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Evidently Jalopnik got a sneak peek at what might be the 2016 Miata test mule, and surprise surprise there's a turbo under the hood. As well as carbon fiber all over the place.
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Disgruntled Bovine posted:They'd better put this in an S60 or V70 or similar. And not sell it in the US market Because Volvo
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Jul 21, 2014 04:38
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Augmented Dickey posted:And not sell it in the US market Fixed that. European car companies (hell, even Ford) don't like bringing the cool toys over here. Hell even Mexico and Canada get poo poo we can't.
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Jul 21, 2014 04:55
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Devyl posted:Evidently Jalopnik got a sneak peek at what might be the 2016 Miata test mule, and surprise surprise there's a turbo under the hood. As well as carbon fiber all over the place. Link?
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Jul 21, 2014 04:58
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Devyl posted:Evidently Jalopnik got a sneak peek at what might be the 2016 Miata test mule, and surprise surprise there's a turbo under the hood. As well as carbon fiber all over the place. If any detail in automotive enthusiast history begs for the "One more thing..." treatment, it'd be this one.
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Jul 21, 2014 05:01
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So fleet order sheets have verified that the Chevy SS is getting magnetic ride control and a manual transmission. The more I think about it, the more I think this car should've been a Buick. Chevrolet already has the Corvette (and Camaro, I guess) to excite people about the brand. Buick has nothing. A Grand National revival under the Buick name would be amazing, and the car would be well suited for it.
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Jul 21, 2014 05:36
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Speaking of, I haven't heard much in the way of rumors about the supposed Grand National/GNX revival. Wasn't it supposed to be basically the same as the ATS-V?
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Jul 21, 2014 05:45
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Devyl posted:Evidently Jalopnik got a sneak peek at what might be the 2016 Miata test mule, and surprise surprise there's a turbo under the hood. As well as carbon fiber all over the place. How could you post this without a link?
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Jul 21, 2014 05:45
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Wheeee posted:More like a $33k Audi TT. The TT-S ran C&D Lightning Lap faster than a 2011 M5. The GTI doesn't keep nearly as good company. pre:46 3:04.6 AUDI R8 LL3 8/07 66 3:08.3 LOTUS EVORA LL3 2/11 67 3:08.4 AUDI TTS LL2 2/10 68 3:08.6 FORD MUSTANG GT 5.0 LL2 2/11 69 3:08.9 JAGUAR XFR LL2 2/11 70 3:09.2 LOTUS ELISE LL2 11/06 71 3:09.3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE (Z51) LL2 11/06 72 3:09.4 DODGE CHALLENGER SRT8 392 LL2 2/12 ... 118 3:18.6 SUBARU BRZ LL1 2/13 120 3:19.0 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STI HATCHBACK LL2 11/08 121 3:19.3 VOLKSWAGEN GTI MkVI LL2 2/10 122 3:20.6 CHEVROLET COBALT SS SUPERCHARGED LL1 11/06 123 3:20.8 DODGE CALIBER SRT4 LL1 11/08 124 3:20.9 FORD MUSTANG GT LL1 11/06 125 3:21.4 FORD FOCUS ST LL1 2/13
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Jul 21, 2014 06:38
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oRenj9 posted:The TT-S ran C&D Lightning Lap faster than a 2011 M5. The GTI doesn't keep nearly as good company. Jesus, how much faster is the TT-RS going to be then?
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Jul 21, 2014 06:58
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People always seem to post "Haldex LOL" but isn't their latest stuff pretty good?
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Jul 21, 2014 08:36
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Devyl posted:Evidently Jalopnik got a sneak peek at what might be the 2016 Miata test mule, and surprise surprise there's a turbo under the hood. As well as carbon fiber all over the place. That's from 10 weeks ago and the mule had a Chrysler VIN.
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Jul 21, 2014 11:22
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blk posted:So fleet order sheets have verified that the Chevy SS is getting magnetic ride control and a manual transmission. The more I think about it, the more I think this car should've been a Buick. Chevrolet already has the Corvette (and Camaro, I guess) to excite people about the brand. Buick has nothing. A Grand National revival under the Buick name would be amazing, and the car would be well suited for it. Buick is supposively getting a ATS-V based grand national revival. Turbo v6 and rear wheel drive and all that.
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Jul 21, 2014 11:28
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oRenj9 posted:Stupid or not, adding a haldex AWD system and 60 HP to a GTI makes a huge difference.
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Jul 21, 2014 11:36
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At least on the old TT-RS there are aftermarket Haldex controllers that can control the front/rear bias. People were up in arms when Audi released an ECU update that changed the bias more toward the front on the TT-RS, the aftermarket controller did a pretty good job of moving more power to the rear. http://www.hpamotorsports.com/product_haldex.html
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Jul 22, 2014 07:20
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Zoom Zoom, motherfuckers
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Sorry everyone, I thought I hyperlinked it in the post. Here it is: http://jalopnik.com/step-inside-the-ugliest-little-2016-mazda-miata-mule-in-1571275617Phone posted:That's from 10 weeks ago and the mule had a Chrysler VIN. If you look close enough, the first two digits are for Mazda Japan.
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Jul 22, 2014 08:08
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If that big red circle wasn't in the way we could read the chassis code. It looks like it starts with an N...
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Jul 22, 2014 08:20
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They can keep the carbon fiber. That's just going to drive the price into 40-50k territory.
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Jul 22, 2014 13:23
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Devyl posted:Sorry everyone, I thought I hyperlinked it in the post. Here it is: http://jalopnik.com/step-inside-the-ugliest-little-2016-mazda-miata-mule-in-1571275617 Like I said, from 10 weeks ago and it's still a Chrysler mule. Still not seeing the turbo on the ND, though. :P  The Mazda is getting a hotter 2.0 Skyactiv, the Fiat/Alfa is getting the 1.4L Abarth motor.
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Jul 22, 2014 14:10
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That Mazda2 would probably sell like hotcakes if they offered the Demio EV model here (NA), electric motor + small rotary engine powering a generator for when you run out of battery. Best of both worlds; battery for everyday, gas for when you occasionally do more than drive from home to work and back again.
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Jul 22, 2014 16:41
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The 2015 SS has options for a manual transmission and magnetic shocks. Once again making me annoyed they don't sell it in Canada. 
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Jul 23, 2014 00:19
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Phone posted:Like I said, from 10 weeks ago and it's still a Chrysler mule. If that's true then barring a major price discrepancy I can't see why you'd want the Mazda.
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Jul 23, 2014 00:32
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Devyl posted:If you look close enough, the first two digits are for Mazda Japan. Same way both the FR-S and BRZ have Fuji (JF...) VINs.
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Jul 23, 2014 00:39
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Wheeee posted:If that's true then barring a major price discrepancy I can't see why you'd want the Mazda. I'd take the N/A every time - never been a fan of how power gets delivered on those small capacity turbos, and Skyactiv should give fuel consumption that is at least in the same ballpark.
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Jul 23, 2014 00:41
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dissss posted:I'd take the N/A every time - never been a fan of how power gets delivered on those small capacity turbos, and Skyactiv should give fuel consumption that is at least in the same ballpark. Hmm you raise some good points, however, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8Fd47g1PPU
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Jul 23, 2014 01:10
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What is the fascination of magnetic shocks? Do they handle a lot better? Track and comfort modes? Are they really expensive to fix or are they going to last forever...
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Jul 23, 2014 01:33
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Christobevii3 posted:What is the fascination of magnetic shocks? Do they handle a lot better? Track and comfort modes? Are they really expensive to fix or are they going to last forever... ideally, having a computer being able to adjust the shock on the fly based on sensor input is pretty neat.
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Jul 23, 2014 02:50
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Christobevii3 posted:What is the fascination of magnetic shocks? Do they handle a lot better? Track and comfort modes? Are they really expensive to fix or are they going to last forever... MagneRide basically makes the car handle better while making it more comfortable. It's used in most Cadillacs (depending on trim/options), all current Ferraris, and some Audis and Acuras.
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Jul 23, 2014 02:51
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Wheeee posted:If that's true then barring a major price discrepancy I can't see why you'd want the Mazda. Because Mazda knows what they are doing
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Jul 23, 2014 03:11
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Nodoze posted:Because Mazda knows what they are doing Reason 2: You can find a Mazda dealer
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Jul 23, 2014 03:19
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Nodoze posted:Because Mazda knows what they are doing The car will still be a Mazda and probably even made on the same production lines, just with an SRT engine and if there's one thing Chrysler does better than Mazda it's engines, especially from the SRT group.
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Jul 23, 2014 04:28
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Wheeee posted:The car will still be a Mazda and probably even made on the same production lines, just with an SRT engine and if there's one thing Chrysler does better than Mazda it's engines, especially from the SRT group. How about transmissions?
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PCOS Bill posted:How about transmissions? Chrysler doesn't make any manual transmissions so unless you were shopping for an automatic miata it's not particularly relevent?
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Jul 23, 2014 05:08
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Should the 1.4T be considered a Chrysler engine? Didn't Fiat have it before the buyout?
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Jul 23, 2014 05:10
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Power numbers are out for the 2.7 ecoboost in the f-150, 325hp/375ft/lb Here it is out-towing the ecodiesel ram and 5.3 V8 silverado. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n2uEx8CojE Also, yet more evidence that the ecodiesel ram is slow as balls.
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My understanding of the engine in the Abarth is that it's been thoroughly gone over by SRT on the North American models. Chrysler has a long history of putting out crazy poo poo, some of which is terrible and some of which is awesome, but their track record on boosted I4 engines swings heavily toward crazy awesome and from what I've read the Abarth engine is a stout little fucker. Powershift posted:Power numbers are out for the 2.7 ecoboost in the f-150, 325hp/375ft/lb My concern with the new 2.7 Ecoboost is that the Powerstroke, which uses the same block technology from what I can tell, has never been particularly reliable and that unless it's priced quite aggressively the V6 Ecoboost will just be a much more attractive option for a full-size truck. Ford's new 2.7 Ecoboost combined with the lighter aluminum body certainly has the potential to be completely ground-breaking, but I wouldn't put my money on it over the more proven V8 or V6 Ecoboost until it's been on the market a few years. They've done their well-marketed durability tests but those don't necessarily reflect how mass-produced examples will hold up in terms of failure rate in the wild. Wheeee fucked around with this message at 05:42 on Jul 23, 2014 |
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Throatwarbler posted:Chrysler doesn't make any manual transmissions so unless you were shopping for an automatic miata it's not particularly relevent? I know this isn't a popular opinion here, but I would give my left nut for an automatic (or DCT) Abarth. My wife absolutely will not let me have a manual car, so my choices of hot hatches are limited to... uh... the MINI Cooper S, I guess?
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Wheeee posted:My understanding of the engine in the Abarth is that it's been thoroughly gone over by SRT on the North American models. The 2.7 Ecoboost is also a V6, just a baby little one. I'd be surprised if it doesn't share some parts with the 3.5 V6 ecoboost for economies of scale.
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KillHour posted:I know this isn't a popular opinion here, but I would give my left nut for an automatic (or DCT) Abarth. My wife absolutely will not let me have a manual car, so my choices of hot hatches are limited to... uh... the MINI Cooper S, I guess? GTI, previous WRX hatch.
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I saw my first i3 in the wild today. Goddamn is it overstyled. I find it quite ugly from the rear, front makes me throw up the normal way rather than losing it at both ends. 
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