New NSX debut (again) at Detroit this week.
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But the new Ford GT stole the show.
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New NSX debut (again) at Detroit this week.
http://images.thecarconnection.com/m...00496909_m.jpg
But the new Ford GT stole the show.
http://cnet2.cbsistatic.com/hub/i/r/...rd-gt-4778.jpg
^^^
Seriously, wasn't it like 3 Super Bowls ago they had the new NSX ad with Seinfeld and Leno?
Slowest. Rollout. Ever.
Yeah I know a friend saw one, probably without any insides, at a dealership or some event. Three years ago. Sounds like there were some extensive redesigns, but the gt took the spotlight.
There have been some set backs.
http://news.boldride.com/wp-content/...a-NSX-Fire.jpg
^^^
Yeah, it obviously shouldn't have tried to overtake the geezer in the Buick in that pic. Them Magoo drivers will put you into the rail every time.
A convertible came into the nephew's shop for a tuneup. 2013 Lamborghini gallardo LP560-4
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Ferrari's new F80 concept car.
Love it or hate it? For me it's a little of both - 70% love, 15% hate, 15% undecided.
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Originally Posted by Mazderati
Damn, I guess huge rear air venting for the engine, at the cost of what looks like a smaller cabin is the new deal. Both cars look pretty damn nice to this jong.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alaskan Rover
Eh, I mean yeah I'll probably get one for sure, but you know, it's just alright I guess.
New Tesla P85D all-wheel drive, dual motor version
691 HP
687 lb/ft of torque
0 - 60 mph = 3.2 seconds
And you get this fantastic new upgrade for a relatively minor $14,000 premium over the rear-drive S P85, resulting in approx $120,000 total for what is performance in the realm of exotic supercars costing hundreds of thousands (and even millions) more.
Oh and they're also throwing in the rather incredible "Autopilot" auto-driving and auto-parking system. See the vid for that.
Motor Trend's write-up of the new Tesla:
http://m.motortrend.com/wot/1410_tes...e_model_s.html
Check this out...at 02:02, this fucker is steering itself!!
After about 100 years of fairly generalized automotive platforms (brake pedals, gas pedals and steering wheels) I think we're FINALLY getting somewhere. Jetsons, here we come!!!!
Nope. 100k GT-R beats the 0-60 by almost half a second. Same with a Hellcat. Same with a Z06. Etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alaskan Rover
Cars that drive themselves.... That's just depressing.Quote:
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I said "in the REALM of".Quote:
Originally Posted by Beer Drinker
Look....we are talking about a fully ELECTRIC car here. At this stage of EV development, an electric vehicle that is putting out numbers along side muscle cars and super cars is fairly incredible.
And the platform is a four-door sedan. If Tesla wanted to focus on pure performance, they can shed probably 1800 lbs (or more) off the 4400 lb four door and make it a light carbon-bodied, titanium framed vehicle and reconfigure their electric motors for pure power and end up with a hyper-expensive car that is batshit crazy fast...but that is NOT the damn aim of Tesla.
Their aim is to bring performance and class to the alternative auto market. And they have certainly done that.
Sure, one can argue that since more than likely the energy used in recharging the batteries comes from coal, diesel and natural gas, it is not totally eco-friendly, not to mention the lithium in their batteries...but it IS a start...a start we very much need in this world.
Battery compounds that aren't environmentally sensitive to produce is presently a problem, as is not presently having a alternative solar/wind/fusion/tidal/ based energy grid. And the range has to be addressed by a system of battery exchange depots, making recycling of the end-of-life batteries problematic if/when electric cars become more numerous. But ALL of these problems are addressable IF and ONLY if alternative energy becomes part of our national dialogue.
Any movement has to start somewhere....and Tesla is right at the front of the line.
You cannot deny the possibilities of a direct drive powerful electric motor driving a vehicle. There are NO shift point lags, because there is no transmission. The aggregate power losses are much less in this vehicle than your standard internal combustion, viscous-drive cars....WAYYY more efficient!!
The Hellcat and Skyline are epitaphs to the age of oil. The Tesla is a haiku to the future.
I'm with the futurists on this one at least.
The futurists are probably quite correct when they suggest that we won't actually be driving ourselves anymore in about 20 years or so.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alaskan Rover
I got yer 100% eco-friendly car right here AKR.
https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/i...YyyT45hC7tbgjw
I just dropped two crowns and an implant to get my Maserati to sound the way it does, and now its passe? Crap!!
Interesting article about that at CityLab :http://www.citylab.com/tech/2015/01/...-worse/384821/Quote:
Originally Posted by PNWbrit
The oil things seems like it could really hurt tesla while a company like bmw can keep selling gas cars and developing their i-cars. Those i8s are awesome, been seeing a few recently.
Yaah, but how'll she be close-hauled??Quote:
Originally Posted by BmillsSkier
Now if that was an amphi-car, it actually might work!! In the water, anyway. Notice the flip-up rudder?
Of course, then there is this rendition of a land-sailer!! (But from a strictly applied physics POV, what is wrong with this picture??)
http://www.schultzengineering.us/sbuild/sailcar.jpg
A vid on Google's self-driving car project. I gotta admit, from a design logistics perspective, that WOULD be a pretty cool design team to be on!Quote:
Originally Posted by abraham
I had no idea there have been so many advances made in AI visual cue integration in realtime, real world situations!!! See 2nd vid for more on this.
A Ride in the Google Self Driving Car:
Navigating City Streets:
A First Drive:
Of course that last vid is so full of shmooozz that it is practically useless from an informational standpoint.
I know I put this car in another thread, but this thing is just so gorgeous it really belongs here!! Enjoy!
1987 Porsche 911 Turbo
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No treadmill.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alaskan Rover
AK Rover, that Porsche is gorgeous. Not a fan of the older turbos, but what a great interior and paint job.
Haha.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buster Highmen
No...it's that I don't think there is enough surface area on that foil to get that thing to move, except maybe directly into hurricane force winds...but those same winds would be pushing back on that fusilage. And then there is the question of how do you tack with that thing? A landsailer would be a much better way to go.
Yeah...no taping mistakes on THAT repaint!! They certainly want enough, for it, though: $108,000 !!Quote:
Originally Posted by liv2ski
The only thing I can see that would drop the points in a concours show would be the weird treatment on the rear taillamps area. It sure looks like red tape, if you look closely.
Can you enter modified cars in concours shows? Because that exhaust does not look stock.
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I can see myself taking that Porsche for a test drive and have a pen explode in my back pocket while sitting on those seats. I would be like: "Umm...whoops." But at least the blue ink might match the blue paint! I probably wouldn't be welcomed back, though. ;)
Oh, and the boot lid doesn't fit the front bumper very well.
Fuck that. You could likely buy a low miles 2009-11 Turbo 997 for that kind of money. I love the Turbo 997.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alaskan Rover
Guess it depends on the rules. A client of mine restored a 50's Hot Rod that entered the 2003 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. And won. Amazing piece of U S performance car history. The Duffy Livingstone Eliminator was a force in 1950's SCCA road races and hill climbs. It's for sale. $150k might get it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Caucasian Asian
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http://www.caranddriver.com/features...s-on-the-grass
Well RUF fuckin killed it...
Turbo Floria: Basically a Turbo'd Targa (which Porsche does not offer), in either rear or awd (which Porsche doesn't offer)
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RGT 4.2: A 991 GT3 stroked to 4.2 liters and 525hp. Manual...(yep... not offered by Porsche)
http://cdn.carbuzz.com/images2/46000...800/468809.jpg
CTR 3: Mid-engine, 777hp. Nuff said.
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drumroll....... Honey.... Drumroll. Oh... dddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd ddddddddddddddd.
RUF RTR: 3.8 liter turbo with 802 horses / AWD / Manual 6 speed / Top speed of 218
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I'd take a soldering iron into the urethra for that 3.8L. Amazing the output they are getting from that much displacement these days.
Some good looking rides coming out of Geneva car show.
The hybrid Koenigsegg Regera, 1500+ bhp between the 5.0 twin turbo V8 and the electric motors, will go from 0 to 248mph in less than 20 seconds. Full album: http://imgur.com/a/RRytU/all
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Anyone post the new Morgan Aero 8 yet?
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Hidden beneath the vintage styling is an improved aluminum chassis with better torsional rigidity and an improved suspension setup. Power comes exclusively from a 4.8-liter V8 from BMW making 367 horsepower, and the Bavarian brand also supplies a new limited-slip differential to get power down at the rear. Buyers can choose between a six-speed manual and a six-speed automatic gearbox.
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Originally Posted by Alaskan Rover
Ubangi?
me? hell no, ubangi
Ngh...Quote:
Originally Posted by Beer Drinker
Anybody got a tissue?