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    The Audi R8 V10, Cut in Half

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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    08/18/09

    In reply to The Audi R8 V10, Cut in Half
    Could we be witnessing the unexpected merger of Audi and Aston Martin?
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    Image of Mobius Mobius
    08/18/09

    In reply to The Audi R8 V10, Cut in Half
    This is Audi's entry into the FIA GT1/2 Championships beginning next year, following the Corvette ZR1/2 and Aston Martin DB4.5, the R4 V5 is expected to be very competitive, being the only one with 2 drive wheels, and the ZR1/2 likely to face a power disadvantage as the halfsupercharger doens't function quite like half a supercharger.
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    08/18/09

    @Mobius mourns his fallen comrades: That's not as halfassed as it sounds.
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    Image of TetrisMäster - More Umlaut! TetrisMäster - More Umlaut!
    08/18/09

    In reply to The Audi R8 V10, Cut in Half

    Woah.
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    mr_dude promoted this comment Edited by TetrisMäster - More Umlaut! at 08/18/09 6:39 PM TetrisMäster - More Umlaut! was starred TetrisMäster - More Umlaut! was unstarred
    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    08/18/09

    In reply to The Audi R8 V10, Cut in Half
    When deciding which half of the car to remove, you might think about leaving the windshield in front of the driver. I'm also worried that the weight distribution has been ruined, even though power to weight is much improved. A dilemma.
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    Image of GIC asks not for whom the bell tolls GIC asks not for whom the bell tolls
    08/18/09

    In reply to The Audi R8 V10, Cut in Half
    This may be splitting, uh, hoods (groan), but am I the only one who's bugged by manufacturers making these half-cutaways... and then preserving their entire logos by moving them off-center?

    It destroys the artistic symmetry of an otherwise brilliant exercize. And it's insulting: if you think I'm intelligent enough to appreciate and investigate an engineering cutaway, then I'm also intelligent enough to figure out what car it is and who built it.

    This one even goes so far as to use a 2/3 scale grille. Really? Either cut the damn car in half the right way, or don't do it at all.
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    Edited by GIC asks not for whom the bell tolls at 08/18/09 2:33 PM GIC asks not for whom the bell tolls was starred GIC asks not for whom the bell tolls was unstarred
    Image of kaneshadow kaneshadow
    08/18/09

    @GIC pours some out for the fallen: Yes, you are the only one.

    and they didn't move the logo off center. The cut is curved to carefully avoid the logo.

    as for your comment about the grill, well... that new crop of weed you got must be more potent than you realize. This grill appears to be the right size.
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    Image of GIC asks not for whom the bell tolls GIC asks not for whom the bell tolls
    08/18/09


    @kaneshadow: Boo. You know what, I was thinking about this after leaving work after my comment and was going to post a redaction "upon further review", once I had the chance. But it seems in the ensuing few hours you beat me to it. So I stand corrected.

    It's a subtle bit of eye trickery - the cutaway curves toward the LF wheel. The angle of the photo makes this difficult to realize at first. But yet it still lends slight credence to my original complaint: it's not entirely a 1/2 cutaway either. So what's so important about showing the whole grille then?

    The AM cutaway may also be cut just off-center to preserve the logo in its natural location. But it presents an illusion of being off-center, and still looks weird to me. Maybe it's the weed.
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    Image of mr_dude mr_dude
    08/18/09

    In reply to The Audi R8 V10, Cut in Half
    Great Caesar's ghost!

    So what's the extra caliper on that rear disc? Parking brake? Seems superfluous.
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    Image of underwear-ninja underwear-ninja
    08/18/09

    In reply to The Audi R8 V10, Cut in Half
    Okay who let Sideswipe near the Audis again?
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    Image of Bandido GT - Cabrón Malnacido Bandido GT - Cabrón Malnacido
    08/18/09

    @underwear-ninja: "DAAAMN! I'm good!"
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    Image of FTGDWolverineEdition'09 FTGDWolverineEdition'09
    08/18/09


    @Bandido GT - Cabrón Malnacido: Maybe he got in the way?
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    Image of P161911 probably shoudn't have P161911 probably shoudn't have
    07/07/09

    In reply to On Board With The Historic Ferrari 330 P4
    What next a video of a P4 running in Forza2?
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    Image of Flagrant German Fanboy Flagrant German Fanboy
    07/07/09

    In reply to On Board With The Historic Ferrari 330 P4
    I'm quite positive I have this recording on CD somewhere. I think my favourite track is the F40 onboard .... ohhhhhh god ...


    Ah, Open Pipe Symphony, that's the one:

    [www.carsonline.com.au]

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    Image of drewdrawsLA drewdrawsLA
    07/07/09

    @Flagrant German Fanboy: I'm somewhat embarrassed and somewhat proud to admit that I do too, although mine was called "Mechanical Symphony".


    Bought at Le Mans, sometimes just put it on in the car for fun.

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    Image of layabout layabout
    07/07/09

    In reply to On Board With The Historic Ferrari 330 P4
    Epic!
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    Image of scroggzilla raids again scroggzilla raids again
    07/07/09

    In reply to On Board With The Historic Ferrari 330 P4
    My first (only) slot car set had a Ferrari Dino 206SP (basically a slightly smaller P3/P4 with a V6) and Porsche 906 Carrera.....and, just like in real life, the Porsche always beat the Ferrari.


    But enough about that, here's some P3/P4 pron..
    [farm3.static.flickr.com]"

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    Image of scroggzilla raids again scroggzilla raids again
    07/07/09

    @SCROGGS!!:
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    Image of layabout layabout
    07/07/09

    @SCROGGS!!: Great pics,thanks for the new screen saver :)
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    Image of 1dollar93 1dollar93
    07/07/09

    In reply to On Board With The Historic Ferrari 330 P4
    This same technique was used in Claude Lelouch's classic Rendezvous film, to great effect.
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    Image of PatFromGundo PatFromGundo
    07/07/09

    @1dollar93: Right you are. I just didn't know that Fly made a Mercedes 6.9 slot car.
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    07/07/09

    In reply to On Board With The Historic Ferrari 330 P4
    They must have had a Prius slot car as the camera car so that it's engine sound wouldn't interfere.
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    Image of .357 .357
    07/07/09

    In reply to On Board With The Historic Ferrari 330 P4
    This is why, Auto Insider, you are one of my favourite editors.
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    Image of laylaholic laylaholic
    07/07/09

    In reply to On Board With The Historic Ferrari 330 P4
    Audio sync is a bit iffy...
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    Image of smalleyxb122 smalleyxb122
    07/07/09

    @laylaholic: Agreed. A few too many instances of decel on a straight, and acceleration on corner entry. A couple of times, when the engine note crescendoed just past the apex, and pulled through the corner onto the straight, it was magical.
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    Image of Quattro-luvr Quattro-luvr
    07/07/09

    @smalleyxb122: You do realize that the "real" soundtrack is being synced up with the "live" slot cars right? I was a video editor for 8 years, and it's not easy to do this.
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    Image of smalleyxb122 smalleyxb122
    07/07/09

    @Quattro-luvr:You mean the slot cars weren't making those glorious sounds?


    I understand that audio from a race isn't going to sync with video of a slot car. I don't think that I was complaining. I love the few instances where the audio seemed to match.

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