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The Third Man posted:You can't be serious. That's roughly the difference between a 3 and 5 series BMW, and those cars handle very differently. I mean, it's not night and day, but it's certainly not insignificant enough to just lump them into the same category. This is apropos of nothing, but is there really a huge difference in handling between a E90 and a E60? I ask because on paper, the difference in weight between them is only ~60 lbs if they have the NA I6 or at best ~140lbs with the turbo engine. The V8 would be different obviously but it seems to me that the I6 would be very similar. Is the difference in steering/suspension that much?
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# ? Oct 20, 2010 00:46 |
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# ? May 10, 2024 00:45 |
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The new CEO of Porsche has put the brakes on the cajun and baby boxster, and may kill both. http://rumors.automobilemag.com/6719643/news/report-new-porsche-ceo-may-scrap-cajun-suv-baby-boxster/index.html
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# ? Oct 20, 2010 02:04 |
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grover posted:The new CEO of Porsche has put the brakes on the cajun and baby boxster, and may kill both. A baby boxster would have been sick. Never really cared for the idea of the Cajun but if it'd help them prosper then so be it.
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# ? Oct 20, 2010 02:18 |
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Mr. Apollo posted:I wasn't talking about handling or anything. The original post commented that the GT-R was a huge car, and I just said it wasn't that big it was about the same size as the Corvette and Mustang which are similiar in size. I don't deny they're different cars with different characteristics, I was only commenting on their exterior dimensions. But nearly all commuter cars are relatively similar, so a difference of a foot is quite large. Calling the GTR huge is hyperbolic to a degree, but I've watched one drive past in close proximity, and it is a big car. It's much more imposing than a mustang even though the physical dimensions might not be that much larger.
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# ? Oct 20, 2010 03:36 |
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How the gently caress would Porsche make a car smaller than the Boxster? I already can't fit comfortably in the Boxster by a few inches at least, and I'm far from huge (only 6'1").
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# ? Oct 20, 2010 03:41 |
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grover posted:The new CEO of Porsche has put the brakes on the cajun and baby boxster, and may kill both. quote:Earlier this year, reports suggested the new model could be powered by a 250-horsepower, forced-induction flat-four-cylinder, and share an architecture with its Volkswagen and Audi corporate siblings. Wasn't this tried once before already? Oh right.
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# ? Oct 20, 2010 05:42 |
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http://green.autoblog.com/2010/10/21/la-auto-show-design-challenge-entrants-reveal-1-000-pound-car-co/ Check out these zany drawings of the future: Apparently the big RIMZZZZ will catch on and you'll be able to say "Hay bro check out deez 48ssss" Nissan Click here for the full 1280x684 image. the car that future hairdressers take to the salon: (MX-0) Click here for the full 1280x576 image. Maybach, now making gyro things instead of million dollar chauffeur driven land luxoyachts Click here for the full 1280x905 image. Russian Bear fucked around with this message at 04:00 on Oct 24, 2010 |
# ? Oct 24, 2010 03:48 |
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Kind of a pricey way to do 0-60 in 4s, but what about 0-1000m above sea level times? http://jalopnik.com/5674887/subaru+powered-jesus+supporting-flying-car-gets-faa-approval
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# ? Oct 27, 2010 21:03 |
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kimbo305 posted:I think both look great (well, the Civic sedan is not that great), but there's no accounting for taste. I'm in the same boat, except I prefer the current Civic sedan to the coupe.
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# ? Oct 28, 2010 20:19 |
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Ford and M-Sport are putting out a rally kit for the Fiesta. Team O'Neil will be the only licensed dealer of it. The size of those lightweight doorcard replacements look like they're for a 3 door hatch, not the 5-door that we get. Can anyone confirm/deny? mobby_6kl, you up for a graphical analysis?
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# ? Nov 2, 2010 23:56 |
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Any idea what that sort of thing would cost?
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# ? Nov 3, 2010 00:56 |
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Blocko posted:Wasn't this tried once before already? You mean the one that sold almost 120,000 cars in 7 years? The one that oustold the 911 every year it was made? The favorite of club racers and probably the best early 70s Porsche that you could actually drive?
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# ? Nov 3, 2010 01:06 |
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Yes, that one.
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# ? Nov 3, 2010 01:29 |
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Hell loving yes.
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# ? Nov 3, 2010 04:00 |
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Seat Safety Switch posted:
I love this too -- finally the right sized tires on a new small car. I'm guessing this is to become the SEMA thread. Oh hay what's this now? (scroll down) http://www.vtec.net/articles/view-article?article_id=934071 CR-Z race car with push-to-pass IMA/turbo boost. HPD will be running 2 of these at the 25h of Thunderhill. http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2010/11/sema-2010-honda-hpd-cr-z-racer-gets-a-turbo-and-push-to-pass-hybrid-boost.html Blooot fucked around with this message at 04:31 on Nov 3, 2010 |
# ? Nov 3, 2010 04:24 |
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Blocko posted:Yes, that one. Only 911 purists hate it. And the 912. And the 1976 912E.
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# ? Nov 3, 2010 05:30 |
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Seat Safety Switch posted:
I would buy either of the Mazda2 concepts they threw out there in a loving heartbeat, especially if they throw a bit more power underhood. The stock 2 is a riot (but a bit of a slug on the freeway) with 100hp, something with 140hp-200hp would be perfect.
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# ? Nov 3, 2010 18:52 |
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Simkin posted:Any idea what that sort of thing would cost? If I had to guess, I'd say $6,000 to $8,000. Depending on what scale Ford and M-Sport want to make the kits. The most expensive items would be the tranny and the seats.
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# ? Nov 3, 2010 19:21 |
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Those engine internals won't be cheap either, nor is the labor to put them in if you're not building the engine yourself.
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# ? Nov 3, 2010 19:36 |
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Simkin posted:Any idea what that sort of thing would cost? I heard some rumors of $15k for the base car and ~$30k for the Stage 2 kit and ~$10k for the Stage 1 kit. (That is installed) Don't quote or hold me to this rumor though.
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# ? Nov 3, 2010 19:43 |
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Seat Safety Switch posted:
drat, I love Mazda.
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# ? Nov 3, 2010 23:39 |
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IOwnCalculus posted:I would buy either of the Mazda2 concepts they threw out there in a loving heartbeat, especially if they throw a bit more power underhood. The stock 2 is a riot (but a bit of a slug on the freeway) with 100hp, something with 140hp-200hp would be perfect. Since the old Fiesta ST is no more why they haven't shoe-horned a 2-litre in the front of the 2 is a mystery to me.
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# ? Nov 4, 2010 00:15 |
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Baby Hitler posted:Only 911 purists hate it. And the 912. And the 1976 912E. : Hello, I'd like to buy a Porsche-ah : Certainately sir! What colour would you like your 911?
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# ? Nov 4, 2010 01:13 |
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2ndclasscitizen posted:Since the old Fiesta ST is no more why they haven't shoe-horned a 2-litre in the front of the 2 is a mystery to me. No kidding. The lunatic in me would love the 2.3 turbo MZR from the MS3, but I know that's all but certainly a pipe dream. I suspect even the base 2.0 MZR from practically every other non-RX8 in the lineup would be a goddamn riot in a hypothetical MS2.
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# ? Nov 4, 2010 01:32 |
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IOwnCalculus posted:No kidding. The lunatic in me would love the 2.3 turbo MZR from the MS3, but I know that's all but certainly a pipe dream. I suspect even the base 2.0 MZR from practically every other non-RX8 in the lineup would be a goddamn riot in a hypothetical MS2. If they got a 200hp 2 litre in it, why would you buy a Clio Sport?
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# ? Nov 4, 2010 01:52 |
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2ndclasscitizen posted:If they got a 200hp 2 litre in it, why would you buy a Clio Sport? Well living in the US, a Clio Sport isn't exactly an option since we ran all those drat Frenchie cars off of our soil decades ago Mazda could make a MS2 a direct competitor to whatever hopped up Fiat 500 they bring to the US, and/or a Mini Cooper S, without the ridiculous purchase and ongoing maintenance costs of either.
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# ? Nov 4, 2010 02:02 |
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I am so tempted to sperg all over a 912E on craigslist for $7,500 bucks but it is missing its fuel injection which probably makes it better anyway. I can then be shunned by both the VW club and the porsche club. It is a double fudge with sunroof and ac. Anyway I came on here to post this: http://www.panozauto.com/ At first I thought it was a miata body kit but what the hell how do they stay in business.
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# ? Nov 4, 2010 04:22 |
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Elephanthead posted:http://www.panozauto.com/ They are a race team. I think the production cars are just a formality.
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# ? Nov 4, 2010 15:29 |
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ozziegt posted:They are a race team. I think the production cars are just a formality. They also make customer race cars. Ive seen a hand full of Esperante GTS's a club level race days. Now they make the batmobile (abruzzi) which is enormous for what it is Their best looking car was the esperante GT1 Race car Street car kill me now fucked around with this message at 23:25 on Nov 4, 2010 |
# ? Nov 4, 2010 23:22 |
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kill me now posted:Their best looking car was the esperante GT1 Wrong. http://www.endurancesportscar.com/alms2002cars/panoz02moqual.jpg Spirit of America.
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# ? Nov 5, 2010 00:43 |
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New VW Golf Cabrio to arrive after xmas. Click here for the full 1280x853 image. VW posted:Good future prospects for Volkswagen Osnabrück I think it looks better than the Eos (which I'm guessing will be leaving the lineup now?)
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# ? Nov 5, 2010 17:59 |
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Skyssx posted:Wrong. Wrong. Closed top prototypes > open top prototypes
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# ? Nov 5, 2010 18:05 |
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MSNBC posted:Meet Natalie McVeigh, the auto industry’s latest headache. I wonder how much of the ambivalence towards cars is the fact that nothing really exciting has come out of the industry since GenY became old enough to think about driving.
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# ? Nov 5, 2010 22:06 |
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I'm a car guy living in Boston working in automotive with a not-particularly-bad -but-has-to-be-by-car-commute and I would definitely rather not own a car right now. It's a hell of a lot of trouble for something that doesn't bring me a whole lot of joy. There's nowhere to drive that's nice and it's expensive as gently caress to have the car in the city. If it was not a literal necessity for my commute and job I wouldn't have one. Of course I might try to have a project car or something stupid like that, but I don't think that quite counts.
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# ? Nov 5, 2010 22:13 |
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:I'm a car guy living in Boston working in automotive with a not-particularly-bad -but-has-to-be-by-car-commute and I would definitely rather not own a car right now. It's a hell of a lot of trouble for something that doesn't bring me a whole lot of joy. There's nowhere to drive that's nice and it's expensive as gently caress to have the car in the city. If it was not a literal necessity for my commute and job I wouldn't have one. I'm in 100% the exact same situation, and I'm getting destroyed by North End parking tickets. :/
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# ? Nov 5, 2010 23:10 |
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:I'm a car guy living in Boston working in automotive with a not-particularly-bad -but-has-to-be-by-car-commute and I would definitely rather not own a car right now. It's a hell of a lot of trouble for something that doesn't bring me a whole lot of joy. There's nowhere to drive that's nice and it's expensive as gently caress to have the car in the city. If it was not a literal necessity for my commute and job I wouldn't have one. I kept a car just because Brookline has some fun roads to drive in, but I just started taking the T and I'm ditching the car and not planning on replacing it. The hour I save commuting by car isn't worth wanting to murder almost every other driver and spending 4x+ what a monthly T pass costs. It also helps to have a best friend with an S2000 who lives 5 minutes away.
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# ? Nov 5, 2010 23:27 |
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kill me now posted:Wrong. Front engined P1 < *
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# ? Nov 5, 2010 23:29 |
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:Of course I might try to have a project car or something stupid like that, but I don't think that quite counts. If you don't have a good garage situation, yes, that is very stupid. I should know, having tried to maintain a rally car with just an off-street parking spot. Also, driving a nice stiff car around these bullshit roads is not fun at all. I know it's come up before, but maybe the Boston folks should go togue somewhere out of the city.
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# ? Nov 6, 2010 02:04 |
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Faerunner posted:Yeah, but the current generation Mustang is hideous, and the Genesis is sexy as hell. Think so ... ? No. There is no ugly in this car... in fact you yourself, are most likely ugly. AtomicBomber fucked around with this message at 02:35 on Nov 6, 2010 |
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re: city car ownership, I live in London and as much as I love cars and considering how many mouth watering euro-only cars there are available here that I never had access to growing up, I just simply wouldn't own a car here. I've got my motorbike and legal filtering and honestly it's the only way to get around. And on the days that it's too crap out to ride, I've got the underground. I've got StreetCar (ZipCar) for when I need a car or van for something specific. I'd love to indulge myself in car ownership, but a parking permit that lets me park two, three blocks away on the street, not seeing the car for days, or paying £120/mo for a garage, congestion charge, and brutal traffic, it just doesn't make sense.
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