It's an ok design, but really I'd like to see a whole new car. It depresses me that there are no good new designs coming out of the Russian auto industry. If ever there was a nation with the intellectual capital to build great cars, it's Russia. I guess it'll take a while before they fully work the communism out of their system and start making nice rides.
It's going to need wider front tires to prevent lots of understeer if it is based on the 3000GT, I think. What is with everyone wanting the "staggard" look, at the sacrifice of proper handling, on AWD cars? Yes, I used the Craigslist spelling (one of many, actually) of "staggered."
Dunno guys. I love my 3000GT but, there is no way the V6 VR4 engine can be turbo-boosted to anything above 400HP, let alone 550HP. Plus, every reviewer concedes steering is just plain bad in this platform, so they would have to fix it. Last, unless Mitsubishi kept oodles of brand new 3000GT platforms in a secret warehouse in Russia, building this thing in old 3000GT platforms is a crack-pipe fueled delirious vision. I'll sell them mine for $5,000.
Weirder still, instead of starting with a VR4 (the 4 wheel drive version of the 3000gt) they have taken the fwd part of a fwd 3000 and welded it to the rear part of a VR4. Perhaps this is a one-off created from 2 parts cars? I don't know but it's crazy alright. Oh and the air intakes in the back will feed a rear mounted radiator, which I assume has coolant lines running to the front of the car? Those guys are smoking some good shit over there.
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Interestingly enough, a gentleman in front of me in the grocery store checkout line yesterday informed me that there's a worldwide shortage of Eggo waffles.
@beercheck: It's true. I have them all. And I'm selling them on eBay. OK, not really, but people are selling them on eBay.
I have a question about those auctions, though. They all have free shipping, but is it frozen shipping? I don't want to receive frozen waffles via regular ground service.
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Ze Russians huv already played zis game before, with ze BMW M6/Volga.
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I swear I've seen that before somewhere. Oh yeah, here...
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Now....what were we talking about again?
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I have a question about those auctions, though. They all have free shipping, but is it frozen shipping? I don't want to receive frozen waffles via regular ground service.
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@ottomaddox: You mean this, superior in every way aesthetically possible to the production version Nissan GT-R Concept?
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You could never build a whole car out of Lego on the old 3000GT platform.
Silly Ruskies with all that potato whisky mash and bears dancing in little hats.
I'm glad I live in a country that is grounded in reality, not far fetched imaginary places like Russia or Alabama.
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