I got yer 100% eco-friendly car right here AKR.
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I got yer 100% eco-friendly car right here AKR.
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I still call it The Jake.
I just dropped two crowns and an implant to get my Maserati to sound the way it does, and now its passe?!!
If the shocker don't rock her, then Dr. Spock her. Dad.
Interesting article about that at CityLab :http://www.citylab.com/tech/2015/01/...-worse/384821/
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??
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??)
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"The reason death sticks so closely to life isn't biological necessity - it's envy. Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it; a jealous, possesive love that grabs at what it can." by Yann Martel from Life of Pi
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"Squirrels are rats with good PR."
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!
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.
"The reason death sticks so closely to life isn't biological necessity - it's envy. Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it; a jealous, possesive love that grabs at what it can." by Yann Martel from Life of Pi
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"Squirrels are rats with good PR."
"I don't pretend to have all the answers, and I think there's something to be said for that" -One For The Road
Brain dead and made of money.
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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"The reason death sticks so closely to life isn't biological necessity - it's envy. Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it; a jealous, possesive love that grabs at what it can." by Yann Martel from Life of Pi
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"Squirrels are rats with good PR."
AK Rover, that Porsche is gorgeous. Not a fan of the older turbos, but what a great interior and paint job.
Never in U.S. history has the public chosen leadership this malevolent. The moral clarity of their decision is crystalline, particularly knowing how Trump will regard his slim margin as a “mandate” to do his worst. We’ve learned something about America that we didn’t know, or perhaps didn’t believe, and it’ll forever color our individual judgments of who and what we are.
Haha.
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.
"The reason death sticks so closely to life isn't biological necessity - it's envy. Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it; a jealous, possesive love that grabs at what it can." by Yann Martel from Life of Pi
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"Squirrels are rats with good PR."
Yeah...no taping mistakes on THAT repaint!! They certainly want enough, for it, though: $108,000 !!
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.
"The reason death sticks so closely to life isn't biological necessity - it's envy. Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it; a jealous, possesive love that grabs at what it can." by Yann Martel from Life of Pi
Posted by DJSapp:
"Squirrels are rats with good PR."
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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.![]()
"The reason death sticks so closely to life isn't biological necessity - it's envy. Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it; a jealous, possesive love that grabs at what it can." by Yann Martel from Life of Pi
Posted by DJSapp:
"Squirrels are rats with good PR."
Never in U.S. history has the public chosen leadership this malevolent. The moral clarity of their decision is crystalline, particularly knowing how Trump will regard his slim margin as a “mandate” to do his worst. We’ve learned something about America that we didn’t know, or perhaps didn’t believe, and it’ll forever color our individual judgments of who and what we are.
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.
http://www.caranddriver.com/features...s-on-the-grass
A few people feel the rain. Most people just get wet.
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)
RGT 4.2: A 991 GT3 stroked to 4.2 liters and 525hp. Manual...(yep... not offered by Porsche)
CTR 3: Mid-engine, 777hp. Nuff said.
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 don't pretend to have all the answers, and I think there's something to be said for that" -One For The Road
Brain dead and made of money.
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?
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.
Ubangi?
me? hell no, ubangi
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