mod sassinator posted:

If there were some crazy alternate reality where NASCAR used cars that were closer to production vehicles and raced on real tracks with left and right turns it would look something like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFdHJRG0jsA

14 INCH DICK TURBO posted:

Cat Terrist posted:

Doesnt handle, poor build quality, ride is hosed up, pathetic performance, well behind in crash safety, good only for idiots that dont have any clue that up the road there is vastly superior cars that do exactly what you quoted as requirements for the same dosh.

Ford even built a godawful load better one called the Territory, which was good in everyway that the Escape isnt. And that's really what is hosed up, the Territory IS good, the old Escape is a terrible piece of crap, all Ford had to do was RHD the Territory and you would have had something actually worth driving on a road. But no, they released one of the worst vehicles in the last decade.

dissss posted:

It didn't - http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/hatchbacks/1109_2012_hyundai_veloster_first_test/viewall.html#ixzz1YWglb1mn

2,741lbs for the US spec non-turbo

Throatwarbler posted:

Could be a thing they use in car shows to keep the cars powered?

eames posted:

No one cares about the new 2013 Boxster / Boxster S? It actually looks like a car now!
A lot of 918 RSR with a hint of Ferrari and overall a big step forward in my opinion. A ~400hp "Cayman Turbo" in the future would be very, very interesting IMO.
I also like the wink with the license plate number in combination with the interior/exterior color scheme.

Boxster S: 3,5L NA 315 hp flat six, 7-Gear PDK, optional PTV, PASM and all that 911 jazz.

dissss posted:

HSVs are still enormously expensive - the R8 tourer starts at $68,600 AUD

Cat Terrist posted:

It's also a very good car and enormously fast. Probably worth every cent.

Cream_Filling posted:

extra: I found this photoshop while google image searching for a suitable caprice wagon pic:


loving

A5H posted:

Apparently this is the new california.
That rear end is gross as heck.

Cream_Filling posted:

Those picnic cabinet things are probably just there for the concept (though I'm sure they would be happy to sell some to you, too). That interior doesn't look that amazing to me. I'm sure it's well made and expensive as poo poo, but it's not really that special in any way.

Seat Safety Switch posted:

After looking at a few more pictures, it looks a lot better, like a Panda.

SouthLAnd posted:

You know, I dismissed the new Chevrolet Impala at first, but the more I look at it, the more I like it.

The rear 3/4 view makes me think of a... Chevrolet Audi?

Left Ventricle posted:

I don't see this as being a bad thing. First thing I said when I saw the pictures was that it looks like an overgrown Cruze.

Throatwarbler posted:

It can be set to "fully off". It's there because launch control.


http://www.allpar.com/cars/viper/2012-dodge-viper.html

kimbo305 posted:

It is. How do you think they're running it off a single cam?
e: "Pushrods are 10 percent stiffer with wall thickness increased from .06 inch to .08 inch."

Throatwarbler posted:

GM says they, for one, are going to keep making wagons.

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2012/04/cadillac-wagon-here-to-stay/

It's sort of like we all pitched in and kept the Soviet Union going just so they could keep making Mig-25s.

I saw a black -V wagon a while back, looked and sounded like the best thing ever.

Franco Caution posted:

Please oh please let this actually happen.
I missed out on the chance of owning a G8 GXP with a stick.
Id pick up one of these in a heartbeat.

Keyser S0ze posted:

This is going to sound weird but why the gently caress not at this point just make a 4 door Camaro and drop the hunchback rear so you can actually see out the back of the thing and stretch it out out bit? It's not like anybody actually gives a poo poo anymore about the integrity of the marquee/brand and Camaro's 1960's mullettude. Offer coupe/sedan versions with multiple engines, sport configurations and transmission options.

Mr.Radar posted:

For lazy Americans, the new engine's specs are 243 hp, 260 ft-lbs, and 29 MPG and the old engine's specs are 265 hp, 288 ft-lbs, and 23.5 MPG.

dissss posted:

Are fleets still buying the Falcon in Australia? Over in NZ they've been almost entirely replaced with the Focus and Mondeo (or Mazda 3 and 6) or possibly diesel Hyundais and Volkswagens.

Throatwarbler posted:

JAC motors. I forget what this thing was called, felt like an old Hyundai, had a 4AT I think.

Naky posted:

Yep.

Honestly, were I someone willing to buy a new car? Buy the turbo veloster you want in a different color and then ask the dealership to find a shop in town that does professional vinyl wrapping on vehicles and get the car wrapped. It'll cost you an extra couple grand on top of the price of the vehicle, but you will not hate your life trying to maintain it down the road and when the fad wears off or it comes time to sell it and the prospective buyer doesn't like it cuz it's all chipped up or whatever, then peel the poo poo off. Boom.

Powershift posted:

What exactly would it taken them to put on the car for you to consider it tasteless?

Deedle posted:

Why can't all cars be beautiful like this?

dissss posted:

Am I the only one that doesn't find the current Corolla hatch/Auris a bad looking car?

Fucknag posted:

Could they do a longitudinal FWD setup, leaving RWD as an option for performance models?

obeyasia posted:

I just want a turbo AWD roadster with a 6 speed that could be a Subaru idc, is that so much to ask?

EDIT: Don't you dare say Audi TT.

hedge posted:

The MINI Paceman is pointless, but at least it looks nice.





It's basically a less practical version of the Countryman, a car which was made because the regular hardtop MINI isn't practical enough. Reports so far are that it drives better than a Countryman, so there will inevitablely be a John Cooper Works AWD variant.

Cream_Filling posted:

You will not see a car like the classic Hilux for sale in the US anymore because people aren't willing to pay more for less on the promise that it will last longer. And also possibly because modern efficiency and performance is dependent on higher tolerances that are generally less robust and less tolerant of abuse.