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Russians have recently been given the honor of paying the equivalent of about $20k for a Peugeot 405 in the form of the Iran Khodro Dena. Also built in Iran, the Saipa Saina, based on the Kia Pride which was the Korean version of the first gen Ford Festiva.
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Powershift posted:Also built in Iran, the Saipa Saina, based on the Kia Pride which was the Korean version of the first gen Ford Festiva. But they get it in truck form! TRUCK FORM!!!  More bed room than a Cybertrukk! A manual transmission! BP turbo swap potential!
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fknlo posted:I saw someone somewhere say that physical controls would return and be a thing in luxury cars while poor people cars would continue to be full of lovely touch screens for cost cutting and that person is going to be right. I've said that but I'm expecting the luxury market to go for an expensive mechanical watch type angle rather than these ancient, relatively low budget controls but I'll take it tbh... 
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Aptera keeps getting closer and closer to launch if you want something lightweight and three wheeled.
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Olympic Mathlete posted:This is obviously going to be spendy but man, it's just all it really needs to be even though I hate big stuff. Those interior 80s control are perfection!
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fknlo posted:I saw someone somewhere say that physical controls would return and be a thing in luxury cars while poor people cars would continue to be full of lovely touch screens for cost cutting and that person is going to be right. This rings so true and it gives me chest pains.
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Gangringo posted:Aptera keeps getting closer and closer to launch if you want something lightweight and three wheeled. Aptera will continue to get closer and closer to launch until they finally go bankrupt or I die of old age, whichever comes first
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harperdc posted:Literally everyone. Pakistan seems to be another place those older models go to, along with Africa. No kidding eh? Seems like it'd be a good source for fresh body panels.
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Gangringo posted:Aptera keeps getting closer and closer to launch if you want something lightweight and three wheeled. Comrade…. 
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Maybe I'm foolish but I think Aptera will actually make it to production this time. They have the tooling built for the production vehicle. As long as crash testing doesn't reveal it to be a death trap I'm considering getting one.
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cybertruck would squarsh the aptera and not even notice until its rear wheels fell off shortly after https://i.imgur.com/xHx6DCC.gifv moist turtleneck fucked around with this message at 20:09 on Dec 8, 2023 |
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Why's the Cybertruck subjected to a different test there?
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Sab669 posted:Why's the Cybertruck subjected to a different test there? The cybertruck is going to kill so many people. Like a truckload of tech bros doing 130mph in a deli-slicer on wheels. Pure carnage. Hose off the outside. Hose out the inside. Stainless steel behbyyyyyyy
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Sab669 posted:Why's the Cybertruck subjected to a different test there? It's just Teslas own full overlap test.
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The thing I notice about Tesla's test there is the wall is much higher which I think would affect results as those A-Pillars would ride up over the wall the other trucks tested with. The other tests are also all offset crashes, not full frontal. You can see the other side of the front of the truck continue on behind the barrier and you can see the truck rotate to that side. So these are not apple to apple test results, any vehicle is going to do better on a full frontal rather than an offset. Here's the full youtube video of the Gladator test. It's a moderate offset crash. 100% not the same test that's being done on the cybertruck and much more difficult. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alSptBhJ4KI bull3964 fucked around with this message at 21:12 on Dec 8, 2023 |
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BuckyDoneGun posted:To give you an idea on pricing, I can walk out today and pick this up: That would sell about 100 units a year in the US at that price.
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Coming soon to a South American market near you (and Algeria). 
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davecrazy posted:Coming soon to a South American market near you (and Algeria). Aka the Peugeot Landtrek aka the Kaicene F70.
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I think you mean the new Ram D50.
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Mr. Wiggles posted:I think you mean the new Ram D50. Does it come in Froot? KakerMix fucked around with this message at 14:14 on Dec 9, 2023 |
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Residency Evil posted:That would sell about 100 units a year in the US at that price. yes, but those 100 owners would be very happy
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I'm sure there's more than 100 retro weirdos in the States.
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I sold 25+ year old Land Cruisers from Japan, RHD, to weirdos here in the USA for 30k+ a pop with plenty of miles on them. My wife and I are directly responsible for 10 first gen Prados ourselves, I could easily sell 100 of these brand new ones for 70k, give me the UAE ones (the one in that tweet is a middle eastern Cruiser in China) so it's LHD and it would be easy enough. As long as I get to keep one for myself. 
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Saw this posted today, BMW is making a 6 speed version of the Z4 m40i for the US, not using the one from the Supra. https://www.bmwblog.com/2023/12/11/bmw-z4-m40i-six-speed-manual-review/
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How is the 2.0 turbo Fiat motor? I keep seeing reviews saying it's better in Jeep Wranglers than the V6 in every way
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Applebees Appetizer posted:How is the 2.0 turbo Fiat motor? I keep seeing reviews saying it's better in Jeep Wranglers than the V6 in every way https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FCA_Global_Medium_Engine It's what makes most of alfa and Maserati low end variants tick. Not going to make your heart flutter but it's a solid workhorse.
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phosdex posted:Saw this posted today, BMW is making a 6 speed version of the Z4 m40i for the US, not using the one from the Supra. https://www.bmwblog.com/2023/12/11/bmw-z4-m40i-six-speed-manual-review/ Its the same transmission just uses different linkages/bushings.
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davecrazy posted:Coming soon to a South American market near you (and Algeria). Mods, please change my username to TITANO VOLCANO.
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phosdex posted:Saw this posted today, BMW is making a 6 speed version of the Z4 m40i for the US, not using the one from the Supra. https://www.bmwblog.com/2023/12/11/bmw-z4-m40i-six-speed-manual-review/ This is loving awesome. I assumed BMW just gave up on the Z4 and what we got is what all it was ever going to be. I know its a ton more expensive, but Ive spent some long nights weighing in on the Miata vs the Z4 if I ever went about spending some money on a weekend car. Would love the B58 in manual with Thundernight Metallic Purple. 
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You say that but GAH!
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phosdex posted:Saw this posted today, BMW is making a 6 speed version of the Z4 m40i for the US, not using the one from the Supra. https://www.bmwblog.com/2023/12/11/bmw-z4-m40i-six-speed-manual-review/
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crackhaed posted:This sounds pretty awesome but once we get to a $70k base price I start asking myself why not a Boxster at that point. Because to get comparable power you are paying about $100k for a GTS boxster. The Z4 is a nice driving and comfortable to be in sports car. The B58 rips and is very moddable.
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kill me now posted:Because to get comparable power you are paying about $100k for a GTS boxster.
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Zorak of Michigan posted:I keep hearing about the Boxster manual being geared way too tall. If I wanted the fun of a manual in an expensive car, I'd test drive this thing. Zorak of Michigan posted:Probably rather have a Miata and a lot of money, though.
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crackhaed posted:That's just a general Porsche thing, they're actually geared to make the lower gears useful for track/performance driving. The real reason for the long gearing was to clear California drive-by noise regulations, which was done at wide-open throttle in 3rd gear
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Godzilla07 posted:The real reason for the long gearing was to clear California drive-by noise regulations, which was done at wide-open throttle in 3rd gear
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