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grover posted:It's Singapore; every time I think they can't surprise me any worse, they go and do something like this. Because obscenely rich people.
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MrSaturn posted:It's a Citroen DS: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citroen_DS It's certainly one of the most  cars ever made, right along with the Citroën 2CV.It still looks like nothing else today, imagine seeing it for the first time in the 1950s.
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MetaJew posted:I still don't quite understand the DS's brake button (instead of a brake pedal). It seems as though you can't apply or release pressure progressively when using it. I haven't driven a DS, but I've driven a Xantia, which still had some of the old-school Citroën brake feel. It's not really that different, just imagine an extremely hard and very responsive brake pedal. The pedal itself doesn't move much, but you can still modulate it. You just need a much lighter touch than with regular brakes.
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jonathan posted:If you're going to twin turbo an Audi R8 why not go for a gallardo since you obviously want to show off, or save money and do the ford GT. But none of them are put together quite as well as the R8, and I don't think any of them nail a sporty yet relatively comfortable suspension setup quite like it does. I was a passenger in a V10 R8 doing 225km/h down an inner-city road with a normal speed limit of 60km/h and in need of some thorough repair work (don't worry, the road was closed off). It wasn't even remotely jarring or twitchy. It was completely composed and planted. Though having Tom Kristensen in the driver's seat did help a bit  It is a goddamn rocket ship with four wheel drive and impeccable build quality, and capable of long-distance touring in comfort. I still wouldn't own one, but only because I have an irrational dislike for all VAG products.
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kimbo305 posted:Old school collapsible spare. I had never heard of these before this thread  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2znukoboOro
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MiniFoo posted:She is the coolest woman on earth right now. Holy poo poo. "Old age & threachery will overcome youth & skill"  At 102, she's more alive than a lot of people in their 70s and 80s.
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Oct 9, 2012 09:52
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Cakefool posted:Fun fact - the Escort Cosworth was released with 204BHP & took the top spot in the insurance tables immediately. Over in the toyobaru thread people are arguing cars with that little power are unsafe these days. I have 160HP and that is in no way unsafe. What a bunch of babies.
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Rhyno posted:My enormous family sedan has 275hp. Toybaru drivers are BABIEZ. My point is that "only" 160HP in a 1400kg car is plenty to get out of its own way, therefore 200HP in a 1200kg car is not unsafe at all.
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Preoptopus posted:Saw an SLS the other day. I was on my lunch break and running late so I couldn't get a decent pic. First one I have seen in the wild. That Kleemann badge can mean a lot of things. Kleemann is first and foremost a tuning company, they do engine upgrades for most Mercedes models (and I think BMW and Audi as well, now), as well as suspension upgrades and styling. Pretty similar to Brabus, actually. They're based in Farum, right near Copenhagen, so we get more than our fair share of Kleemann-tuned cars around here  One of my colleagues has a W211 E-class that's been breathed on by them, it's pretty gnarly.I can't see any power upgrades for the SLS on their site though, so it's probably just because the owner bought a set of wheels or something from them. E: VVV Well, darn. I must have missed that when I looked. KozmoNaut fucked around with this message at 19:39 on Oct 18, 2012 |
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It was based on the 2CV Fourgonnette: The 2CV was also known as "the tin snail".
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Hog Obituary posted:I never noticed this before but are the speedo/tach two giant rotating cylinders with markings/numbers on them? Yes, like an old-fashioned bathroom scale. Why? Because Citroën, that's why.
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Nov 9, 2012 23:04
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The video it came from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yHl24QynOM
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VikingSkull posted:They have a great YouTube channel, I don't think any of their videos disappoint. Roadkill is the only reason I'm subscribed to Motortrend's channel.
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Octopus Magic posted:So throw money at her, and never actually be able to do anything with her except for brief fleeting moments that really aren't worth it in the long run? Drive her hard for a couple of years, then sell her when the groaning noises and maintenance costs become too much to handle.
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Or leave her for five years locked in the garage and malnourished!
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jonathan posted:Im not much for Magazine produced car shows on youtube, but this specific episode could be the best car show I have ever seen. I posted it in the Youtube thread as well, it's just completely awesome. I'm not much for magazine-produced shows either, but Roadkill is absolutely one of the best car-related shows on Youtube, right along with Chris Harris On Cars and Mighty Car Mods. Freiburger and Finnegan have awesome chemistry and a complete lack of common sense that just makes you want to hang out and do stupid car poo poo with them.
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Goddamn, only $800 for an unsafe lane change and going 127% over the speed limit? I overtook on double lines and only went 50% over the limit and I had to pay ~$870 for the privilege. PLUS the ~$520 for a mandatory driving test. Lucky fucker. E: "Speeding assessments include a $50 head injury surcharge"? I assume this is if you go fast enough that the officer hurts his neck when trying to keep his eyes on you? 
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Das Volk posted:I laughed out loud when I read "96 Camry" I hope you have a copy of that framed somewhere. My dad still has the speeding ticket he got in a Fiat 600 back in the day. It's framed and hangs proudly above his workbench.
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Sagebrush posted:125 in a 55...so that's basically 200 in a 90. 110km/h over the limit. In Ontario, 50 or more over is an instant 30-day license suspension, roadside vehicle impoundment, mandatory court appearance and $10,000 fine. Then add whatever criminal penalties the judge chooses to add, and the cost of getting your license back and paying through the nose for insurance if indeed you are insurable at all. More or less the same here, definitely an instant license suspension for at least 3 years. Actually I think they just drag you behind a bush and put a bullet through your head here if they catch you speeding by that much.
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Motronic posted:And some Cadillacs, BMWs, and Mercs.....and probably more. And Citroëns!
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Seat Safety Switch posted:I thought those things were supposed to resist body roll, or was that just the DS? Only Citroëns with hydropneumatic suspension resist roll and only really from the XM on, when they added extra suspension spheres that would stiffen up under cornering. The ultimate version of this was the Xantia Activa, which combined the additional spheres with computer control, resulting in a comfortable car that would nonetheless go through the infamous Swedish moose test faster than a Porsche 996 GT2. KozmoNaut fucked around with this message at 20:51 on Dec 17, 2012 |
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Raw_Beef posted:Not sad: I've always had a soft spot for the Dodge Monaco (because of the Bluesmobile). It's big, wallowy and makes crap for power, even with the 440. But it's still cool. 
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So apparently Ronal are making Teddy Bear wheels again... The most panda Panda
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Gorilla Salad posted:So it seems some guy has decided to join two Jeeps together to make a larger one. They should have called it the Jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep.
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That is amazing. I'd commute in it.
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IOwnCalculus posted:Yeah, that torque converter is going to be generating an obscene amount of heat right there; if the guy is at WOT then you're taking whatever the actual power output is at that RPM ( 250hp? 300hp?) and turning almost 100% of it into heat. Say 300HP, that's 224kW. 224,000 watts. That's a lotta heat.
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babyeatingpsychopath posted:Watch the video. It's got a z-bar as well. The damper counteracts the z-bar in straight lines on bumpy roads when only one wheel hits a bump, but doesn't do anything during cornering. Pretty slick. I like how it achieves pretty much the same result as the hydraulic roll "bars" on the Mclaren MP4-12C, but in a rather different way. Roll stiffness is very high while being really supple over bumps, which is nice.
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IOwnCalculus posted:In any racing series where that type of setup is allowed, it's actually one of the most critical bits of the setup, and it's where a great race engineer separates themselves from the good ones. I guess the old-fashioned way to do it is by using soft springs, stiff dampers and fat roll bars, at least for road cars. Substitute the soft springs for stiff ones for a race car. But stuff like what Mclaren and Koenigsegg are doing is a whole other ballgame. Citroën did something like that with their hydropneumatic suspension on special trim levels. Soft and supple over bumps, but completely flat in the corners. Such a shame they just went back to "all comfort, all the time" with their newer cars.
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Poisonlizard posted:It's so nice to see Continentals in something other than black. They offered 20 colors in 64, but everyone paints them black. Maroon looks nice, I'd have to go with the Bronze metallic or the silver blue metallic though. Personally, I'd go with white or cream, and burgundy interior. 
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Here's the Citroen DS3 rally car that Speedhunters covered recently 0-60 in less than 2 seconds. On dirt, gravel and mud. drat.
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sadnessboner posted:Maybe you're thinking of the Figoni et Falaschi bodied Delahayes? I dream of the day when I might own a Delahaye. They look like something out of a Tex Avery cartoon, picture the wolf from Red Hot Riding Hood pulling up in one of these. 
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kastein posted:IIRC the 14 cylinder edition of this engine (now that's a proper engine, inline 14!) puts out over 100 thousand horsepower, and achieves greater than 50% thermal efficiency. That's ~100,000hp at 105rpm, mind you. Meaning over 5,000,000nm of torque.
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kastein posted:... but what about vacuum-controlled pop-up headlights? Speaking of hydraulics, the windows on the Mercedes-Benz 600 'Grosser' are hydraulic. They go down at a set speed, but their speed going up is determined by how far you push the lever. At full-tilt, closing them is probably the closest thing to a modern guillotine. No safeguards against finger-crushing either.
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blk posted:Not sure how I feel about the stickers and the trying-too-hard vibe I get, but I still have to applaud this: Listening to him rattle off the parts he's got on it, what he's done to it etc. etc., it's obvious that he's a total car  You may not agree with the end result, but the process and dedication is pure AI. E: And I have to say, the cheapo multimeter fuel gauge is awesome. KozmoNaut fucked around with this message at 15:15 on Feb 12, 2013 |
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Finishing the Paris-Dakar is a feat in itself, it's amazing that a cheap underpowered French car made for skinflint farmers could do it and return in one piece.
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TyChan posted:A nice segment on the Citroen DS via Jalopnik. I have a firm belief that the DS is the greatest car ever made, and that it will never be topped or outdone. I'll own one (or a C6) someday.
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I was looking at cars for sale and stumbled across a Peugeot 205 GTI (I've always wanted one) and thought I'd have a look at the dealer's website. No less than 7 GTIs in that picture alone, and 10 in total on their website, all in absolutely perfect condition  And it doesn't stop there, either: Peugeot 405 MI16  Renault 5 Turbo 2  Toyota Celica 2000 GT DOHC  Alfa Bertone GT 2000 Veloce  Alfa Bertone GTV 2000  Alfa Romeo 1300 GTJ  Mazda 323 GTX  I should go visit them sometime soon...
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