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PeterWeller posted:The one going around the Nurburgring sounded like it had one. No it didn't. LS with a flatplane crank: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIxngbwE8jg Notice how it sounds like a big-rear end 4 cylinder, and not a V8 rumble. The Mustang video in question: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDCNfwrMW_U&t=42s It's high-revving and strung out (and for the record I think it sounds amazing), but it still sounds very much like a classic American V8. Unless they put crossover headers on it to bring back the uneven exhaust pulse spacing for stealth reasons, that is not the sound of a flatplane V8. It's all just car mag wanking as usual.
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Throatwarbler posted:SO back to muscle cars that people care about, Chrysler has just announced that Challenger Hellcat will achieve a class leading* 22 mpg highway rating for cars equipped with the automatic transmission. I get 25mpg in my 156hp 4-banger. Chew on that for a while.
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Compared to 18mpg for Aventadore LP700-4 and 16mpg F12 Berlinetta.
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I just want that turbo 6 Falcon Ranchero that Australia gets :-/
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A MIRACLE posted:I just want that turbo 6 Falcon Ranchero that Australia gets :-/ Seriously. It's like the perfect solution to so many of life's problems.
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Apparently we get the Commodore now, albeit 6AT only setup (Chevy SS). Maybe it's a sign of things to come?
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A MIRACLE posted:I just want that turbo 6 Falcon Ranchero that Australia gets :-/ It really is an amazing set-up but then again I'm a sucker for a straight six with a snail. There is something about the balance of the car which is nice. Look at what can be done with the barra in the 'Falcon Ranchero':  (This is heavily modified running 98 pump fuel)
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A MIRACLE posted:Apparently we get the Commodore now, albeit 6AT only setup (Chevy SS). Maybe it's a sign of things to come? The 2015 SS will come with a 6MT option.
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Kinfolk Jones posted:The 2015 SS will come with a 6MT option. I'm seriously considering buying the 2015 and importing it to Canada (since the assholes won't sell it here). It ticks all the boxes for me: V8, magnetic shocks, stick shift and lots of functional space for actually carrying things and people.
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Cocoa Crispies posted:They project a picture of a horse on the ground from beneath the side mirrors. Please tell me you're joking because this is believable and I don't know whether I should laugh at the joke or just sigh.
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Sep 19, 2014 03:54
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PCOS Bill posted:Please tell me you're joking because this is believable and I don't know whether I should laugh at the joke or just sigh. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OxwE5kiuuk
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That is awesome and I want it. But I'm pretty much a 5 year old.
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Sep 19, 2014 04:01
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I give it two weeks after the first cars are delivered before someone turns that into a My Little Pony projection light.
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Sep 19, 2014 04:23
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MrChips posted:I give it two weeks after the first cars are delivered before someone turns that into a My Little Pony projection light. They've been an option since at least 2013.
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oRenj9 posted:They've been an option since at least 2013. On the bright side, it makes it easy to know who to avoid interacting with.
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Sep 19, 2014 04:38
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Why is this.
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I'm a 32 year old man and that's awesome.
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I was referring to the 'my little pony' part.
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PCOS Bill posted:Why is this. bilt frord tuff e: ford MUSTANG fifty year of AMERICA
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Sep 19, 2014 05:24
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oRenj9 posted:They've been an option since at least 2013. Not even stand-alone, they are bundled with the heated seats. I have them, they get scratched up and look like crap before the end of the first year no matter what.
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That is possibly the lamest thing I've ever seen on a car. It's just so unbelievably tacky. The fact it comes as an option on the car is amazing. Can you get that poo poo taken out because I'd be embarrassed.
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So you've never seen a (for example) Range Rover? Lots of cars have them.
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KozmoNaut posted:I get 25mpg in my 156hp 4-banger. 90% of my daily driving is a very short commute that I should actually be cycling or walking. I get 16.7 miles per US gallon from my 2 litre Honda.
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Throatwarbler posted:So you've never seen a (for example) Range Rover? Lots of cars have them. I work at a place that has business ties with JLR and I'm yet to see it on them. I'll make a point of looking out for them now though, it just seems like a really weird, pointless thing to add on to a car.
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It's for when you forget which car you're getting into\out of.  I did an internship at a JLR dealer - it wasn't in America and it wasn't scummy like those. Anyway, one of the senior salesmen said "You have no idea how many customers don't know what car they bought". For I've never seen that projection. They all had illuminated side sills with the name of the brand though, again, presumably, in case you forget what car it is.
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Hello Spaceman posted:90% of my daily driving is a very short commute that I should actually be cycling or walking. I get 25-28mpg out of a 1.5l Toyota engine, 40-43 from a Yamaha 600cc, or 13 on a really good day from a Jeep 4.0
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88h88 posted:I work at a place that has business ties with JLR and I'm yet to see it on them. I'll make a point of looking out for them now though, it just seems like a really weird, pointless thing to add on to a car. The Evoque started the trend, with its silhouette being part of the projection from under the side mirror. The whole point of the projection, though, is to provide illumination next to the door so that you (presumably) walk up to the car and don't stand in a puddle or dogshit or something that wasn't there when you parked it.
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Hello Spaceman posted:The Evoque started the trend, with its silhouette being part of the projection from under the side mirror. The whole point of the projection, though, is to provide illumination next to the door so that you (presumably) walk up to the car and don't stand in a puddle or dogshit or something that wasn't there when you parked it. my 06 f-150 has a puddle light, i guess they just didn't have the sense to make it less functional to remind me what i'm driving.
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I've never understood why it's on the mirror. Doesn't it swing out and not illuminate the puddle anymore once the door swings open?
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I'd rather have it there than in a hole on my fender or my pillar to be honest.
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Olivil posted:I'd rather have it there than in a hole on my fender or my pillar to be honest. You could put them in the door sill/underbody itself but that sounds like its just begging for corrosion and electrical problems. Side mirrors are already wired for power mirrors anyway.
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Ziploc posted:I've never understood why it's on the mirror. Usually they illuminate when you unlock the car with the remote.
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Fucknag posted:No it didn't. It sounds like a Ferrari to me, which is why I thought it was flat crank. But you're right that it sounds nothing like that LS. And you're right that it sounds amazing. 
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Cream_Filling posted:You could put them in the door sill/underbody itself but that sounds like its just begging for corrosion and electrical problems. Side mirrors are already wired for power mirrors anyway. Inside of the door. Works perfectly when getting out but KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:Usually they illuminate when you unlock the car with the remote.
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PeterWeller posted:I'm not so sure. You'd give up 20 HP, the LSD, the best shifter in a FWD car, and the gigantic K-series aftermarket. The Mazda manual gearboxes are very nice
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Nodoze posted:The Mazda manual gearboxes are very nice And while the 3 is down on power it does have more torque. Really, what would keep the Civic Si an interesting option is the LSD, but the 3 is just such a vastly nicer car in every other way.
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Wheeee posted:And while the 3 is down on power it does have more torque. Really, what would keep the Civic Si an interesting option is the LSD, but the 3 is just such a vastly nicer car in every other way. I have not personally driven an Si but I've read a lot of so-so things about the steering feel and such, while the Mazda 3 has both good reviews and I have driven a few of them and can attest it's pretty nice for what it is
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Nodoze posted:The Mazda manual gearboxes are very nice Oh for sure. I've driven older 3s with nice shifters, but they aren't as nice as the Honda's. Wheeee posted:And while the 3 is down on power it does have more torque. Really, what would keep the Civic Si an interesting option is the LSD, but the 3 is just such a vastly nicer car in every other way. Like 5-10 ft/lbs. Remember, they use the 2.4 now. The rest is debatable. I prefer the 3's looks and love hatchbacks. But the Si has Honda reliability, and the sedan at least is one of the few cars left that doesn't feel like a bunker. And Honda is the king of cubbies to stash all your crap. The best part about the 2.5 in the 3 is it comes with revised instruments that make the center dial the tach, like how God intended.
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