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Playing Rocket League and I see a giant coincidence. Look at the special, limited time only, event reward Just change the headlights (and ignore my gaudy wheels and fox ears) and you have the latest Hyundai. Weird timing
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Olympic Mathlete posted:Can't wait to see how much they ruin it. I'm pretty sure every time I see a concept with thin A pillars like that, they get massively beefed up for the production model to make room for side airbags.
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May 8, 2023 18:42
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Blue Footed Booby posted:I'm pretty sure every time I see a concept with thin A pillars like that, they get massively beefed up for the production model to make room for side airbags. It's just a guess but looking at the (extremely sparse) interior footage on YouTube, the A pillars and windshield look like they were preserved from the donor Kia stinger:   That's just a wild guess on my part but the interior video footage does look like factory stamped steel with the trim pieces removed 
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May 8, 2023 19:45
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So they're killing off the Stinger but building a niche RWD retro-coupe based on it? That's a bold strategy.
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May 8, 2023 20:53
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Iirc it's not based on the stinger at all. Also the stinger is a niche RWD sedan that doesn't even have retro going for it.
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May 9, 2023 00:38
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https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a41118113/hyundai-nvision74-prototype-drive/car and driver posted:Sadly, there are no plans to put the N Vision 74 into production—the drivable version was created mostly to help Hyundai learn more about what the company calls a "virtual differential"—two separate 335-hp motors with no physical connection between them power its rear wheels. Nor, it turns out, is the engineering car actually a Hyundai underneath. Emphasis mine
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May 9, 2023 05:42
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Safety Dance posted:This image irks me. Sure, if you scale all of these to be the same size and make them all the same color and blank out the wheels and ignore any drivetrain or performance differences, all manufacturers offer a large crossover / small SUV type vehicle because it fills a lot of people's needs. A motorbike would fill most people's needs judging by the amount of cars I see every day sat in traffic with just a driver inside. 
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May 9, 2023 07:34
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I want to live in the Brazil reality where every middle class guy in a suit drives a Messerschmitt KR200 
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May 9, 2023 07:36
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Finger Prince posted:Iirc it's not based on the stinger at all. Apart from being a RWD 4 door sedan is dangerously close to being retro.
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Humphreys posted:Apart from being a RWD 4 door sedan is dangerously close to being retro. Nissan. Nissan never changes.
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May 9, 2023 09:05
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I know it's boomer poo poo, but my office mate is retiring in a few months and got himself a super clean '56 Chevy. Replaces a '71 Corvette convertible that caught fire and burned up earlier this year.
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May 9, 2023 23:43
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Enos Cabell posted:I know it's boomer poo poo, but my office mate is retiring in a few months and got himself a super clean '56 Chevy. Replaces a '71 Corvette convertible that caught fire and burned up earlier this year. When I'm at a car show I get tired of seeing Tri five chevies and the new balance boomers. When I'm driving around and see one I smile every time. They're great cars and at least compared to traffic they're unique. Also, after the work I've done on an undesirable car, I no longer have disdain for those who choose the popular option. It would probably have been similar enjoyment for me to buy springs out of a catalog than search through every vendor who might have them and find appropriate substitutes where they aren't available. Am I proud I hammered out my own cab corners from a similar shape? Yes. Was it worth it? Yes. Would I like to do it again? No.
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May 10, 2023 02:32
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Enos Cabell posted:I know it's boomer poo poo, but my office mate is retiring in a few months and got himself a super clean '56 Chevy. Replaces a '71 Corvette convertible that caught fire and burned up earlier this year. Also if you want to rib him a bit in his final work months you should point out it has the same paint job as a porta John.
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StormDrain posted:Also if you want to rib him a bit in his final work months you should point out it has the same paint job as a porta John.  There's ribbing and then there's soul crushing. I don't know if I could do that to someone
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https://www.hagerty.com/media/car-profiles/homegrown-the-homebuilt-1980s-hot-rod-with-119-mpg/quote:Powered by a diesel engine and manual transmission from that Rabbit, Avon achieved a remarkable 103.7 mpg in 1986 on a two-way, border-to-border run. Switching to a three-cylinder, 800-cc diesel from a Smart ForTwo for a one-way 2010 run upped the ante to 119.1 mpg. Probably wouldn't want to get in a wreck with it. I know home Depot 1" thin wall square tubing when I see it        yeah, baby
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Looks like the front suspension could fold at any time. Agreed on the death trap status, holy poo poo.
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StormDrain posted:Also if you want to rib him a bit in his final work months you should point out it has the same paint job as a porta John. Oh man, it really really does. Hadlock posted:
He was already on the fence for a week before pulling the trigger because it was a lighter shade of blue than he wanted, I think that would absolutely crush him.
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May 10, 2023 12:56
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StormDrain posted:When I'm at a car show I get tired of seeing Tri five chevies and the new balance boomers. Can't wait to go to car shows in 30 years and witness the endless sea of WRX, Evo, and bald headed geriatrics.
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May 10, 2023 13:30
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Enos Cabell posted:I know it's boomer poo poo, but my office mate is retiring in a few months and got himself a super clean '56 Chevy. Replaces a '71 Corvette convertible that caught fire and burned up earlier this year. Buy him a set of white New Balances as a retirement gift 
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May 10, 2023 13:48
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What's with the New Balance thing, do ya'll really notice poo poo like that? I couldn't care less what shoes people are wearing and would never notice that correlation lol
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Applebees Appetizer posted:What's with the New Balance thing, do ya'll really notice poo poo like that? I couldn't care less what shoes people are wearing and would never notice that correlation lol It's a stereotype for a reason, dad
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May 10, 2023 15:07
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Applebees Appetizer posted:What's with the New Balance thing, do ya'll really notice poo poo like that? I couldn't care less what shoes people are wearing and would never notice that correlation lol They're blazing white, you can't not see them StormDrain posted:When I'm at a car show I get tired of seeing Tri five chevies and the new balance boomers. 
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May 10, 2023 15:23
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Applebees Appetizer posted:What's with the New Balance thing, do ya'll really notice poo poo like that? I couldn't care less what shoes people are wearing and would never notice that correlation lol Stop telling on yourself for wearing the dad balances
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May 10, 2023 15:25
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Hadlock posted:I guess Hyundai's delorian + BMW m1-looking lovechild Hyundai N Vision 74 is going into production Lose the hydrogen bullshit, and I'll buy one if it looks reasonably close to that it won't. StormDrain posted:When I'm at a car show I get tired of seeing Tri five chevies and the new balance boomers. PainterofCrap posted:I feel this post.
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Hadlock posted:https://www.hagerty.com/media/car-profiles/homegrown-the-homebuilt-1980s-hot-rod-with-119-mpg/ Aerodynamics matter. Particularly for EV's. Note, the GM EV1 had a Cd of 0.19, which is the lowest of any production car (so they say). One of the folks in the Human Powered Vehicle (HPV) scene modded a older Civic and managed to get impressive mpg: https://www.aerocivic.com Cd tested out to be 0.17. quote:95 mpg (US) at 65 mph 
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I wear New Balance 581s and do not own a Corvette, but the fact I know the model of my shoes is an indictment in itself.
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Am I doing this wrong because I had a Corvette for 14 years then at age 40 sold it when I became a dad, now I just wear slippers all day.
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Applebees Appetizer posted:What's with the New Balance thing, do ya'll really notice poo poo like that? I couldn't care less what shoes people are wearing and would never notice that correlation lol I have no idea and any time I've asked I've gotten similar responses to what you got, even in person while wearing nikes. I have to assume it's a meme.
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Must be a millennial thing lol And btw I wear either Vans or flip flops jerks 
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I recently bought a pair of New Balances and they're really comfortable on my hosed up feet.
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VideoGameVet posted:Aerodynamics matter. Particularly for EV's. The industry is really loving up EVs, poo poo like the Hummer EV should absolutely not exist and EVs should be smaller, lighter, slower(!) and more slippery to take advantage of smaller, lighter battery packs. That they're throwing so much battery at enormous vehicles is such a waste of juice considering very few ever get used to their limits anyway.
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I think it’s good marketing. If you want to sell EVs you need to show they’re cool. Introducing them as an over the top halo also typically gets you more margin and learning opportunities for the very expensive to design and tool, mass market, lower cost, more practical options. It’s like how ford introduced their buyers to small displacement turbos engines. Yeah you could buy the 5l v8. But if you want a big dick truck you gotta spend more and get the 3.5l eco boost. I hardly ever hear ford guys bitch about turbos motors. Also look at that same playbook but reversed for how GM introduced their customer base to turbos with the 2.7 4 cylinder. I think that one has gone rather poorly. Which is a shame cause that motor is going to rock in the Colorado.
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You guys have no idea, when I finished the Volkzda, how much I originally wanted to wear a mesh sunshade hat, Hawaiian-ish shirt, jorts, white crew socks, and white New Balances and do a walkaround video about the car but, you know, 
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I have some new balances but I only wear them for running
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Fucks. https://twitter.com/GasMonkeyGarage/status/1656309437823434753?t=UFTQP9bW-w4mP1xm7_7fig&s=19 And the coolest guy in Japan at that moment in time  https://twitter.com/DJYUDAIdaYO/status/1654105560135122945?t=ZdZ5aOsDRgE6hRPTRENyHQ&s=19 Olympic Mathlete fucked around with this message at 03:20 on May 11, 2023 |
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Scam Likely posted:Can't wait to go to car shows in 30 years and witness the endless sea of WRX, Evo, and bald headed geriatrics. The early WRX and EVOs are already over 30 years old.
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Olympic Mathlete posted:Fucks. Cool, but that's not and never was a Metro, then again it is twitter so I guess I'm not surprised CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:The early WRX and EVOs are already over 30 years old. Yeah this is already a thing at car shows, but instead of New Balances it's old Blink 182 looking old skater dudes that are bald with gray goatees
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KakerMix posted:Cool, but that's not and never was a Metro, then again it is twitter so I guess I'm not surprised I feel attacked
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