Car Porn.......beauty meets speed (SFW)

**stompinlines** · 03-02-2014, 10:08 AM

Koenigsegg One vs p1 vs 918

http://www.gtspirit.com/2014/02/28/o...enigsegg-one1/

**huckbucket** · 03-02-2014, 10:22 AM

Originally Posted by stompinlines

Koenigsegg One vs p1 vs 918

http://www.gtspirit.com/2014/02/28/o...enigsegg-one1/

Right, but the Koenigsegg is all gas. The P1 and 918 are gas/electric mutants.

**iceman** · 03-02-2014, 12:26 PM

Originally Posted by huckbucket

...gas/electric mutants.

I think the industry prefers the "hybrid" nomenclature.

That Alfa looks nothing like a Z8 to my eyes.

The Alfa 4C is the one I find interesting. Very cool ride and semi-affordable too. (~$55K)

**Buster Highmen** · 03-02-2014, 12:58 PM

There's a 4wd conversion of these tooling around the San Juans. With a manual.

**Art Shirk** · 03-02-2014, 01:01 PM

Originally Posted by PNWbrit

That brown Volvo station wagon disqualifies you.

I earned that.

**stfu&gbtw** · 03-02-2014, 02:36 PM

Originally Posted by iceman

I think the industry prefers the "hybrid" nomenclature.

That Alfa looks nothing like a Z8 to my eyes.

The Alfa 4C is the one I find interesting. Very cool ride and semi-affordable too. (~$55K)

Top gear liked it, although that's a lot of money for a turbo 4 banger with no ac...

**iceman** · 03-02-2014, 02:58 PM

A/C is an option in Euroland but Car and Driver thinks it will be standard here. There's no muffler though.

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...t-drive-review

Turbo 4-banger, yeah, but ~240 hp and ~260tq in a ~2600 lb. car should be zoomy.

**Mazderati** · 03-02-2014, 06:22 PM

Turbos do a pretty good job of muffling exhaust noise so it may not be as extreme as it sounds. If I remember right, the Neon SRT-4 didn't have a muffler from the factory and it had a reasonable exhaust tone.

The pressure they're putting to the engine is pretty impressive; 21.8 psi. Curious how it will play out for engine longevity.

**jamal** · 03-02-2014, 07:11 PM

918 was on top gear tonight, but no lap time and no head to head with the P1 until this summer. Somewhat disappointed.

**huckbucket** · 03-02-2014, 09:02 PM

Originally Posted by iceman

I think the industry prefers the "hybrid" nomenclature.

They can call em what they want, but at least in the case of the porsche there's a dial on the steering wheel that allow you to switch between all electric, hybrid, or all gas. Hence a mutant.

Hugh Conway · 03-03-2014, 08:44 PM

Porsche 918 factory tour (embedding disabled

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laLpxvclos8

**huckbucket** · 03-03-2014, 08:53 PM

Originally Posted by Hugh Conway

Porsche 918 factory tour (embedding disabled

):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laLpxvclos8

That shit's grubby.

Check out the P1 factory

(first 4 mins)

**Stu Gotz** · 03-03-2014, 09:21 PM

The Eagle Speedster which is an update to the Jaguar E-Class.

**Mazderati** · 03-03-2014, 09:57 PM

Love the looks of the Speedster from the rear. The front is meh.

**iceman** · 03-03-2014, 10:10 PM

Haven't seen one in person, but in some pics it looks pretty good, the fenders are good at least. That hump in the hood isn't working though. The grille/nose/whatever is kinda odd too.

**Stu Gotz** · 03-04-2014, 09:07 AM

Originally Posted by iceman

Haven't seen one in person, but in some pics it looks pretty good, the fenders are good at least. That hump in the hood isn't working though. The grille/nose/whatever is kinda odd too.

Not sure you'll see too many. The car is made by a tiny outfit in England, and not by Jaguar itself. It runs about $750K. Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson said it was the only car he has truly ever really wanted - bit of British homerism acknowledged on the show.

**stfu&gbtw** · 03-04-2014, 09:22 AM

Originally Posted by Stu Gotz

bit of British homerism

A bit?

**stfu&gbtw** · 03-04-2014, 09:24 AM

Originally Posted by Hugh Conway

Porsche 918 factory tour (embedding disabled

):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laLpxvclos8

Awesome.

Just saw a Porsche Macan yesterday.. Front end/grill has a little bit of Ferrari 599 going on... sharp looking car.

Hugh Conway · 03-04-2014, 01:57 PM

Originally Posted by iceman

I think the industry prefers the "hybrid" nomenclature.

That Alfa looks nothing like a Z8 to my eyes.

The Alfa 4C is the one I find interesting. Very cool ride and semi-affordable too. (~$55K)

And soon coming in convertible version:
http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/ge...pt-wows-geneva