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I'd guess 99% of the people getting into those are fat old white dudes, fat old Middle Eastern dudes and 19 year old girls in high heels.
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Am I the only one who thinks this looks substantially worse than the old one? Also, why buy that when you could have one of these: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMmdl77VOxg (Yes, I know not much happens in that video)
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Look at how goddamned happy that car is.
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Disgruntled Bovine posted:Am I the only one who thinks this looks substantially worse than the old one? No its way less exciting. 2 million dollar cars are such a yawn these days.
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I don't think I've ever seen one of these out in the wild before.   LIGHTNING RODS
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Das Volk posted:I don't think I've ever seen one of these out in the wild before.
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Das Volk posted:I don't think I've ever seen one of these out in the wild before. Has there been a more insane shifter in a production car?
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Mister Kingdom posted:Has there been a more insane shifter in a production car?  I hear these are pretty insane(ly finicky).
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Left Ventricle posted:
I hate those things.
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Mister Kingdom posted:Has there been a more insane shifter in a production car? Just put it in H 
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Pfft I only drive at 3X because I wanna be three times faster than everyone else. I assume the one that looks like a thimble indicates a defensive mode, where you can deploy armor plating and hunker down like a turtle.
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xzzy posted:Pfft I only drive at 3X because I wanna be three times faster than everyone else. That is clearly the Fez deployment button.
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Raluek posted:You're right, that ostentatious, 1500HP supercar might be kind of impractical to live with on a daily basis if they had done that.
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If I somehow became very wealthy overnight, I could probably get my performance-hating grandmother into a Veyron without her realizing that it is stupid fast. I wouldn't let her drive it, I would just take her around on a Sunday cruise. They look like luxury cars on the inside, supposedly, and have good road manners. Only after I've dropped her off do I explain that it has 1,000 horsepower and can top 250 mph, just to see if she believes it.
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donut posted:The impression I always got of the Veyron from journalists was that it was by far the most practical supercar. It could be well-behaved around town, it was surprisingly quiet when you didn't put the hammer down, it wasn't awful to get into or out of, etc, so i would assume its successor would have similar goals. They Veyron and the Chiron are luxury cars that just happen to have a shitton of power and go ridiculously fast (  at the 500kph speedo in the Chiron).That's why the whole "COULD THIS CAR BE A VEYRON KILLER?!?!" thing is ridiculous, because while all the so-called "Veyron killers" are really fast and powerful, they're one-trick ponies.
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Japaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5SVQB9C0cE The Ryukunworks channel this is from is amazing if you love this level of stupid car poo poo. 
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Being part of the veyron/chiron engineering teams must be simultaneously wonderful and terrifying.
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Das Volk posted:I don't think I've ever seen one of these out in the wild before. They were working on one of those at the speed shop where I was having work done on my car. The thing was MINT and for sale at a good price (don't remember the price; just that it was good). I have a thing for G-Bodies, and was considering it before common sense snapped me back to reality.
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88h88 posted:Japaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGJTaP6anOU
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Couple of guys in India convert a Tata Nano into a self driving car. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mPanjv50TM Skip to about 3 min in. According to the designer, they had designed everything on the assumption that the car would be an automatic but when they bought the car realized it only came with a manual, so they had to develop a whole set of acutators and linkages for the computer to shift the gears. An "automatic transmission", if you will. Maybe given a few more years Chrysler or VW will eventually figure it out too. 
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Throatwarbler posted:the assumption that the car would be an automatic but when they bought the car realized it only came with a manual, so they had to develop a whole set of acutators and linkages for the computer to shift the gears. An "automatic transmission", if you will. Isn't this how the "automatic" transmission in the Smart ForTwo works, albeit not controlled from the cabin by an elaborate DIY set up (impressive as hell). The transmission in those dismal things is so loving atrociously awful. Guinness fucked around with this message at 01:27 on Mar 4, 2016 |
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"Ok, let's build a 57 Chevy body, in fiberglass. It's gotta be aerodynamic... Whoa whoa whoa, not too much aero, get those headlights vertical line they belong. You know what? Put visors on those headlights, there it is!"
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Guinness posted:Isn't this how the "automatic" transmission in the Smart ForTwo works, albeit not controlled from the cabin by an elaborate DIY set up (impressive as hell). Still the worst loving car I've ever driven. If you think switching to the 'paddle' shifters will make it shift faster, you're wrong.
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StormDrain posted:"Ok, let's build a 57 Chevy body, in fiberglass. It's gotta be aerodynamic... Whoa whoa whoa, not too much aero, get those headlights vertical line they belong. You know what? Put visors on those headlights, there it is!" The aerodynamics on it make perfect sense, though, because it's built off of a dirt late model. The rear fins are perfect for integrating the rear spoiler. 
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Pilot for Roadkill Garage is up on youtube.... this will probably be the only one as it's supposed to be an exclusive for MotorTrend On Demand https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55TY4fuJCTA
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Collateral Damage posted:Stolen from imgur's gallery: Is that a GMC Twin Six I see there? quote:Slant Six with an interesting exhaust? quote:Hmmm. Too mish mash photchop-y quote:This is a Factory Five '33. I like Ride Tech's build up: http://www.ridetech.com/33ford/ I saw this one running when the Power Tour stopped in Dallas, what? Two years ago? quote:A ''55 Chevy gasser is always awesome. Artemis J Brassnuts posted:Uhh, guys; Spyker is back AGAIN I love every inch of that car. The afterburner taillights and aircraft-style dash are standouts. Those AC vents, and real metal mesh speaker grills... There was a Spyker on display for Christmas in my store several years ago, and that thing was all kinds of awesome. Disgruntled Bovine posted:Am I the only one who thinks this looks substantially worse than the old one? I'm with you. I'd lean towards the Konigsegg just because he is so obviously an enthusiast. Not that I'd ever be able to afford either, and realistically, I'd probably get a dozen more pedestrian cars because I like them, and like to tinker. Hell, my GTA garage curren;ty consists of analogs of a Crown Vic, a 442, and El Camino/Ute, an AE86, an S197 Mustang, a frakking '70s station wagon, a F250 bro-dozer, a Challenger, and a Lexus IS. The only real high-ish end vehicle I have at the moment are a Ducati, an Audi A8, and a Porsche 911. Das Volk posted:I don't think I've ever seen one of these out in the wild before. Oh, man, and that one's cleeeeean. RapeWhistle posted:Pictures from autorama: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bossmustang/sets/72157664597144820 Oh, man, I love that Double Bubble wagon! W-head with injector stacks! The big-inch artillery wheels on the one rod near the beginning are ace, as well. Hey, an Aussie XB Falcon! Jesus, that thing is slick. I love how the air filter assembly echoes the hood scoops, and the underbody paneling is amazing. Man, there are some seriously slick cars there. See, now those are the sort of things I would build/buy rather than a "supercar". Heh, "Corn Oil" cap on the International pickup truck engine. going to take some time to get through the whole gallery...
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I have whitnessed. http://imgur.com/juq4XQW
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So which of you mother fuckers is out here. https://imgur.com/a/sLCOb Sand blast rally
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`Nemesis posted:Pilot for Roadkill Garage is up on youtube.... this will probably be the only one as it's supposed to be an exclusive for MotorTrend On Demand holy poo poo this is basically my buddy and I in high school, but Roadkill
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Sadi posted:So which of you mother fuckers is out here. https://imgur.com/a/sLCOb
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88h88 posted:Best gear linkage on any car I've seen. If anyone has better please post. Pagani Huyra, not a full manual linkage, but still beautiful: 
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It also appears to come with a tiny Hard Rock Cafe in the dash.
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donut posted:It also appears to come with a tiny Hard Rock Cafe in the dash. That's the key.
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