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kill me now posted:That's not how most people use cruise control. In some weather conditions, I actually do like to use cruise, set at a weather-appropriate speed, precisely because it allows me to drive with my foot poised over the brake pedal.
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I saw a new Integra in the parking lot of Home Depot yesterday. I thought it was a TSX or a TL as I drove by. I went back for a second look because I thought I saw "Integra" molded into the front bumper cover and I wanted to make sure my eyes weren't playing tricks on me. My eyes weren't lying. It really was a big-rear end Integra. No wonder its slow, its at least two size classes bigger than the Integra of our memories.
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It's closer to the Civic than ever before though - the older ones were half a size up over the Civic whereas the new ones are about the same
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carry on then posted:Oh hey, that's the road I see them on too. It's just flat enough to make people think they can plant their foot in one position and forget about it and just hilly enough to call them out on it. I guess there is a counter-argument that it's better for people on 52 not to use cruise control, because I have never seen a road more prone to having people pull out into traffic that's moving at 75 MPH.
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More plz, industry. More fun EVs. https://twitter.com/CNETCars/status/1556809730441494528?t=LJxC5rxlVJ9scofFXEXA-w&s=19
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Olympic Mathlete posted:More plz, industry. More fun EVs. Looks cool but their range estimates are a fantasy.
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YOLOsubmarine posted:Looks cool but their range estimates are a fantasy. If you forgo any creature comfort and crash security, your vehicle will get crazy light and you will be able to go far easily with just a trickle of battery power.
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Aug 9, 2022 10:53
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SlowBloke posted:If you forgo any creature comfort and crash security, your vehicle will get crazy light and you will be able to go far easily with just a trickle of battery power. At 30mph maybe but not at normal speeds
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Aug 9, 2022 10:56
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dissss posted:At 30mph maybe but not at normal speeds It's a Manx buggy, it would be uncharacteristic to go faster than 80kph. The tech sheets says 40kwh battery and 200hp engines, if they limit speeds at 60-80kph and it doesn't weight too much, it can be done.
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Aug 9, 2022 11:54
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SlowBloke posted:If you forgo any creature comfort and crash security, your vehicle will get crazy light and you will be able to go far easily with just a trickle of battery power. This is why Audi are 'recycling' their old battery packs by putting them in tuk tuks. Even reduced range or damaged packs can be somewhat salvaged and put to good use. EVs should be smaller and simpler and every time I see an enormous, heavy, luxurious one with a single person in it I roll my eyes.
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SlowBloke posted:If you forgo any creature comfort and crash security, your vehicle will get crazy light and you will be able to go far easily with just a trickle of battery power. If it doesn't meet safety standards tho (it won't) it can't be registered as a car, it will have to be registered like a golf cart or a motorcycle or something. It looks cool but if you get T boned in that thing you're hosed.
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Applebees Appetizer posted:If it doesn't meet safety standards tho (it won't) it can't be registered as a car, it will have to be registered like a golf cart or a motorcycle or something. AFAIK Manx Buggies were as sturdy and safe as a golf cart in their original kit form(they were all fiberglass and only a few steel part), nothing to race the dakar in. Only a very limited number were registered as car.
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Aug 9, 2022 13:23
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SlowBloke posted:AFAIK Manx Buggies were as sturdy and safe as a golf cart in their original kit form(they were all fiberglass and only a few steel part), nothing to race the dakar in. Only a very limited number were registered as car. I still see some of the older ones around here (Florida), they are registered as cars but it's because they are old classics. But there are golf carts and Slingshots (registered as motorcycles) driving around here everywhere as well so it's not like it would stop anyone from driving a new Manx it will just have to be registered as a "low speed vehicle" like the golf carts are and then they just drive faster than they are supposed to and everywhere they're not supposed to anyways it's loving joke really Applebees Appetizer fucked around with this message at 14:34 on Aug 9, 2022 |
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SlowBloke posted:AFAIK Manx Buggies were as sturdy and safe as a golf cart in their original kit form(they were all fiberglass and only a few steel part), nothing to race the dakar in. Only a very limited number were registered as car. The originals were on a steel typ1 VW pan. They may not race dakar but they will do a baja 1000 just fine. They're a stronger than you think however against a 5 ton humv-e... probably not. Looks like its using a VW beam(front suspension) but that's about it. Doesn't look like the pan or original swingaxle/irs made it through their redesign.
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There is probably some kind of loophole if they sell it as some kind of kit. On paper, it seems like an electric kit car would be somewhat simpler to assemble than an IC kit car. Probably more dangerous in some steps, but simpler.
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Aug 9, 2022 15:35
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It's not a loophole. https://gmauthority.com/blog/2022/03/nhtsa-finalizes-low-volume-turnkey-replica-car-manufacturing-rule/ It is now legal to produce up to 325 replica vehicles a year.
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cursedshitbox posted:The originals were on a steel typ1 VW pan. They may not race dakar but they will do a baja 1000 just fine. They're a stronger than you think however against a 5 ton humv-e... probably not. I would happily ban all cars over a certain weight if it meant we got cool little things like this. *edit: inb4 "but I neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed an enormous truck to go to the shops!"
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McTinkerson posted:It's not a loophole. need to find a drat shop and get it up and running. Olympic Mathlete posted:I would happily ban all cars over a certain weight if it meant we got cool little things like this. Not happening. Not in the us anyway. GM and Michelin won that war 70 years ago.
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SlowBloke posted:If you forgo any creature comfort and crash security, your vehicle will get crazy light and you will be able to go far easily with just a trickle of battery power. If this were true electric motorcycles wouldn’t have such poo poo range at even modest highway speeds. The Energica Ego+ has a larger battery than the base model Manx and it’s only rated for 112 miles at 55mph. I don’t think weighing 3 times as much, having oversized off-road tires, and non-existent aero is going to help the range any. YOLOsubmarine fucked around with this message at 17:02 on Aug 9, 2022 |
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cursedshitbox posted:Not happening. Not in the us anyway. GM and Michelin won that war 70 years ago. Y'all have guns. Make it happen.
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https://www.motortrend.com/news/2023-ford-bronco-sport-heritage-editions-first-look-review/ yyyyyyyup
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Powershift posted:https://www.motortrend.com/news/2023-ford-bronco-sport-heritage-editions-first-look-review/ The new bronco just doesn't do anything for me at all. Absolutely nothing. I thought I'd like them too.
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That loving owns
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The wheels on the bronco sport though.  What was the last car sold with white painted wheels?
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fknlo posted:The new bronco just doesn't do anything for me at all. Absolutely nothing. I thought I'd like them too. The more I look at it the more it looks like a child's toy version of a car. Like a Tonka or something, a caricature. I do dig the two tone and white steels though.
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I appreciate retro throwback appearance packages, I just wish manufacturers would try to come up with a new iconic look for the modern era rather than eternally look back to the last time they made anything that wasn't a single uniform color in the most non-offensive hues.
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Powershift posted:The wheels on the bronco sport though. You could get the Camaro with painted steelies for ages, right?
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Olympic Mathlete posted:The more I look at it the more it looks like a child's toy version of a car. Like a Tonka or something, a caricature. I do dig the two tone and white steels though. Welcome to understanding truck/SUV styling that appeals to the most fragile and propagandized people on earth
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How will people know I'm a tough warrior if the letters on my grille aren't 4 feet tall??
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Round headlights. How long before we see angry eye Broncos?
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Ambassadorofsodomy posted:Round headlights. How long before we see angry eye Broncos? Good* news!  *entirely predictable
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Ambassadorofsodomy posted:Round headlights. How long before we see angry eye Broncos? Has anyone done googly eyes yet?
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Powershift posted:The wheels on the bronco sport though. Had to be something with WRC style wheels fairly recently, right? I can't remember a specific car though.
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Integra Type R in the US from twenty years ago. I think Porsche will do it too if you pay for fancy paint options.
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Powershift posted:https://www.motortrend.com/news/2023-ford-bronco-sport-heritage-editions-first-look-review/ I don't know if it's the depth of field of the photo or what, but the truck in this picture looks like it should have a Tamiya kit number. That being said, my only change would be an optional chrome grille to replace the white. Other than that,  .
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Powershift posted:The wheels on the bronco sport though. Aren't the Land Rover Defender steel wheels white? Edit: meant Defender
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Powershift posted:https://www.motortrend.com/news/2023-ford-bronco-sport-heritage-editions-first-look-review/ With those white wheels and red Ford badging they really should make Ford Tractor Blue one of the colour options. https://www.fwi.co.uk/machinery/classic-ford-tractors-rally-at-blue-force-demo
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Powershift posted:The wheels on the bronco sport though.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc_iYf3h5J0 I'm excited to see someone finally put the two on the same rubber. Still shakes out more or less how I expected; overall the Supra is still faster/nicer but the Z is still plenty fun even if Nissan had to cut a lot of corners. The Z is finally up for configuration on Nissan's site too... Only 3 of the colors are $0 options: Black, Rosewood (dark red), and Gun Metal. Pretty lame.
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