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SickNviciouS
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Topic: Future Car - What Car Do You Want? Posted: 13 Dec 2009 at 11:11am |
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Busted...
When you're done with those, I'd like my nuts back!
I really like the Fisker and the Tesla products. They're damn pricey. The kids aren't going to college, but they'll have great boating and driving memories
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NecroBeestiality
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 14 Dec 2009 at 6:26pm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
I spend a good chunk of every day trying to figure out what the best balance of refinement, year-round driveability, gas mileage, luxury, factory performance and performance potentail for under $15k. I considered lots of cars and for a while was positive that Acura/Honda had the best balance in their Integra and Prelude models but a pre owned Audi S4 is actually not that much more expensive. You can get one with 80 thousand miles for under 10 thousand in the midwest. AWD is good year round and they are twin turboed out of the box, plus the have 6 cyl instead of 4. Suede headliner, HID lights....massive massive tuning potential.....typical audi luxury too. I have been going back and fourth between that and a Prelude with a 220hp stock 2 liter 4cyl from the RSX S type swapped in. Thats also doable for under $15. 30 less hp and a lot less torque though....but that is prior to adding a turbo.
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 14 Dec 2009 at 6:57pm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NecroBeestiality
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 14 Dec 2009 at 7:27pm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
S4 = A4 Chassis and body + 2.7Twin Turbo V6 (from the A6). It is like the m3 by audi. Compare it to the E36 M3, the one that was made in the mid to late 90s. HP is just decent at 256 but the torque is much higher i believe. Regardless, anything with a turbo is a $400 ecu upgrade away from being much more powerful.
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NecroBeestiality
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 14 Dec 2009 at 7:31pm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Your bimmer is in between the current A4 in its strongest trim and the S4 which is in a dead heat with the M3 for compact sport sedan supremacy. Audi doesn't have any engines in the 300hp range for its entry level sport sedan like your 335. That is most likely at the top of their list. BMW and Merc set the trends everyone else is following with in a generation. Turbo'd 6s are going to be very common in that segment soon. They fall somewhere between a 6 cyl and 8 cyl in fuel economy while giving the perf of a bonafide 8. The limits of a naturally aspirated 6 are being reached. Nissan has the G35/Maxima/Altima/350z engine pushing well north of 300 hp with no turbo. That is about as far as its going to go and while remaing affordable. You either have to add a pair of cylinders which is politically incorrect and not the smartest thing or add a turbo or super or both (in the case of the mini). Even Acura's entry level SUV, the RDX sports a turbo now.
One other car I would consider is the Dodge Magnum Wagon with the Hemi and AWD. You can't get that combination in the sedan unfortunately but that engine will lay a 10ft stripe of rubber out of the factory in rear while drive spec. I am weary of the quality standards at Chrysler but its a large, plush interior and that engine is to die for. Plus the cool thing about 8 cylinders is you throw on a new exhaust, bam 20hp. Headers? Another 15hp. Do that on a 4cyl import and you get like 3hp lol. Yet everyone still does it. |
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F.u.k-shaker
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 15 Dec 2009 at 10:43am | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Il Tempo Gigante is THE car to get;-)
Check out Zenvo!! Danish extreme car...
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 20 Dec 2009 at 9:01pm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bugatti ran everything by himself. He designed the cars and an electric power station as well. His son took over the racing management.
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NecroBeestiality
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 21 Dec 2009 at 6:24pm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
I remember that bugatti. The current bugatti Veyron is so over the top that there is a switch in the glove box that activates (by key) the aero kit (spoilers) and allows speeds of over 155 to be reached. Normally it is governed at 155. If you flip the switch and floor the gas at 155, it will push you in the back of your seat until about 220. After 220, the speedo will continue creeping toward the high 250s with the right driver, road and weather conditions. In Dubai they have sheikhs with several veyrons in different colors. I was over there and saw one in all chrome. 100% chrome. The Veyron has 4 turbos and 4 radiators as well. The engine sucks in more air than any other car on the road, apparently the noise of the air entering the engine just behind your head is at times much louder than the 16 Cylinder engine. Yeah. 16 cylinders. I believe they have 8 Ls of displacement but it might be more. The problem with owning car is the cost of ownership.....its gotto be so annoying to drop a thousand dollars for an oil change and tuneup not to metion real maintenance and repair and insurance. Yikes. If I rocked an exotic it would probably be a Audi R8 5.2 like Pinnacle has or even a vintage Ferrari that could be had for under $50,000. Not uber fast but still faster than most cars on the road and anything itialian sounds so good, you just leave the radio off.
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 21 Dec 2009 at 8:21pm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
My car is better ... Me+Legs=Walking my happy a** =)
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 21 Dec 2009 at 10:16pm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
just to back up necro. here you go.
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If Gravity is a "P" and the Sun is an "H", it makes a FFFFFFF.
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NecroBeestiality
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 23 Dec 2009 at 12:46am | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ha. That's funny because when I wrote that I was pulling all that info from the times I watched and re-watched that on my DVR the first time it aired on BBC America in '07/'08. I will have to rewatch the youtube to see what details I was off on. Nice find. Amazing car. Certainly no Lotus Exige in the twisties but pretty damn good for a car of its weight and power. |
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 23 Dec 2009 at 1:08am | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
no doubt it's an exotic car. one of the best ever fashioned. by for that kind of money, i would personally go for something a bit more, how do i say it, sexier. the CCXR claims to go faster than a bugatti, but that has yet to be seen. but you can't deny the CCXR is much better looking, even though the chances of death in a Koenigsegg are MUCH higher. lol. 1018 HP isn't a bad fact either.
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If Gravity is a "P" and the Sun is an "H", it makes a FFFFFFF.
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 23 Dec 2009 at 11:39am | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Necro, 3 weeks until delivery. One week in the shop for customization. I've decided to go with the Abt complete package for the car. Then straight to the track for testing. My buddy, who is a race car driver for BMW, wants to push the car to 190+ on the track. We hope to get some pics, which I'll post on the site.
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 16 Jan 2010 at 1:23pm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BEASTLY a** car
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 17 Jan 2010 at 4:02pm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Car Question?
Is fuel consumption only a function of the accelerator or a combination of both your current RPMs and the accelerator? I have a manual Acura. |
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While you are far more likely to be able to calculate this than me...
My experience with fuel consumption ratios is that it is dependant on many factors. Load being the most influential. This was demonstrated best for me with my boat.
The boat weighs 7 tons empty. I can add as much as 1,825 lbs. of fuel (Diesel 7.3lbs.*250) + another 800 lbs. of water + 12 average sized adults. If I tavel on plane at 30 MPH with a full load of fuel, water and people, in smooth water and with the wind; I burn 1.2 gallons of fuel per mile traveled.
Now, if it's just me and a quarter tank of fuel in the same conditions, I burn 0.89 gallons of fuel per mile traveled.
A car would be the same. If you drive the same car empty and with minimal fuel in the flat land of Texas, you would burn far less fuel than performing the same driving in the mountains of California.
A greater load will require greater RPMs to produce the same speed. Obviously, more fuel is required to produce greater RPMs. The load could be cargo, an incline, a heavy headwind, etc.
I always use Distance/time to calculate my true fuel consumption and I do this as a round trip to the same fueling station.
Edit: Other factors include 1)Fuel quality 2)Clean and sufficient air 3)maintenance & lubrication of internal parts 4) proper inflation of tires... and many more I'm probably forgetting.
Hope that's helpful.
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Thx
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 18 Jan 2010 at 8:22pm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wanna Ride?
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HanFei
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 18 Jan 2010 at 8:37pm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
I love the Audi!
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 18 Jan 2010 at 10:14pm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
I ordered a '10 R8 a month ago. I should be picking it up in two weeks.
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Nice, the car is beyond beautiful. I ride public transport for ~50 minutes a day. Although it's far from the fastest, it's free. It's super-sexy at peak load with ~45-55 people packed inside. haha |
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PEUGEOT SR1
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OUCH !! THAT HURTS
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 25 Jan 2010 at 12:53pm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
wow.. dream car right there..
i got an Audi A8 .. and its the best vehicle ive ever owned.. sticking with audi's
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