They are closer to 3 tons, which makes it all the more amazing.
it's pretty damn hot but all new cars are too slabsided to look as sexy as what we've all lusted after for decades plus
obviously the factory is at fault here, but, come on. how can you be so oblivious as to take delivery of a new vehicle, or anything that's ~$30k plus, without doing a very thorough walk around first?
the buyer of this jeep seems to be a bit of a mouth breather if he/she didn't spot it before driving it home, much less seeing it from less than 50 feet.
the buyer of this jeep seems to be a bit of a mouth breather if he/she didn't spot it before driving it home, much less seeing it from less than 50 feet.
anyone remember that there was a purple 968 in Beverly Hills Cop 3? That was also an ugly car. These at least need Fuchs wheels to look good, and somewhat "Porschey"
anyone else see the key chain lift up and back under acceleration?
looks powerful enough to knock the radar detector right off the windshield during street driving. best to hard wire it i would think.
looks powerful enough to knock the radar detector right off the windshield during street driving. best to hard wire it i would think.
Callaway Sledgehammer. 254mph, supposedly. I've always been a MoPar man, but I've never forgotten the first time I read about this car. I was maybe 8 when it came out.
Thomas-Built busses are owned by Daimler, as is Sterling, Freightliner, Western Star, etc.
and doesn't use the traction control either. + 1 to whomever called his throttle a digital input device as he only seems to know two throttle positions: "100% on" and "in park yelling at the highway emergency response standing in his street clothes without a sweater on a 55mph+ speed limit limited access highway"
Probably is an out of work dallas-area real estate "guru"
All of the characters in Disney-Pixar's "Cars 3: Road Trip to Jersey Shore"
@Elhigh: haha I guess I'm having problems with my verb tenses today.
I still can't wait to see how the spacecraft projects totally pan out with regard to Sir Richard Branson. I'd like to see our "nerdy American" be recognized more for his accomplishments than that British billionaire adrenaline junky.
I still can't wait to see how the spacecraft projects totally pan out with regard to Sir Richard Branson. I'd like to see our "nerdy American" be recognized more for his accomplishments than that British billionaire adrenaline junky.
@Elhigh: Burt Rutan was a total genius and a badass at that. So many cool and innovative plane designs, as well as some global circumnavigation records.
I believe he was also the most prolific aircraft designer ever, with something like a new aircraft design every year or two for his whole career.
I believe he was also the most prolific aircraft designer ever, with something like a new aircraft design every year or two for his whole career.
@bernout: These had very thin armor but were fast as they were equipped with defense contract-grade big block Chrysler V8s.
Interestingly, and probably unfortunately, the loader had to exit the vehicle to load the weapons.
Semper Fi!
Interestingly, and probably unfortunately, the loader had to exit the vehicle to load the weapons.
Semper Fi!
Look at the number of the car: 13.
@Fast_Nel: They are radio show hosts on the internationally broadcast "Coast to Coast AM," which deals with UFOs, strange occurrences, life after death, and other unexplained phenomena.
[www.coasttocoastam.com]
[www.coasttocoastam.com]
@Fast_Nel: You might have to talk to Art Bell or George Noory about that one.
@Dirt Pirate: if you're bad at parking or the space isn't big enough.
@dmoneyfa5: This would fit the bill except that it still represents a compromise. I've driven these quite a but working for a BMW dealer when they were new, and they still have terrible cupholders, different but just as terrible as my 04 330cic.
These cars are +11 on everything except tire costs, maintenance, ergonomics, and storage. But then, my car is the same way, only maybe +8.
This was my first reaction to the article, but I realized after a bit of thought that the 7 Series with a sport package was the only huge, relatively tossable, fun, fast, comfortable, well-appointed and reasonably efficient car. A Porsche Cayenne (gasp) GTS would also seem an optimized compromise, but in either case, it takes damn near $100K to satisfy that.
Maybe CTS-V wagon for part of that money.
These cars are +11 on everything except tire costs, maintenance, ergonomics, and storage. But then, my car is the same way, only maybe +8.
This was my first reaction to the article, but I realized after a bit of thought that the 7 Series with a sport package was the only huge, relatively tossable, fun, fast, comfortable, well-appointed and reasonably efficient car. A Porsche Cayenne (gasp) GTS would also seem an optimized compromise, but in either case, it takes damn near $100K to satisfy that.
Maybe CTS-V wagon for part of that money.
@Arfdog: Diesels used to have emissions problems but now are some of the cleanest engines on the planet, depending on what regulatory is measuring said cleanliness and what metric they use (NOx vs. carbon).
They also have the same nonchalance toward whatever you pour in for fuel.
I'm sure the emissions problems could be overcome and turbines could provide an awesome/cost effective solution for certain applications given the proper duty cycle.
They also have the same nonchalance toward whatever you pour in for fuel.
I'm sure the emissions problems could be overcome and turbines could provide an awesome/cost effective solution for certain applications given the proper duty cycle.
Turbines are awesome. I hope this makes production and other automakers follow. Using a turbine as a generator in a hybrid car makes sense because they like constant rpm and run on almost anything that is liquid and will burn.
Too bad Tata will likely hog this if it's patented. Otherwise, turbine Viper anyone? Or Corvette? Turbine WhateverTF anyone's comfortable with?
Too bad Tata will likely hog this if it's patented. Otherwise, turbine Viper anyone? Or Corvette? Turbine WhateverTF anyone's comfortable with?
