James May's Cars of the People

[ClockworkCupcake]

Yertis said:

ClockworkCupcake said:

It was a response to an earlier exchange with someone else who said the Ur Quattro wasn't the best Quattro.

But they didn't:

Zad said:

The LWB Ur wasn't the best rally car by a long mark

And I simply argued that, for a while, it was.

Anyway I'm off to bed.

Ohhh. Sorry - a misunderstanding / misreading on my part then. Oops.

Well, in that case, I agree!

[Halb]

Legacywr said:

But, I don't know what happened on the previous page, that brought War Horse up?

Cas itz da bezza film eva!!!!!

[Zad]

Shush. You are both right. What I meant was that in the context of all the rally Quattros, the LWB was a barge of a thing with a huge rotational inertia and the SWB models were considerably faster. Such is the nature of competitive evolution. At introduction, compared to the other (at least non tarmac) rally cars of the era though, they were on a different planet. To me, aesthetically, the SWB is unbalanced and ugly in comparison to the original, but of course with rally cars, beauty comes in many forms and I will always have a soft spot for the Sport, but the LWB will always be the one.

[Laurel Green]

Heads up.

[ajprice]

"World's biggest..."

Good start

[Otispunkmeyer]

YES! The Chrysler Turbine Car. Absolutely lovely piece of Modernist/Futurist design.

From the Henry Ford Museum (presumably non-working):

Chrysler Turbine Car by Alex Mason, on Flickr

[Laurel Green]

TVR

[Digger]

That's more like it.

[CooperD]

The Volvo Amazon

[Fugazi]

Love the idea of gas turbine cars, Rover did some experiments with cars and small lorries powered by them in the early 60's. I've just acquired this engine, 150SHP drive output shaft along with a 20kW 120V generator. Would make an interesting hybrid project car...

Edited by Fugazi on Sunday 7th February 21:37

[Faust66]

Nice Amazon... they look better in black though!

[Laurel Green]

"Despite this he is still alive"

[Otispunkmeyer]

Wow that rain cape makes you look a bit special.

[Dr Doofenshmirtz]

Fugazi said:

Love the idea of gas turbine cars, Rover did some experiments with cars and small lorries powered by them in the early 60's. I've just acquired this engine, 150SHP drive output shaft along with a 20kW 120V generator. Would make an interesting hybrid project car...

That's cool! does it work?

I wonder if Fuel Cell cars will ever be allowed to catch on?
That Kia is THE answer to our dreams...zero emissions, normal car performance, limitless fuel supply. But of course it won't catch on - the petrochemical giants and governments will make sure of it.
Shame.

[Fugazi]

Dr Doofenshmirtz said:

That's cool! does it work?

It appears to be in good order and has only had 96 hours runtime, just needs a good cleaning as some of the old oil may have gone gummy.

[williamp]

Otispunkmeyer said:

Wow that rain cape makes you look a bit special.

Are you saying mid winter is not the best time to launch a vehicle like the C5???

They overlooked many things, but launching it in winter (in time for christmas) was a mistake with the press.

[anonymous-user]

Dr Doofenshmirtz said:

That Kia is THE answer to our dreams...zero emissions, normal car performance, limitless fuel supply. But of course it won't catch on - the petrochemical giants and governments will make sure of it.
Shame.

Well except for the fact that 99.9% of the hydrogen produced in the world is made by cracking hydrocarbon fuels (supplied by the giant PetroChems.......)

[marksx]

Why have I never seen the Chrysler Turbine before? And I call myself a fan of American cars.

[FourWheelDrift]

marksx said:

Why have I never seen the Chrysler Turbine before? And I call myself a fan of American cars.

Here's Jay's full review of his car - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2A5ijU3Ivs

[boxst]

That was another great program. Makes him see a bit under utilised on (the old) Top Gear.