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NitroSpazzz posted:I really hope they have a great season running that thing because it is gorgeous. Bare carbon Chris Harris was apparently there too:  https://twitter.com/harrismonkey/status/651825240058789888  https://twitter.com/harrismonkey/status/651697665315614720
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Ether Frenzy posted:The best car I saw on my commute this morning:  turbine cars are excellent E: oh gently caress that's a proper jet dragster, even better
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That electric mustang from a few pages back reminded me about this electric Ferrari I've been following on instagram. They've been driving around for about a week now. Very cool. https://instagram.com/electricferrari/
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bred posted:That electric mustang from a few pages back reminded me about this electric Ferrari I've been following on instagram. As a bonus, its probably radically cheaper to maintain, and more reliable, as well. 
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bred posted:That electric mustang from a few pages back reminded me about this electric Ferrari I've been following on instagram. Nice! The 308 is a perfect donor as well.
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Saw one of these being towed on a trailer last night as I left work. Sadly it didn't stop at the lights long enough for me to get a picture of it but it was the same colour, just with yellow stripes and wheels. And it was loving TINY. You could step over this thing if it was racing towards you.  Lotus 23.
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bred posted:That electric mustang from a few pages back reminded me about this electric Ferrari I've been following on instagram. hackbunny posted:Less likely to catch fire too, probably It's a ferrari, I'm sure it'll find a way.
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So, I've been writing useless suggestions for the next cars to be included in Gran Turismo (that Polyphony Digital can conveniently ignore all at once) on the GTPlanet forums, and the last one I wrote ended up being a pretty good article on the Fiat Mefistofele. Can you guys read it and tell me if it's accurate? and if you've never heard of the Mefistofele, read it, it's a really cool story of LSR cars in the inter-war period
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88h88 posted:Saw one of these being towed on a trailer last night as I left work. Sadly it didn't stop at the lights long enough for me to get a picture of it but it was the same colour, just with yellow stripes and wheels. And it was loving TINY. You could step over this thing if it was racing towards you. That's just a fancy Go-kart 
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Rigged Death Trap posted:That's just a fancy Go-kart Isn't everything?
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Rigged Death Trap posted:That's just a fancy Go-kart loving excellent Chapman era name/post combo 
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Here's the engine bay of a land speed record holding Geo Metro. He put carbs on it.
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Lightbulb Out posted:Here's the engine bay of a land speed record holding Geo Metro. google is failing me, at the moment.. i would like to know more.. i'm all nostalgic for my ex's 91 turbo firefly and would buy one in a heartbeat if i saw it cheap.
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Lightbulb Out posted:Here's the engine bay of a land speed record holding Geo Metro. drat that's pretty cool. All that work and he put a Fram oil filter on it though, smh
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Terrible Robot posted:drat that's pretty cool. The guy that built this also thinks carbs are better than EFI and also believes in hydrogen extracted from water powered cars. The filter is the least of the problems.
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I love land speed record cars that fit into a niche into their incredibly arcane rules and classing.
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Lightbulb Out posted:The guy that built this also thinks carbs are better than EFI and also believes in hydrogen extracted from water powered cars. The filter is the least of the problems. Maybe it's worth it on a land speed car where you're running WOT 100% of the time (minimizing the disadvantages of carbs) and the additional parasitic load of EFI is significant? Or maybe the guy is an idiot, but the Geo Metro land speed record isn't hotly contested?
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He is a really cool guy he just is an old curmudgeon. I just like to give him poo poo about hydrogen powered cars & EFI. I think for his application its no big deal, as he's doing what he knows how to do and actually measured the flow of the custom manifolds he built and it has a bunch of other interesting details. However, as IOC mentioned, it has to follow the rulebook exactly. I'm not 100% on what class he is running, I should really interview him and take some more pictures.
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Here's some muffler-less hellcat noise for general enjoyment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUpUUtadkd4
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Just wanted to chime in here and say I'm a big fan of cars technica and look forward to that article.
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rarbatrol posted:Just wanted to chime in here and say I'm a big fan of cars technica and look forward to that article. Thanks! I think we're getting better with our video stuff, so hoping this one will be even better than the Lambo review. And I just confirmed we're getting an FF (with CarPlay!  ) at the beginning of December.Also that first one is a still from this clip: http://iconosquare.com/viewer.php#/detail/1092324833264036304_30665665 (hope that works).
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drgitlin posted:Thanks! I think we're getting better with our video stuff, so hoping this one will be even better than the Lambo review. And I just confirmed we're getting an FF (with CarPlay!
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GentlemanofLeisure posted:Are you getting the FF primarily to review CarPlay? Because that car's been out for ages as far as Internet Reviews are concerned. I'd use any excuse I could to grab an FF for a day.
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drgitlin posted:
Are you finding it as batshit insane as I previously claimed? It's such a good car. And way too quick.
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El Scotch posted:Here's some muffler-less hellcat noise for general enjoyment. This guys lovely steering wheel grip is annoying the hell out of me. He's wrapping his thumbs and he re-grips the wheel with this nervous tic every five seconds. Car sounds fuggin suhWEET though
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GentlemanofLeisure posted:Are you getting the FF primarily to review CarPlay? Because that car's been out for ages as far as Internet Reviews are concerned. A little of this, and a little of "if it builds a good relationship with Ferrari and gets us in the queue for the 488 GTB..." Also, V12 Ferrari. Can't really say no.
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El Scotch posted:Here's some muffler-less hellcat noise for general enjoyment. Sounds immense but would sound better on the gear changes with a manual box. If such a thing existed. That thing has to be loud as gently caress because it sounds like the mic is clipping.
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88h88 posted:Sounds immense but would sound better on the gear changes with a manual box. If such a thing existed. Yes a manual transmission Hellcat Challenger exists.
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El Scotch posted:Here's some muffler-less hellcat noise for general enjoyment. I must be the only person to think this, but that sounds like poo poo.
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MrChips posted:I must be the only person to think this, but that sounds like poo poo. for some people, all it boils down to is loud=good, louder=gooder (see: every Harley with aftermarket pipes). I dunno, maybe their ears are broken from too much loud or something.
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Removing mufflers is incredibly obnoxious. Removing cats even more so. Get a more aggressive exhaust, sure. But it should focus on altering the tone than the loudness. If you want it to be loud with windows closed in your nicely soundproofed car, then you're just being a dick to everyone who's not in the car.
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MrChips posted:I must be the only person to think this, but that sounds like poo poo. You're not alone. It has a very obnoxious BRAP BRAP BPAP. Great low-end sound tho, shame about anything higher.
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The low end sounds awesome, but it gets too sharp for my ears as it winds out. Pretty much like my old race car was, everyone always told me how awesome it sounded and I just thought it was terribly loud and ended up changing the exhaust at the cost of weight to quiet it down and lose the sharpness.
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This might be the first one I've actually seen on the road. Certainly the first one since I moved to the US in 2002. I remember lusting after this car so hard back in the mid-90s...
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Randomly paging back to the Huracan, I can't shake the time I saw a guy driving a white model with the prototype-style horizontal slats across the back window, and that may be the most beautiful car ever made for my tastes. Something you really have to see in motion to appreciate. It's so low, and round, yet sharp at the edges. mad.radhu posted:Chris Harris was apparently there too: Chris Harris also had Tiff Nedell in tow. So Jeremey Clarkson, James May, Richard Hammond, Chris Harris, and Tiff Needell were all having a go with some of the hottest cars in the world, in the same place, on the same day. 1) I wish this was a sign of things to come from the new show. 2) I'm sure there was fish and chips to go around.
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