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The more I hear about that car the more it annoys me. I frankly doubt they have any plans to put anything even remotely resembling it into production. Yes, it's built with mostly off the shelf Volvo parts, but from what I've read a lot of them have extra machining work done on them. Also it's somewhere in the area of $300k to have them make one for you. Admittedly my opinion doesn't matter much as the closest I'll be getting to an S60 polestar is my 6 year old S60R which I bought 3 months ago, but it's disappointing. I realize it's hardly their wheelhouse, and this Polestar partnership, while promising, has so far only resulted in a different engine map and a trim package. Volvo makes safe, fairly reliable, very comfortable, well equipped cars and while the S60R is far from the greatest sports sedan it's a very nice sports sedan to live with. Something newer and a bit sportier which retains that good all around package and replaces the haldex with a proper all wheel drive system would be very welcome. It's a pity Volvo hasn't shown much interest thus far in making such a thing, even if their racing partner has.
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angryhampster posted:Stuff like this is really unfortunate. That's one way to put it. The phrase that came to mind for me was "What a bunch of loving idiots." but close enough.
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Jan 28, 2013 04:28
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Yeah I was never a Leno fan before I discovered Leno's Garage, but I could watch him show off his car collection all day.
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Jan 29, 2013 01:46
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KozmoNaut posted:I like Ferrari and I think they've made some awesome cars. Yeah, Ferrari and Lamborghini have the production mindset. They're all about refining the way they do things rather than taking big risks. Koenigsegg and Pagani seem like they look at something say "If we used a material which costs 3x as much and is twice as difficult to work with we could shave 1/5th the weight off of this and increase the torsional stiffness by 10NM... Lets do it!". Which I guess you can get away with when your customers don't seem to care how much they spend as long as they get the most insane vehicle out there. I guess when you've basically got a waiting list for every car you make it tends to inspire confidence.
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Feb 1, 2013 18:00
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Yeah I see nothing wrong with lane splitting at lights but people who do it on the highway at 80 mph are loving idiots who deserve whatever they get. At least 1/4 of the accidents in that motorcycle crash video were caused by people lane splitting at inappropriate speeds and being unable to stop when a car pulls a normal turn.
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Feb 7, 2013 01:50
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Ace944 posted:Guy tried to pass me and several cars yesterday on a narrow road and failed, finally got to use my GoPro! I don't understand why the idiot didn't just merge in. He had plenty of room.
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Feb 7, 2013 17:21
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KozmoNaut posted:Shoveling snow? Bah, that's hard work. Bring out the pulse jet! This is how railroads de-ice switches in the winter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nr3CgFPYnv0
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Feb 16, 2013 03:38
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Sleepers are great, this one is definitely one of my favorites: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96Hv_jRQMv8 I'll take a sleeper over something flashy any day.
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Jul 23, 2013 01:39
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kill me now posted:I agree, sure its a sleeper if you're looking at a picture of it. If you are seeing it in person the gently caress off loud exhaust kind of betrays its performance potential. True, if it were mine I'd put a quieter exhaust on it. Actually that's not true, if it were mine I'd be dead in a ditch somewhere. I have no illusions regarding my ability to handle a car with 1200 hp and 1970's steering. Those sleeper trucks are awesome, but I think the Volvo is my favorite.
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some texas redneck posted:Bowling, with gas cylinders Those videos are mindblowing (no pun intended) but they've also already been posted.
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Aug 1, 2013 17:05
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mobby_6kl posted:So what is it with flying semis recently? I like the guy in the pickup who nearly runs head on into the divider as his brain tries to reboot from seeing that.
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Aug 6, 2013 23:34
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As a quality manager that video is like something out of a nightmare. So many tasks that should be automated being done by hand, so many chances for someone to screw up, so many body parts so close to being laminated onto a piece of sheet metal. That said, it's also a pretty awesome video. Also, this is my new favorite car review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp3tvDNybzo
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Aug 13, 2013 23:40
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Ok that's just bizarre. I first saw a 1970 Super Bee last night and decided that if I ever own a classic American car it has to be one of those, and then today a roadkill starring it comes out. It's clearly destined to be.
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Aug 23, 2013 22:45
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hot sauce posted:I think people like the driver chasing in this video just want to "win", whether that means cutting the person off in revenge or just yelling at them once they catch up. Edit: Nevermind, I was wrong, the guy who cut him off didn't hit him. The guy chasing was just a pissed off idiot.
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Aug 27, 2013 23:42
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It must be nice having enough free time and money to master a talent like that. I wonder how many cars that guy has wrecked learning to do that. That looks like a brand new car too.
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Aug 28, 2013 02:40
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He sure is lucky the people righting his car had the presence of mind to give it a last hard shove before they ran away.
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Aug 28, 2013 03:18
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I think a new video from Regular Car Reviews is worthy of its own post. This guy is amazing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogB7VtxrkQI
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echomadman posted:This is one of the funniest rally vids i've seen in ages I've seen plenty of videos where the driver is getting mad at the co-driver because the co-driver is incompetent. This is the first one I've seen that's the other way around. That said, I think the co-driver is more scared and frustrated than mad.
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Aug 29, 2013 22:45
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Darko posted:Speed limits are normally idiotic. Summed up well in 15 minutes (they fly by quickly, actually): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BKdbxX1pDw Yep, when going 80 in a 65 gets you tailgated on a regular basis you know there's a problem. There's even more of one when going 80 in a 55 gets you tailgated (Merritt parkway anyone?) though in that case it's more of a problem with the guy behind you.
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New video from Regular Car Reviews. I think kastein will appreciate this one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORunmsxIecM
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I have a feeling this guy will go far.
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It doesn't just look like an alien spacecraft, it sounds like one too. I'd have the Agera, but that Huayra beats it on theater any day.
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I could forgive the horrible planning, some people just aren't good at that sort of thing, but why the hell doesn't he at least turn his wheel to full lock before he starts moving? I can't stand it when I see people trying to get out of a tight space and wasting their time because they always start moving before they have the wheel turned all the way. That said, he does actually seem to know the bounds of his car pretty good, it doesn't look like he actually hits anything and he's not leaving huge space between him and the other cars either. For content, this isn't automotive, but I found it in the related videos and it's amazing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXI4WWhPn-U The original video for those who haven't seen it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNZPRsrwumQ Disgruntled Bovine fucked around with this message at 14:14 on Oct 14, 2013 |
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Number_6 posted:Like user Seat Safety Switch posted, it was always drilled into me by my father that you never ever ever ever turn the wheels until the car is rolling a little bit, to keep from blowing up the power steering. This lesson was reinforced by the fact that my family's lovely cars made horrible screeching noises, and would often stall, if you put too much strain on the power steering at low speeds. As the driver of a Volvo with a transversely mounted engine and very wide tires, if I didn't turn my wheel to full lock while stationary I could never under any circumstances get out of most parking spaces. I love my car but the turning radius is 21.3 feet. No one has ever told me not to turn the wheels while the car is stationary, but that does make sense. Edit: Content! http://www.liveleak.com/view?f=b641fe46b65e Here's a tip, when you're running from the cops don't run into the side of a train. If you absolutely must run into the side of a train though, make sure there's another train coming on the near track to push your car so you can be sure to get away from the cops. That's how that works, right? Disgruntled Bovine fucked around with this message at 22:18 on Oct 15, 2013 |
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VikingSkull posted:Nelson Racing Engines at it again. Who the gently caress mills a fuel cell out of aluminum? That's completely insane. 
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I don't know if this is true, but with how over-engineered they are, and the way build the dual-fuel systems to run mostly on pump gas, I imagine that a car with an NRE engine is one you might actually be able to live with every day. Until it killed you, that is. That's a hell of a thing for a 2000 hp drag car.
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I cannot believe he can do all of that freehand, no jigs, just carving body panels out of wood with a dremel. That man is an artist. I wonder what he does for a living.
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gently caress that, you want this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHM9bh-qlec
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I'd love to do something like that, but unfortunately railroads in this area have rather too many road crossings and the like to worry about, especially since some of them have been paved over. Add to that all of the abandoned lines that have been turned into bike paths, and you haven't got a whole lot of good options for this sort of thing.
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RapeWhistle posted:I know a guy with a huge Kearney & trecker 5 axis moduline sitting in his shop. One or more of the boards in this fucker are broken, but I really want to do something stupid with it. He said he's waiting for a contract to come through before he fixes it. I'd never heard of one of those before so I looked it up. You're not kidding when you called it huge. Those are monsters, crazy ATC system on them too. We have 3 CNC milling centers in our shop, an Okuma, a Mazak and a Sharp, all of which are small vertical models. That thing is a beast.
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I knew I wanted a model S, I just didn't realize how much I wanted one until I saw that. Now to figure out how to get a 100% raise...
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Woop woop http://youtu.be/DYArnH63RWQ?t=9m17s
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One Inch of Snow. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=la-PK1wQrWs
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Cherry picking or not it's a crazy number for a "production" car. If you can call a Koenigsegg prototype production that is.
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Zeusing is a very appropriately  slang term for welding. I just assumed I hadn't heard it before.
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Top gear needs to do an episode like the one where they try to kill the Hilux, only with a Kamaz.
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So basically M3 rally car > Ford Raptor at jumps.
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The S7 is definitely my favorite. It's crazy. Unfortunately it doesn't really sound like these were all recorded in the same place with the same microphone.
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So, Fiat is running some really weird commercials for the 500. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwAlfH332iw
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Kill-9 posted:This one speaks for itself. This is the best example of more money than ability or sense. This guy's more casual on a track than I am in a parking lot. Edit: Also, the GTR has one hell of a good traction control system. Disgruntled Bovine fucked around with this message at 17:34 on Oct 16, 2014 |
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