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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:STICK SHIFT JAG WOOO YEAH BOYEEE The article says it's an automatic? Thanks for making me go back and read an article about some lovely European Camaro that I had been happy to ignore, rear end in a top hat. 
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Here's some news about cars that people actually care about. PDF link to Chevy Sonic order guide. 1.4l turbo + 6 speed manual on the LTZ. 
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Sep 7, 2011 22:49
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Throatwarbler posted:The article says it's an automatic? My link in carmag says three pedals option. http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Jaguar-CX-16-concept-car-2011-the-E-type-reborn/ Car Magazine posted:What will change from the C-X16 to the XE road car? Don't know how legit that is though.
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Sep 7, 2011 23:07
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:So I drove a (prepro) Jetta GLI and a Golf R last week. Don't ask questions about how or why please. What's wrong with the clutch exactly? Too soft? Weird engagement?
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Sep 7, 2011 23:11
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Weird, long friction point and a lack of feel in general. A little overboosted. Basically take a mid 90s Subaru and uh yep. It's bad.
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Sep 8, 2011 01:34
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bidikyoopi posted:What's wrong with the clutch exactly? Too soft? Weird engagement? I had an '01 GTI and I thought the clutch was just dandy but I'm not a serious race dude or whatever. *edit* Read kyoon's reply... yeah my clutch wasn't anywhere near that explanation.
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Sep 8, 2011 02:16
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To be fair my daily is a BMW with a nice short throw on the shifter and a great clutch so I am rather spoiled.
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Sep 8, 2011 02:43
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Throatwarbler posted:1.4l turbo + 6 speed manual on the LTZ. How's the aftermarket on the 1.4L turbo engine? The stock 140HP is a bit lacking IMHO, but something in the neighborhood of 180HP would be really nice in a car like that.
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Sep 8, 2011 02:47
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So the pricing on the Sonic is also out, a loaded sedan with the 1.4L turbo, 6-speed manual, leatherette seats comes out to $17200 which is an excellent price for what you get. Turbo = manual only so the volume engine is clearly the 1.8 by a massive margin, at least the upper level trim isn't auto-only like some other brands. The hatch is +$800, but it still looks like an Aveo which totally ruins it. NOTinuyasha fucked around with this message at 03:28 on Sep 8, 2011 |
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Sep 8, 2011 03:25
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NOTinuyasha posted:
Tha Aveo looks fine, and maybe some of us care more about go than sho.  I think the turbo+auto is coming later in the year, just not available right now. As far as aftermarket, I did a quick search and it looks like you can get to 180hp with a chip tune and removal of the restrictor plates in the intake manifold. http://www.chevroletcruzeforum.com/index.php?/topic/1281-vermont-tuning-cruze-custom-performance/  
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Sep 8, 2011 03:37
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NOTinuyasha posted:but it still looks like an Aveo which totally ruins it. I think the latest gen Aveo design looks good. It's got a really sport stance with the wheels far out under the fenders, unlike most econoboxes. The problem is that the image is associated with the car being such a piece of poo poo.
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Sep 8, 2011 03:40
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kimbo305 posted:I think the latest gen Aveo design looks good. It's got a really sport stance with the wheels far out under the fenders, unlike most econoboxes. The problem is that the image is associated with the car being such a piece of poo poo. I don't think the front works on it but other than that I agree that the body style is about as good as you can get with the form of Single Box On Wheels. The front just looks like they took the front off a Malibu and left it in the dryer for a bit, then mashed it all up til it fit.
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Sep 8, 2011 03:51
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Throatwarbler posted:Tha Aveo looks fine, and maybe some of us care more about go than sho. Pretty sure those are tumble generators, not 'restrictor plates'. They might function as the latter at over stock airflows, but were intented to tumble air into the chamber, aiding fuel/air mixing and cylinder swirl.
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Sep 8, 2011 04:37
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A5H posted:A new Jag Holy poo poo a Mazda hosed an Aston.
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Sep 8, 2011 06:37
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Ford has unveiled a bevy of new Focuses at Frankfurt. Focust ST Wagon.   ST-R   And a 1.0l turbo engine that puts out 99hp.
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Throatwarbler posted:If the new Mazda3 looks like :iamafag:, then this looks like  .
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Sep 12, 2011 21:25
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Throatwarbler posted:Ford has unveiled a bevy of new Focuses at Frankfurt. Why strip out carpets, seats and everything and not the dash?
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Sep 12, 2011 21:59
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Boiled Water posted:Why strip out carpets, seats and everything and not the dash? Then you would need to make a new dash and that costs money. It's just the dash, and it's probably gutted, too.
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Sep 12, 2011 22:13
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Boiled Water posted:Why strip out carpets, seats and everything and not the dash? Spec racing has rules like that.
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Sep 12, 2011 22:13
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Throatwarbler posted:Focust ST Wagon. If only they'd made this with the turbo 2.5L 5-cylinder, it would have been perfect. Now, it's just awesome.
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Sep 12, 2011 22:36
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Judging by its absence from the past 20 pages I may be the only one but... I'm pretty hard for the new Kia Rio 5. So much so that I watched this whole video of this goofy yet amiable Kia salesman going over its finer features: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aE21bqt17Lw&feature=related I really liked the styling of the new Optima when I first saw it, and this to me is like a smaller version with a very Fiesta/MK5 golf vibe.   
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Sep 13, 2011 02:58
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http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/jaguar-cx16-revealed-frankfurt-motor-show-2011-09-07quote:Up front there's a 3.0-litre supercharged V6 engine producing 380bhp and 332lb ft of torque. But that's not all. Integrated into the eight-speed gearbox is a motor generator mounted behind the seats that draws power from a battery pack (itself charged through brake energy regeneration, like KERS on an F1 car) that provides 95bhp and 173lb ft of boost via a steering-wheel-mounted button. A boost button, if you will. Boost buttons are good.  There's pretty much 0 chance this will make it to the production model, right?
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Sep 13, 2011 03:12
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It will I'm pretty sure, I think there are some other cars using a similar system. There is even a Buick with a small battery, but it's nowhere near as powerful I think, it is meant for fuel economy. As for Kia, it was mentioned in another thread how great the new ones are looking; apparently they hired a designer from Audi.
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Sep 13, 2011 03:28
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Throatwarbler posted:Ford has unveiled a bevy of new Focuses at Frankfurt. I also liked how the article I read mentioned it would be a whopping 10mm lower than the base Focus. I probably couldn't notice one centimeter difference if I saw them parked next to each other.
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Sep 13, 2011 03:47
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davebo posted:apparently the wagon isn't coming to North America I just knew this part was coming. God drat it.
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coinstarpatrick posted:MK5 golf vibe. Aren't those wheels just taken straight off the 09 Golf?
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Sep 13, 2011 05:07
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coinstarpatrick posted:
That Kia dealer is a mile away from my house, I go to the Walmart next to that best buy for groceries.  The new Rio does look pretty good, and the price is probably going to be cheaper than the Chevy Sonic, on the other hand the Sonic will have the turbo engine.
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davebo posted:also liked how the article I read mentioned it would be a whopping 10mm lower than the base Focus. I probably couldn't notice one centimeter difference if I saw them parked next to each other. It's just parroting what the engineers did, not an appeal to visual improvements.
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ought ten posted:Aren't those wheels just taken straight off the 09 Golf? Sort of a mix between those and the optional alloys on the current Mondeo:  I like it. Kia have been pretty nice to look at for the last couple of years.
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KozmoNaut posted:Kia have been pretty nice to look at for the last couple of years. I'm seriously considering buying one. 6MT, 140hp DI, 40mpg.. Hopefully it's entertaining on the test drive as that's a big factor. Reliability I'm not worried about, my sister ran her Elantra into the ground with poor maintenance and they replaced the longblock at 80,000 miles under warranty.
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coinstarpatrick posted:Judging by its absence from the past 20 pages I may be the only one but... I'm pretty hard for the new Kia Rio 5. That reminds me, in the calgary sun, there was a kia add and one of their featured vehicles they had listed as a "RIO 5EX" I of course laughed because I'm immature.
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Sep 13, 2011 14:17
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The new Honda Civic revealed at Frankfurt looks like a Kia/Hyundai. Strange.  
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Holy poo poo that thing is ugly. It is like they removed all the good looking parts of the Civic and replaced them with all of the hideous parts of the Insight.
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Sep 13, 2011 19:04
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It's really busy looking in that color, but I think I'd be ok with it. I applaud switching to the hidden rear door handle gimmick.
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Sep 13, 2011 19:33
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What is that weird looking rib under the taillight?
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kimbo305 posted:It's really busy looking in that color, but I think I'd be ok with it. I applaud switching to the hidden rear door handle gimmick. I'm unfamiliar with this, where is it?
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Sep 13, 2011 19:50
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Guinness posted:I'm unfamiliar with this, where is it? Where the base of the window glass meets the C pillar.
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Sep 13, 2011 20:10
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Sep 13, 2011 21:17
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I think that's just because of the goofy grey lipstick around the wheels. If it was body colored, the gap might not look so pronounced.
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sliderule posted:Where the base of the window glass meets the C pillar. Oh thank god, I thought they were suicide doors.
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