Alpine X5 demo car

Alpine Guy wrote: I wonder if these guys ever take a break from fabricateing?

Sure, its called painting and assembly. They also do car shows. I am also sure that these vehicles don't take anywhere near a year to complete, at least that the vehicle needs to be worked on constantly. I am sure that doing this stuff is second nature to Steve Brown and Mike Vu. What could you do with infinite resources, time, and staff?Certified Security Specialist

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I think the X5 took 7 or 8 months. manufacturers doing cars that arent as flashy, well it is for shock value and the attention and press that the cars get. lemme ask you this, what car did orion have at CES........or what was in the audiobahn booth. most people will never know because it wasnt the show stopper that the X5 was. a lot of the cars in other booths are not owned by the car audio company. they are sponsored or private owner vehicles. i also thought it was kinda funny that a lot of people on here said that they would rather have a car that sounded good. well, if you build the entire interior around the audio system, you have complete control over where things are placed, the sound stage and a lot of other factors. everyone that i know that listeded to the X5 said that it was by far the best sounding car at the show and also the best sounding car that alpine has done in a looooong time. the closest one being steve's bmw. if you are gonna sreiously redo a carfor audio, you will do things like remakt the dash, doors, and change materials in the interior to alter reflections. all of those things were done in the X5. look at cars that do very well in the competition lanes. all of them have redone dashes, different doors, wierd sub placement. all of these are done for sound just like the X5. the difference in the cars that compete and the cars at shows like CES are usually due to the need for advertising and to get people talking. there are also other cars like the JL mini that sound really good and take a different path as far as the install goes. they did a very classy car, everything in it was for a purpose and it took them a long time to do. but not that many people talked about it. and it didnt get the amount of press that the alpine cars get. it is all in how you want to spend your dollars and what you are trying to get from the car you are building. building cars for a manufacturer is quite a bit different from a shop building a car, even their shop demo car.

Yep, the Alpnie X5 was built for sound but they were able to add in all those other cool features.  I bet it sounds far better than any car I've ever heard.  I'm sure lots of pros could build something similar with that much time or money, but I give them props for doing such cool work. Plan, Research, Do

yea thats one of the badass things ive seen. all that room and only room for two to ride.

I saw the whole "Rides" show and was throughly impressed. I have it Tivo'd for further indepth watching.

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and a pair of binoculars............................ did I say that out loud :)double-secret reverse-osmosis speaker-cone-induced high-level interference distortion, Its a killer