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VikingSkull posted:Seeing a TVR in the US is like meeting Jesus. Actually, they're supposed to handle pretty well, but when you stick 420bhp into a 2,500lb RWD car built by people who thing traction control is for poofs, you can be pretty certain that life isn't going to be boring. What always made an impression on me is an old Clarkson video (yes, yes, I know) where he did a comparison drag race of different supercars - the Cerbera cleared a standing mile in thirty seconds.
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Throatwarbler posted:In non-Mustang related Ford news, Ford resurrects the RS500 nameplate.
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kimbo305 posted:I dunno why they couldn't just call it the RS350. Build something "RS500" if you want, but it should be a homologation special - in this case, preferably based on the WRC car. Not a bit of tweaking and a paintjob to upsell "exclusivity". Also, given that they supposedly get this extra power without impacting either emissions of fuel consumption (  ), why can't they just upgrade the standard car, or sell it as a premium pack?
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Mar 30, 2010 22:54
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mobby_6kl posted:If the acceleration figures are to be trusted, the extra 125hp translate into a 0.5 second advantage over the Sierra, so I'm curious how that would work out in the real world. Also lol it's only 0.1 seconds faster (if that) than the Cossie Escort, though I'm using metric wikipedia numbers as it's impossible to find stock performances anywhere. quote:[beaten like a fwd econobox with too much power]
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Re the GX460 oversteer - how come the Land Cruiser's ok? Is it different suspension settings, tyres, drivetrain setup, what? I'm a little surprised that the stability control wasn't helping much - I thought most modern systems could brake individual wheels, which should let it pull the thing back in. Either way, I hope someone expands on this test to demonstrate high speed Scandinavian flicks in a full-size SUV, because that sounds awesomely entertaining. 
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Apr 14, 2010 18:51
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MrKatharsis posted:It's a 4-Runner clone, not a Land Cruiser clone. The 4-Runner passed the doriftu test with no problems, leaving software as the primary suspect.
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Apr 21, 2010 21:37
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Dolphin posted:We tried using a Discovery for field research. The door locks have emergency secondary locks that prevent the doors from being unlocked FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE.
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frozenphil posted:No, it's because it costs $150k for a car that doesn't look better or perform better than a $30k car. It's not like it's even some exotic car people will buy for penis waving because everyone who sees it will think it's a riced out 3 series. The M3 GTS just doesn't make any sense to me. No matter who the manufacturer is, I get a little irritated with the whole "It's a lightweight special, yeah. We stuck a few extra holes in it, made some bits out of carbon fibre and would appreciate you giving us another twenty/thirty grand for the privilege. Don't worry, it's still got a stereo/aircon/traction control/leather/electric windows".
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May 12, 2010 23:22
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FedEx posted:is the M600 not a hardcore, driver focused evolution of their earlier and much cheaper models?
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Regarding the Hyundai "don't visit us, we'll visit you", I think it's a fantastic idea. Even though you still want people to be able to visit a showroom to choose their car and look at accessories or whatever, this gives you the opportunity to completely divorce the service department and have it in a crappy industrial complex on the outskirts, while your showroom can be a smaller "boutique" affair that you can site in areas previously not viable (anyone visiting London, check out the setups for high-end dealerships in Park Lane, or Bristol's showroom, for example). Nowadays, there really is no reason not to run things like this, finally moving away from the early model where you bought cars from a nearby mechanic's garage that evolved into the current style of dealership. The iPad itself is a good example - you go to a big, shiny, high-rent showroom to play with one, buy it, and ask for advice, but should anything actually need physically doing to it, it'll get shipped off somewhere else to be dealt with. No reason why a car should be different, and you can already get this pick up and drop off service from some places anyway. Hyundai's brand image is a separate issue, but I wouldn't be surprised if it works out just fine after a little time - Skoda, for example, weathered the storm of a (somewhat deserved) poor reputation, but the cars they've been building for the last few years have been very good, and nowadays you really don't hear the brand used as a byword for crappy, basic transport by anybody. I think they should just keep building good product, and public perceptions will take care of themselves. I can't say the old Pony and its ilk were terribly inspiring, but one of my friends bought a Mk2 Coupe a while back, and it's pretty drat good. I can't say I view their badge with any more disdain than, say, Nissan or Mazda, which is more than can be said for some manufacturer's (Good luck having Chevrolet taken seriously in the UK any time in the next few years). grover posted:Per this site, the tax is 10% for cars with 1.0L or smaller engines, and 25% for over 1.0L, and is included in the sticker price of a car. Sounds like a perfect market for turbos!
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Sigma X posted:"Come to wonderful Brazil, where our women's asses displace more than our car's engines!"
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Seat Safety Switch posted:What the gently caress is wrong with Dodge? Edit: VXR. I put the wrong random letter into their collection of random letters. InitialDave fucked around with this message at 21:47 on Jun 25, 2010 |
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If it's the 1.6 Zetec-S, it's the same block as the 1.25. Hell, it should be lighter with bigger bores! 
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Jun 27, 2010 22:21
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Linedance posted:I would love to see a Bertone styled city car.
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Jul 1, 2010 21:41
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PT6A posted:Bizarrely, the 2011 Mustang is limited at 113mph, yet comes with Z-rated tires. I don't quite see the point, but I assume there is one. Any ideas?
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Jul 2, 2010 20:59
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kimbo305 posted:I know it's a principle thing, but are you really going to track your bigass XF or XJ sedan? I suspect the brakes will cook long before you have a chance to bemoan top speed issues.
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Jul 2, 2010 22:41
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Kill-9 posted:If you notice, almost every press photo of the thing(I refuse to call it a Rover) is taken from a very low angle. It is small, very small. Here's a pic with a couple of guys standing next to it. 
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Jul 5, 2010 21:58
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Kill-9 posted:P.S. One of those articles introduced me to a new phrase: 'Soft-Roaders' WTF? People lump the original Panda 4x4s in with the grouping, which makes me go  . They're actually quite good.
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sacre posted:How relevent is that now? I was under the impression these test mule cars were driven around with the main purpose of getting attention and free press. Besides, I can't see how that camo is hiding much of the cars shape except for some finer details like part of the headlight. Land Rover actually hid a Freelander under an entire Maestro Van shell at one point.
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Lazareth posted:I know it's been mentioned before, but I really want a Toyota FT-86. They should be rolling off the assembly line in 2012, right around the time I graduate from college and get a real job.
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Oh, spool means turbocharger, not differential replacement? I thought that sounded weird.
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Sep 29, 2010 17:32
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kill me now posted:Saying stuff like this are like all the HURRRRR BETTER KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR MIRRORS FOR THE GOOD DRIVER IN A MIATA poo poo I get bombarded with when I run with certain organizations. Power makes a substantial difference on nearly any track that isn't Autocross sized.
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Oct 3, 2010 22:25
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kimbo305 posted:Hey, who likes lots of front overhang?:
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Coredump posted:You know, I wonder if car consumers wouldn't go for a cheap no frills car if all the car review media didn't immediately poo poo on the car. I think for the most part, once people are shopping for a cheap car their number one concern is reliability. Their are plenty of cheap no frills reliable cars that have come and gone that may have not done that great BUT the thing is when the average shopper of a car starts to try and research one of this stripped out models only thing they're going to see is "this car sucks omg" and they will stop there. They won't bother reading further to find out the reviewer says the car sucks because it still has crank windows. In my own world that is.
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japtor posted:It's not cab-forward or boxy enough, just copy the VW minibus  Although I still find the micro-microbus bodykits for Japanese vans to be very  :
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I don't care much for the Juke - I think the Range Rover Evoque looks much better on the "build something that looks like a concept car" front (the Isuzu Vehicross and Toyota FJ Cruiser too, actually). However, like the Juke, I'm not convinced by some of the drivetrain choices.
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japtor posted:Yeah, or any of the other ones mentioned. Isn't the Juke around the same size as the Countryman?...which I think is around the same size as a Golf.
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There's some photos up on Jay Leno's site of the Rossi 66. Normally, I don't like the "classic rebodied" Corvette thing, but this actually looks kind of cool: Reminds me of the Alfa Romeo Montreal as much as anything.
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travisray2004 posted:Goddamn, why isn't this car AWD?!?  
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Nov 18, 2010 22:12
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Indeed, I would happily send my daughter to a Finnishing school. 
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I haven't driven a Focus RS, and so can't comment, but by all accounts Ford's revo-knuckles (or whatever they call them) quell powerful-fwd-car handling bolshiness rather well.
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IOwnCalculus posted:If they ever slap a turbo on it, or even a 2.0/2.3 NA, I'd loving buy it in a heartbeat.
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Morphix posted:Why? It's a 6-figure automobile that I absolutely love the outside of, but whenever I actually look at it closer or compare it to say a Range Rover, it's loving atrocious what MB is trying to sell in terms of features. Or are you upset because the G-Wagon is supposed to be some ubar-utilitarian man vehicle and the idea of someone making fun of a terrible design decision is an affront to the cars manliness factor?
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Feb 14, 2011 22:22
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Dr JonboyG posted:They say the new Range Rover is actually a better off roader now than a Defender, on the same tyres. I'd disagree now that the Defender has traction control and anti-stall, but there's no way a Defender could also combine tarmac performance, comfort and ease of use.
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Feb 15, 2011 00:04
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If they're going to be so smug about the "real cars for real drivers" attitude they've got going on there, let's see the manual shifter in the thing.
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Feb 15, 2011 00:40
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Dr JonboyG posted:Has anyone linked Chris Harris' epic anti-Ferrari rant yet?
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Not a new car per se, but something equally interesting and relevant. The Gadget Show just had a short feature on these guys: http://www.haloipt.com/
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anonumos posted:Who designed the doors?
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Mar 1, 2011 23:32
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A lot of the time, when you see an advert for something (say, insurance, or breakdown cover), they obscure the grille and emblems on the cars to avoid identifying any particular brand - sometimes it makes the cars so drat generic they're almost impossible to work out, particularly if it's a model you're not specifically aware of.
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el topo posted:That's the "we tried to make the carmaker give us money for the publicity but were not successful" look. It's also often used to mask Apple laptops in various shows/ads.
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