Beautiful Loveland Pass (11,990) in Colorado. That would be fun to drive with road closed to other traffic. The lack of guardrails in places would scare the flatlanders.
One can't help but notice they're putting a turbo engine against a bunch of NA engines, and sending it to Cessna cruising altitude. Turbo's gonna do good when the air gets thin. That's just how it is.
1. BMW 550 170.9 secs
2. Lincoln MKS 172.7 secs
3. Merc 550 174.4 secs
4. Jag XF 175.4 secs
5. Maserati 177.1 secs
So at 12,000ft no kidding a turbo'd motor beat three of the four cars on an unknown length "track". I'd rather get a SHO and save $8,000 over a similarly equipped Lincoln ($42,905 vs. $50,800 priced on the websites) with the toys I want. Yeah its not some Euro luxo sedan but will probably do 95% of what they do for a big chunk of cash savings. Then again I'd probably never buy a new car again and buy a Conan O'Brien SHO and be 100 times happier. That's just how I roll.
The Lincoln placing well was a foregone conclusion given that it was the only turbocharged car at 12,900 feet. But it's still and entertaining set of videos. I wonder how bad the spanking would have been if the winning car was replaced by its turbocharged underling?
How about a four-banger Ecoboosted Focus to beat both of them?
I caught myself doing a double-take as the intro screen pitted a large NA Euro engine against a smaller, boosted American one. Talk about a reversal...
@korvetkeith king of teh horsepowers!: Most hipsters I know would rather eat ground glass than listen to Weezer, though maybe some of them listen to it, you know, ironically.
I'd never be able to change the radio station fast enough if this song started playing, but it's absolutely perfect for what is a video short-story better than most of what is on television.
Guys, good work...all around.
If it wouldn't screw things up, I'd lobby for a LeMons reality show. Real reality, too. Sometimes the oddly-timed spontaneous shit is the funniest.
That Lincoln's engine is incredible sounding...when it's mobile. Though it sounds like they locked the transmission in 2nd gear, which I can understand the logic, but it'd be even quicker, while moving, if it could hit third.
Edited by that ain't the way to have fun, son at 09/20/09 8:43 PM
that ain't the way to have fun, son was starred
that ain't the way to have fun, son was unstarred
@so I goes to the local bar, y'know, people: I think it's actually in first-- due to its fairly high redline and ridiculously tall gearing, it'll get to 55-60 mph. 2nd gear tops out at ~95.
I have two Mark VIIIs and I love 'em. That's pretty much what they sound and act like from the factory; the engine is (thankfully) surprisingly loud, and it pulls like crazy past 3000 rpm. Reliability is decent for a high-tech domestic car, but of course that's not saying a whole lot. Unless overheated, the engine is absolutely bulletproof, though.
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2. Lincoln MKS 172.7 secs
3. Merc 550 174.4 secs
4. Jag XF 175.4 secs
5. Maserati 177.1 secs
So at 12,000ft no kidding a turbo'd motor beat three of the four cars on an unknown length "track". I'd rather get a SHO and save $8,000 over a similarly equipped Lincoln ($42,905 vs. $50,800 priced on the websites) with the toys I want. Yeah its not some Euro luxo sedan but will probably do 95% of what they do for a big chunk of cash savings. Then again I'd probably never buy a new car again and buy a Conan O'Brien SHO and be 100 times happier. That's just how I roll.
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I caught myself doing a double-take as the intro screen pitted a large NA Euro engine against a smaller, boosted American one. Talk about a reversal...
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They also sell posters of some guy named Ray posing with a Camaro. I heard it's risque and probably NSFW or the Camaro.
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It's the result of clever economizing by choosing to cancel the importation of better articles sourced from their Australian subsidiary.
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Guys, good work...all around.
If it wouldn't screw things up, I'd lobby for a LeMons reality show. Real reality, too. Sometimes the oddly-timed spontaneous shit is the funniest.
That Lincoln's engine is incredible sounding...when it's mobile. Though it sounds like they locked the transmission in 2nd gear, which I can understand the logic, but it'd be even quicker, while moving, if it could hit third.
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I have two Mark VIIIs and I love 'em. That's pretty much what they sound and act like from the factory; the engine is (thankfully) surprisingly loud, and it pulls like crazy past 3000 rpm. Reliability is decent for a high-tech domestic car, but of course that's not saying a whole lot. Unless overheated, the engine is absolutely bulletproof, though.
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I feel less-bad about considering these as a beater-car replacement last January.
A new Baby Beater-Benz beat it.