James May's Cars of the People

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ClockworkCupcake

74,402 posts

271 months

Thursday 4th February 2016
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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. beer
Ohhh. Sorry - a misunderstanding / misreading on my part then. Oops. paperbag

Well, in that case, I agree! biggrin


Halb

53,012 posts

182 months

Thursday 4th February 2016
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Legacywr said:
But, I don't know what happened on the previous page, that brought War Horse up? smile
Cas itz da bezza film eva!!!!!

Zad

12,695 posts

235 months

Friday 5th February 2016
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hehe

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

30,770 posts

231 months

Sunday 7th February 2016
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Heads up.

ajprice

27,317 posts

195 months

Sunday 7th February 2016
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"World's biggest..." hehe

Good start

Otispunkmeyer

12,557 posts

154 months

Sunday 7th February 2016
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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

30,770 posts

231 months

Sunday 7th February 2016
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TVR thumbup

Digger

14,591 posts

190 months

Sunday 7th February 2016
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That's more like it.

CooperD

2,851 posts

176 months

Sunday 7th February 2016
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The Volvo Amazon cloud9

Fugazi

564 posts

120 months

Sunday 7th February 2016
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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... laugh


Edited by Fugazi on Sunday 7th February 21:37

Faust66

2,028 posts

164 months

Sunday 7th February 2016
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Nice Amazon... they look better in black though! wink

Laurel Green

30,770 posts

231 months

Sunday 7th February 2016
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"Despite this he is still alive" hehe

Otispunkmeyer

12,557 posts

154 months

Sunday 7th February 2016
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Wow that rain cape makes you look a bit special.

Dr Doofenshmirtz

15,186 posts

199 months

Sunday 7th February 2016
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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... laugh
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

564 posts

120 months

Sunday 7th February 2016
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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

19,213 posts

272 months

Sunday 7th February 2016
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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

53 months

Sunday 7th February 2016
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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

5,052 posts

189 months

Sunday 7th February 2016
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Why have I never seen the Chrysler Turbine before? And I call myself a fan of American cars.


FourWheelDrift

88,381 posts

283 months

Sunday 7th February 2016
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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

3,699 posts

144 months

Sunday 7th February 2016
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That was another great program. Makes him see a bit under utilised on (the old) Top Gear.