LandofMinos: Born with a steering wheel in his hand... and lead in his foot. He is, the Nightrider... cruising at the speed of fright!
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In Australia they put these flashing signs in some school zones. And they're even programmed to not flash during holidays. But only after a bunch of pissed off motorist complained about receiving speeding tickets during school holidays.
I though only people did fire-walking.
Why would Hyundai give him a new car? Surely that's not wrecked, right? It'll defrost wont it?
/Clueless Aussie who's never seen winter.
Hey Chev, where's the right hand drive version our promised Australia? You know the people who designed and engineered the Camaro in the first place...
Hey GM, you know what would be funny? You and Holden get together and troll a bunch of Americans promising a Sport Truck, then pull the rug out from under it.
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I was waiting for the Jimny driver to pull out a Kalashnikov and put a hole in that Apple badge. But sadly, I'm disappointed and have to make do with this already destroyed Saturn video...
I guess it's a little like kicking a guy in the head and saying you saved his life because you drove him to hospital.
The guilty parties ought to hit this link below, then the following link on the right hand pane at the top...
[www.unicef.org]... even if it's just a piddly amount.
I never thought much of piezoelectric mechanical devices until now, thanks for that Gabe.
It's quite amazing how something moving in the thousands of an inch can be accurately controlled and measured in the thousandths of a second. And it sounds quite promising... But the sort of lift required in a valve train may be too much for piezoelectric technology today; the piezoelectric plate stack would probably be quite large given the long length the current piezo injectors have to be to achieve just 4 thou of movement.
And suspension systems? I'm guessing the shock towers in your car would be tall enough to have an observation deck and a revolving restaurant. But hopefully one day these issues will be addressed.
Thanks again, I love learning new stuff.
It's weight and torque rather than power figures that was the problem with mating the N/A Coyote to the Falcon. There was going to be an XR8 with the N/A Coyote, but the XR8 has been temporarily shelved.
The 444hp N/A would be a good match for an entry level V8 XR8, but torque figures for that engine meant high revs to make the power. Which is okay but the Falcon's weight would dull performance lower in the rev range (and increase consumption); Aussies prefer engines that make big fat lumps of torque lower in the rev range to get those mobile lounge rooms moving, rather than highly strung screamers that require big revs and a lot of noise. And a Rootes type supercharger produces high boost low in the rev range.
The difference between power and torque can produce very different results...
My old '91 EA Falcon with 4L inline 6 made only 186HP, but had enough torque to embarrass a Lexus IS300 that produced 215HP and was 100kg lighter.
What if you're 4 years old and locked your keys in the car. All 4 year olds can't tie shoelaces, they instead have those Velcro straps.
So if you're 4 years old and you have locked your keys in your car... Use nylon carton strapping; that black ribbon like stuff they strap around boxes like in the picture...
It's much easier than a shoelace because it's rigid enough to push between the door rubber near the lock and able to be steered in the direction of the door lock.
No wiggling needed; unless you're in front of the TV watching four Australian men dressed in pastel colors dancing like there's 220 volts running up their legs.
Oh yeah, it'll be an engine with wheels and a seat. May have to extend the front end a little (like a Fiat Topolino dragster) and have the driver in the center, straddling the gearbox.
You have a finely tuned bullshit detector. And you're choice in transmissions is exquisite.
This story was republished from Jezebel (Gawker's lady website) where creepy feelings have the potential to become front page news.
So that's why Outlander drivers drive like they're demented.
I can't think of anything else than the Australian version of the Ford Modular V8. Basically a quad cam top end of the Mustang engine mated to a 5.4 L bottom end.
The Falcon was quite heavy compared to Mustang, so Ford AU decided the 4.6L engine to be too small and lacking in torque. So they made their own version and called it Boss; The Boss 260 and Boss 290 (348 and 388hp). They made a enough torque but only over a very narrow part of the rev range. You'd think it was a diesel if it wasn't for the V8 Supercars soundtrack.
I though it was a still of what Jello looks like during an earthquake... All distorted and out of shape. The new Volly V40 looks tasty and hideous at the same time, I want to stick my spoon into it out of anger and hunger...
...Hello Doctor? Better call Shady Pines and reserve the padded suite.
Yay, another dead Ferrari... Hopefully donating it's engine and driveline to an insane project car. How about a Fiat 500/599?
You're somewhat right about early adopters but that's more about ironing out issues with current technology... And disregard the oil crisis. The end of oil doesn't necessarily mean the end of internal combustion.
The crux of my argument is energy storage technology. It's a problem that early adopters and cake eating hipsters won't solve. There's been a lot of research in battery technology and some of it looks positive. But we've yet to have any real advances. Advances in technology so far have given us batteries that last longer, but still take significantly longer to charge than filling up at the gas station.
That's why I feel we are wasting time building electric cars today. The best of electric (IMHFO) today is the Chevy Volt. And we all know how the Volt gets its extended range.
According to my female workmate, you sound like a cute Muppet character.
It may be the lighting, but Ray's 5 o'clock shadow looks like he had an accident with a blue Sharpie.
I guess Jalopnik TV's make-up dept had a day off, eating cake in a Starbucks no doubt.
What's this I read??
Ah, another so called study passing itself off as science, then regurgitated by puff journalists?
Well no, it isn't! After a quick check of sources, I happy to say this is in fact a rare case of a legitimate study that's not a veiled product showcase.
Kudos to Erin Gloria Ryan. :)
