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There's pictures floating around of two front facing child seats installed in the back of challengers with three kids grinning ear to ear - so the Challengers can't be that cramped. I'm seriously tempted - especially since they come is wicked colours like sublime.
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Powershift posted:they're also considerably quicker. all 3 manufacturers have a pickup capable of a sub-6 second 0-60. With the Hellcats and Ford pushing their eco-boosts, I'm surprised we haven't seen a resurgence of muscle trucks. Ford did have the tremor sub-model last year but that like the little black express wasn't anything overly special. Just parts bin option packages. I want the RAM SRT-10 and Lightning to make a come back. So I can loving buy one.
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Mange Mite posted:
I can't hate this. Actually, this one wraps back around to amazing. Kudos to the owner on a job well done. It is possible to make the Murano 'Vert not terrible.
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Sagebrush posted:
Jaguar had the right idea with the CX-75 concept. Gimme those sweet APU turbines and a torquey direct drive electric motor already.
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Huge_Midget posted:Alfas are the insanely hot college girlfriends of the auto world. Sure they are loving gorgeous and they will gargle your balls while jerking you off on their faces but as soon as you aren't looking they are going through the pictures on your phone and throwing all your stuff into the street and then lighting it on fire. This is the greatest summary of Alfa Romeo I have ever heard.
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Pr0kjayhawk posted:Also I'd buy one tomorrow because I'm a sucker. I wholeheartedly agree. The only thing that I would prefer over a rotary - and if Mazda dug deep and went with the rotary goes "mmmmmmm", would be a turbine. It still laterally fits the rotary ethos of rotational energy only and Jag had a lot of positive response with the first revision of the C-X75 concept. How's the Mazda 2 / Demio rotary hybrid doing anyways? http://www.mazda.com/en/innovation/stories/rotary/newera/
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Aug 27, 2016 07:01
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Aren't the iM's rebadged Mazda 2's?
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It's not just the engine/trans either for the sky active cars. Look at the weight of a Mazda 3/6 vs. the competition as well. They're always the lightest in their respective class now.
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Anecdotal obviously, but I am actually quite impressed with the Ford six speed that is in the 2015 Mustang and F150s. Once the factory programmed sport mode is engaged, it's 90% of how I would manually shift in both timing and speed. I think they're called the 6R80?
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OXBALLS DOT COM posted:They should make a pony car rally series. Mustangs, Camaros, Challengers, etc. in the woods doing the Dukes of Hazzard thing. AutoX has CAM-C and CAM-T, both of those classes should absolutely be added to all rally governing bodies.
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Jul 14, 2017 19:53
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I desperately want it to be the new Fiero.
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DEUCE SLUICE posted:Mazda absolutely still has a rotary skunkworks team. Absolutely, there are engineers still working at Mazda who started fresh out of university and have literally only worked on rotaries. That's 40+ years. It's been their entire life. I hope they still have enough pull to steer the R&D ship.
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Oct 17, 2017 01:36
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Those fake rear vents make me unreasonably angry. I hope some tuner makes a kit for auxiliary fluid coolers to live there.
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May 25, 2018 20:54
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Yes, whoever signs off on those things should be shot into the sun. Or recycled into biofuel.
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I'm scheduled for a G70 manual rwd test drive just for shits and giggles next week. $45k CDN MSRP sounds half decent. I am very much interested. They're a little heavier than I'd like, but everything is these days.
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McTinkerson posted:I'm scheduled for a G70 manual rwd test drive just for shits and giggles next week. $45k CDN MSRP sounds half decent. Update on this; just got a call from Genesis Canada. There are no manual RWD G70's in Canada yet. ETA is apparently Q3 of this year. As soon as the local dealer gets one, I will get to drive it for 24 hours.
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TKIY posted:Has anyone driven the G70 yet? I've been trying to for the past two months. Genesis Canada has told me they won't have any manual G70's until Q3. They couldn't even give me a more exact date.
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Jul 19, 2018 02:28
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Manual transmission 2019 G70 test drive booked for September 7! Canada finally has some. Well, Edmonton has one....which they took delivery of today. Will post info if there is interest.
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kimbo305 posted:Guarantee every car journo has a reverse obit piece written up already for the spiritual successor to the Aus Falcon, just waiting to pull out of the drawer for that moment. If Ford resurrects the Falcon along with the Barra, I am in 100%. I want all the Barras.
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Update on attempt #2 of trying to test drive a manual transmission Genesis G70. Summary: Genesis Canada is doomed. Test drive was scheduled for 1730 yesterday. 1730 rolls around, no car or contact. I wait 45 minutes and say gently caress it and start going about my evening. At 1930, I get a text message saying they just got the car back from the shop and when would I like to reschedule. No apology. They didn't clue in why I was pissed off that they didn't call, text or email me when 1730 rolled past and they didn't have the car back. They were willing to share why it was in the shop though. Electrical failure. For a brand that is trying to be luxurious, they're failing pretty hard. I'm going to send an email to Genesis Canada and let them know what a disappointment it had been thus far. I am not hopeful.
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Ultimate Mango posted:This is spot on. It’s worth two minutes of your time. What is the contact email for Genesis corporate? All I can find on the companies Canadian site is the generic customer support email and phone number.
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Residency Evil posted:
My local dealer has two left over non R's for under MSRP right now. Edit: Just checked, 2017 GT350 non R MSRP 81k CAD, currently listed for 69k CAD. McTinkerson fucked around with this message at 18:04 on Nov 17, 2018 |
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Nov 17, 2018 17:47
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In areas that salt or brine the gently caress out of the roads, the F150 wins by default since rear fenders won't have disappeared in 3 years.
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Powershift posted:370z Nismo R Nurburgring edition As long as the CVT keeps the revs at continuous peak horsepower, sounds good to me.
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Balliver Shagnasty posted:
CVT's as a whole belong behind turbines and in front of superchargers. Turbines because they hate changing speed and superchargers because you have infinitely variable pulley sizing. They do not belong anywhere else. EVER.
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Throatwarbler posted:
It's been a while since we've had the srt-10 ram....I would daily a hellephant ram.
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Nidhg00670000 posted:And if you absolutely need a pickup, here's your Mazda REPU. I see you left a typo in your answer.
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So uh, the new Benz E53 AMG's are magic....I just test drove an E53 Coupe (zero wagons or even sedans in stock) and I am both more excited and afraid about a new car than I have ever been. Time to start looking into selling the daily to potentially make room. That new M256 is amazing. Edit: The new E class wagon generation has an deceptively large cargo area. Two large adult dogs can stand up in the back. McTinkerson fucked around with this message at 01:00 on May 5, 2019 |
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:to do all the stuff you do in an e class wagon but faster and with better handling and noises Exactly. I wasn't as clear as I should have been in my post, I wanted to test drive the E53 wagon and am now trying to figure out how to make a custom order happen. Faster with better handling and a 90% rear biased all wheel drive system.
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Residency Evil posted:I guess it adds something to driving to get groceries/picking up the kids from school? Both are being sold side by side for the 2019 and 2020 model years, at least on Canada. The M256 also gets 8l/100km in the city in wagon trim thanks to all the F1 tech in it.
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Fuel cooling on return systems isn't that uncommon on super high injection rate vehicles. Doesn't the Dodge Demon also cool the fuel on 100 octane mode? Edit: phone posting grammar McTinkerson fucked around with this message at 02:42 on May 6, 2019 |
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Yeah, especially the wagon versions. The C class wagon has basically zero extra room in the trunk vs. the a class hatch. The E class wagon has an insane amount of space, especially vertically. Two adult Labrador retrievers can stand up in the back comfortably.
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Another reason why the take rate on the manual G70's in Canada is that Genesis Canada is absolute garbage. Pretty sure I've ranted about my experience to even test drive one a few months ago. Edit: Phone posting
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PT6A posted:If they're going to make ill-advised impractical tech demos, I want a car with on-demand KERS like a Formula 1 car. Mercedes has got you covered with the new M256. Extra 160ftlb available after you spent some time braking heavily. Edit: https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/car-technology/a26907503/2019-mercedes-amg-e53-straight-six-engine-tech/
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There is no way that the general public had any idea and all decision makers for the auto manufacturers do not either. We could have electric twin motor RWD coupes with wheelie control that could hold daylight under the front tires and steer until you let off the go pedal. Except no one who has any imagination has access to the purse strings.
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Wheeee posted:what magical batteries will power these electric supercars? In no way is the vehicle I'm describing a supercar. Nor would it's range exceed that of a motorcycle with a full tank. If the Leaf or similar batteries had a proper thermal management system, you could get away with 200kW of power to the rear wheels. If EV West can parts bin electric beetles in a shed and VW can can now build a motor for the ID.3 that fits in a gym bag, all the hurdles are dropping quick.
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Q_res posted:The new 7 speed manual is a Getrag unit, it's supposed to be available in 5, 6 and 7 speed variants and is purported to be "hybrid compatible". If this is put behind the 2.7, that means it will have the right bellhousing bolt pattern to manual swap F-150s.....
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ilkhan posted:I bought a 6M Mustang GT, ordered when it books opened and it was the first day's production for MY2016. I don't regret buying the truck that replaced it, but with I could have kept both. Macan with sport chrono (or a Cobb tune).
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The whole owners manual stating spark plugs are due at 160k km for the first time is a lie on boosted engines. Even if they're iridium, they are absolutely wearing down before even 100k km. This might be more of a "LOL domestics hurrrr", but the new ecoBoost Fords eat plugs at fast rate and idle gets noticeably worse past 60k km. Past 100k km, CEL's for misfires are a guarantee. Not to mention that all manufacturers have different use case levels. It's almost impossible to end up in the normal use intervals. Depending on the climate, you're by default in the severe and then the maintenance intervals start making a little more sense again.
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Godzilla07 posted:
Do not look into the history behind the 2.0T engine, it will destroy the reputation you hold of Hyundai.
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