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Kraftwerk posted:This entire vehicle does not seem the least bit out of place in a game like Cyberpunk 2077. I can totally imagine some Max Headroom looking cyborg types coming out of these to shoot at you. It's pretty much what someone in the 1980s imagines a 2022 car to look like. I like that there's 3 watches in the piano key cover glovebox and one ready to go next to the gear shift too.
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Kraftwerk posted:This entire vehicle does not seem the least bit out of place in a game like Cyberpunk 2077. I can totally imagine some Max Headroom looking cyborg types coming out of these to shoot at you. It's pretty much what someone in the 1980s imagines a 2022 car to look like. Having the touch screen be as far down and out of view as physically possible is extremely cyberpunk
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Olympic Mathlete posted:I like that there's 3 watches in the piano key cover glovebox and one ready to go next to the gear shift too. I need several spare Rolexes on me at all times in case I need to trade one for a brick of cocaine.
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Kraftwerk posted:CVT Chat: Isn't the CVT in the new Honda Civic 1.5Ts really good? I test drove one and it was surprisingly good, even compared to the DSG in my A3. No idea what it’s like to live with though
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Ford is showing off a little more of the Bronco Raptor. https://twitter.com/caranddriver/status/1457902490943381505?s=21 No details on the engine yet.
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Ford pisses me off because they have these awesome new vehicles that Godzilla or the Predator fit in, but they think everything needs an ecoboost. Meanwhile chrysler doesn't have anything newer than the 2011 charger to stick the Hellcat into but they still put it in everything. Just give everything 760hp and let the lawyers sort it out
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Powershift posted:Ford pisses me off because they have these awesome new vehicles that Godzilla or the Predator fit in, but they think everything needs an ecoboost. I think you want the DR: https://twitter.com/fordperformance/status/1458160862896828428?s=21 Although "fits" a Bronco might be a stretch. It looks like some of the cooling stuff had to be moved behind the driver.
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Olympic Mathlete posted:It has some cool features: Have to say that I wasn't sold on it after the first few photos but those ones really knocked it up a notch, very cool.
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Nov 9, 2021 21:25
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Zero One posted:Ford is showing off a little more of the Bronco Raptor. Excited to take delivery of my 2023 Bronco Raptor in 2025
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Nov 9, 2021 21:40
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Zero One posted:I think you want the DR: That could well be a weight/because race car thing. Deboss ran a tape measure over the stock engine bay and reckons a Coyote should fit. I mean a 4cyl long engine already fits from factory anyway.
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Wheeee posted:Excited to take delivery of my 2023 Bronco Raptor in 2025 How'd you get on the VIP list?
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Wheeee posted:Excited to take delivery of my 2023 Bronco Raptor in 2025 Alegedly Ford doesn't have the ability to make all the 21 "First Editions" that they sold and are not producing any in 22. So they've been telling dealers that those customers can be first in line for the Raptor. At long as they pay the higher price, I guess. FORD hasn't been doing a good job with the launch.
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Zero One posted:Alegedly Ford doesn't have the ability to make all the 21 "First Editions" that they sold and are not producing any in 22. So they've been telling dealers that those customers can be first in line for the Raptor. At long as they pay the higher price, I guess. I wouldn't pin this too hard on Ford, it must suck trying to launch a hot new model in 2021 aka automotive manufacturing hellworld.
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kill me now posted:I wouldn't pin this too hard on Ford, it must suck trying to launch a hot new model in 2021 aka automotive manufacturing hellworld. You should see all of the boomers buying Mavericks acting like not getting it in September maaaybe October is some existential crisis and that they're getting scammed at every level because Ford said "Fall". Even worse if it's one of the hybrids that won't start delivery until January.
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darnon posted:You should see all of the boomers buying Mavericks acting like not getting it in September maaaybe October is some existential crisis and that they're getting scammed at every level because Ford said "Fall". Even worse if it's one of the hybrids that won't start delivery until January. Same with MachE and F-150 owners are crying "class action lawsuit" because BlueCruise got delayed from fall 2021 to early 2022. For a feature that they haven't purchased yet because it will be a subscription when it goes live. * Like what is your goal with litigation? For a refund? You haven't purchased your Maverick /BlueCruise sub yet. To get it faster? A lawsuit will take years and you'd still be waiting long after everyone else has theirs. *Yes there was hardware package to buy too but that hardware is in the cars now... they got what they paid for there. It might only be worth damages if they give up on the feature and never release it.
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People should be suing companies more often in general. Don’t simp for capital.
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But suing for a delayed new project (instead of something meaningful like labor rights, environmental, etc) is only going to line the pockets of corporate lawyers. It's lose-lose for us.
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kill me now posted:I wouldn't pin this too hard on Ford, it must suck trying to launch a hot new model in 2021 aka automotive manufacturing hellworld. For the record I'm a huge Ford homer, and I've owned something like 9 or 10 Ford vehicles so far in my life and will probably keep buying new Ford vehicles in the future. If this was an isolated incident due to the current hellworld I could see giving them a pass. Ford has hosed up multiple product launches in the last few years, so I'm not inclined to give them a pass.
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https://www.motortrend.com/news/2023-ford-mustang-s650-hybrid-powertrain-rumor/amp/ Excited for the shitshow of a release of the new Mustang. It’s probably going to be real good tho
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Get hype for a $50,000 American GT-R that in a few years will be available on lots everywhere to any goober who can get eight year dealership financing. Gonna be able to fit so many telephone poles in this bad boy.
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chupacabron posted:I test drove one and it was surprisingly good, even compared to the DSG in my A3. No idea what it’s like to live with though Can’t speak for the current gen, but in my 10th gen Civic 1.5T it was completely fine and much more livable than the Nissan and Subaru CVT’s that I’ve driven over the years. I think one of the big differences is that the 1.5T gives plenty of torque at lower RPM’s, so you avoid the high RPM droning issue that affects CVT’s in other compacts.
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kill me now posted:I wouldn't pin this too hard on Ford, it must suck trying to launch a hot new model in 2021 aka automotive manufacturing hellworld. First editions are limited to 2500 (or 2000) Like _2000_ they couldn't build _2000_
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adaz posted:First editions are limited to 2500 (or 2000) Just from my own first hand experience, bmw has had issues building cars with the following features at times over the past 4 months. Harmon Kardon audio Lumbar support Power seats Sirius XM Touch screens Specific wood trims All season tires Heads up display Adaptive dampers Digital keys Parking assist Wireless charging Not the end of the world if a specific feature is temporary deleted from a package or vehicle spec, but if you have a set in stone 1st edition trim it makes it a lot harder to build the car without a promised feature. 2021 is auto production planner hell world
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KillHour posted:That Hyundai is amazing and if they build one for real without ruining it, I will buy it. You can just buy a Chrysler lebaron now.
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kill me now posted:2021 is auto production planner hell world One of the biggest item of this year Microsoft event is a module for Dynamics(business management suite) that handle supply chain interruptions, which had more fanfare than windows or office. I honestly think that forward thinking managers will start dropping some JIT items from their workflows, rebuilding some factories on the same continent their fabs are rather than praying panamax ships don’t get bogged down in ports.
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SlowBloke posted:One of the biggest item of this year Microsoft event is a module for Dynamics(business management suite) that handle supply chain interruptions, which had more fanfare than windows or office. I honestly think that forward thinking managers will start dropping some JIT items from their workflows, rebuilding some factories on the same continent their fabs are rather than praying panamax ships don’t get bogged down in ports. They won't. The returns to shareholders for offshoring manufacturing have been amazing, and they're selling everything they make.
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Rented a car in Europe today that would make a US dealer sweat to have on his lot: Audi A3 Hatchback Manual Cloth seats No sunroof giant premium lcd dashboard Radar cruise control automatic parking assist lane departure warning lane assist wireless phone charger wireless CarPlay It was fantastic and felt like an updated version of my old GTI. Playing with the Audi USA configuration makes it pretty obvious you can’t get anything close back home.
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Russian Bear posted:If you want an Audi with custom options, you have to buy a Porsche. This is probably what you're getting at, but this side of the pond Audis are very customisable. The options list isn't quite as terrifying as Porsche, but not far off. Sign of the times, getting my winter wheels put on and the dealer has empty spaces and half the cars in here are used (and expensive)  180k Fr for a 2020 4S with 20k km seems like a lot
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McTinkerson posted:Ok, here's one good thing to come out of SEMA this year. so like … when does converting a cute late 90s hatchback Subaru or Honda or something get cheap and commonplace? or did cash for clunkers kill the dream of economies of scale for this idea I feel like electrifying ancient Corollas could be a niche
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Conversions will never be cheap or commonplace. They're for enthusiasts not people looking to save money.
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dissss posted:Conversions will never be cheap or commonplace. They're for enthusiasts not people looking to save money. Yeah I converted a Toyota Yaris to electric nearly a decade ago using fairly cheap components (series wound DC motor, relatively small lithium phosphate battery) and even back then when electric cars were pretty rare it would still have been way easier and probably cheaper to just buy a used Nissan Leaf or something. I hardly got to use it because I moved country after it was rolling but before it was engineered and registered, but it was very fun to drive a cheap little hatchback with an electric motor. I kept the original 5 speed manual gearbox mostly because it was a convenient way to connect the motor to the wheels. Because it was electric you could come to a stop still in gear and you could easily start moving in 2nd. I drove it a few times when the clutch wasn't properly hooked up and it wasn't too difficult to shift without it because the motor has relatively low inertia, you'd need to rev-match to downshift though. Remember that the ICE does more than just run the wheels though, when doing a conversion you're going to need to find an alternative for: - Power steering (if the car came with hydraulic steering, which is likely if it's an older donor) - Source of cabin heat for demisting the windscreen - Source of vacuum for brake boosting - If it has a conventional torque converter auto that you want to keep you need to idle the electric motor as they don't work when stationary
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https://i.imgur.com/4LLgyLi.mp4 cool cool cool if one were try to sell a car with intermittent, hard to reproduce issues what is the correct way to 'advertise' it? how much less should I expect to get for it? also has anyone ITT owned a stinger? I hate the idea of giving up a stick for my dd but there's really nothing I want on today's market and I'm over this RS.
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