Some people might not like it because they have "ruined" a classic, but those people were not at his show.
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| BMW M3, iphone 4S |
This is a picture of an E46 BMW M3 on a dyno. This particular M3 is rumored to top out at over 1000 hp! however we will never know. It put down 720 hp before it started lifting off the dyno!! They than had to stop the test. If you go on my google plus page there is a video of the test.
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| Mercedes, iphone 4S |
A widebody Mercedes. I love German tuner guys. This car is awesome.
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| Volkswagon Beetle's, iphone 4S |
I thought this picture showed an interesting comparison. On the left, stock driving height, on the right, stanced.
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| E30 BMW M3, iphone 4S |
A personnel interpretation of a BMW art car. So much detail went into this.
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| Mk4 Golf, iphone 4S |
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| Berlinfest, iphone 4S |
What is it about the German car that enthralls so many. I think it has to do with the community that you enter into when you are the owner of a German car (especially V.A.G). people are instantly your friend and will walk up and talk to you like they know you or you and them share something special. I own an Audi A3 and I cannot believe how many times I will walk out to a parking lot and see two or three other Audi's or Volkswagen's parked next to me. The people who own a German car (and are into cars in the first place) know they have something that will serve them well for many years no matter how hard they drive it. Once you own a German car you will forever be in love, it is an addiction. The solidity of their build is second to none and the torque of the engines is intoxicating. Above all else is the sense of pride you get when you see someone else in a tuned German car smile back at you for no other reason than a sense of family. I will probably never own another car that is not German and I am very proud of that fact.
