After seeing the SS in the flesh last week, a few things stood out. The side skirts look stuck on rather than integrated into the body. They don’t flow naturally, though I’m assuming they’re either fixed to or part of the chassis. It all feels slightly clumsy in terms of design. The front end still hasn’t grown on me. Maybe it will in time, but for now, the jury’s out. The rear, by contrast, is the highlight because it has something of a DS Citroen about it from certain angles (with a bit of squinting), which unfortunately only serves to make the front look even more fugly. The hard top is well executed, as is the interior, but both inside and out, it lacks the character of the Aero or even the Plus 8. Just looking at the Plus 8 Speedster currently in the archive room it has far more presence than the SS. And then there’s the price. A fully loaded Plus 8 ten years ago came in at £85k. Now we’re talking £120k+ for the SS, which is essentially a reworked Plus Six.
