Car trends that you hope die
Discussion
SWoll said:
sleepera6 said:
Revival again;
Reading about the M2 "Peformance Edition"
Less for more with no real advantage
I thought it came with the M Drivers packs (with top speed de-limiter) and a load of extra M performance bits like stiffer suspension, exhaust etc for a relatively small premium?Reading about the M2 "Peformance Edition"
Less for more with no real advantage
That one - Instead of "4Zone climate control" it now comes with "1Zone" to "reduce weight"
Utter utter b
ks!
talksthetorque said:
sleepera6 said:
talksthetorque said:
Have you any idea how much a zone weighs?
Not having to drag 3 zones round with you must be worth double digit seconds on a hot Nürburgring lap.
No. Enlighten me.Not having to drag 3 zones round with you must be worth double digit seconds on a hot Nürburgring lap.
Or I am in need of a whoosh parrot?
Huff said:
Pop/bang remaps.
Had a tt sat outside the office last week (Redcliff St ped crossing onto Mary Redcliff roundabout, Bristol) ramping it until rather a lot of people were pointing and laughing at the windows.
Sounded like Mosul just after lunchtime. Was actually a small-engined blue-badged rotbox.
Having recently moved into an office on that roundabout, there seems to be a lot of pop and bang maps going past. Must be the acoustics encouraging such behaviour Had a t
t sat outside the office last week (Redcliff St ped crossing onto Mary Redcliff roundabout, Bristol) ramping it until rather a lot of people were pointing and laughing at the windows. Sounded like Mosul just after lunchtime. Was actually a small-engined blue-badged rotbox.
Haven't read the forty pages of thread, and my guess is, this has been touched on already. But I wish cars, especially sports coupes/convertibles and any other sporty cars would stop getting heavier, more inert, blunter/feel-less, less tactile and generally more isolated/disconnected from the driving experience. Electronic accelerator pedals, instead of a cable or rod physically connecting you to the game, electric power steering etc
But, most of all, power and torque go up, so platform and suspension settings have to be made stiffer, and tyres bigger, to maintain sufficient body control to put down said power and torque. Stiffer platform and suspension make weight go up, so power and torque are increased, again, to compensate. And round and round it goes...
All the older/wiser driving enthusiasts I respect, end up owning/wanting either a Lotus Elise or a Caterham. There's probably a reason for that.
But, most of all, power and torque go up, so platform and suspension settings have to be made stiffer, and tyres bigger, to maintain sufficient body control to put down said power and torque. Stiffer platform and suspension make weight go up, so power and torque are increased, again, to compensate. And round and round it goes...
All the older/wiser driving enthusiasts I respect, end up owning/wanting either a Lotus Elise or a Caterham. There's probably a reason for that.
V8 FOU said:
cmvtec said:
The absolute obsession with the perceived economy of diesel engines.
I drive a diesel, however, it's not all that economical or fast and I bought it knowing that. People seem genuinely disgusted when I tell them I average 36mpg.
I'm perfectly happy with that return from a medium sized saloon car with an auto gearbox, but so many people suck air through their teeth when they find out my MPG, which is inevitably the first question people ask.
I drove a Saab until a couple of years ago and I used to grin when telling people it did 22mpg.
People believe the hype of the quoted figures when they buy a car. Then they believe the mpg meter on the dash - that is average you morons. I reckon a full tank to full tank would scare the bejaysus out of them......I drive a diesel, however, it's not all that economical or fast and I bought it knowing that. People seem genuinely disgusted when I tell them I average 36mpg.
I'm perfectly happy with that return from a medium sized saloon car with an auto gearbox, but so many people suck air through their teeth when they find out my MPG, which is inevitably the first question people ask.
I drove a Saab until a couple of years ago and I used to grin when telling people it did 22mpg.
So ...... full tank to full tank measurement ISN'T an average?
Please tell us how you measure mpg without calculating an average?
This subject has been done to f
king death. Some people get advertised figres, some don't. Maybe those that don't shouldn't have a diesel in the first place? That is all there is to it.AppleJuice said:
Gaping bumper grilles:
Why?
I see the W213 E63 has a pair of intercoolers, but a D3 A8 4.2 TDI used two intercoolers and had a restrained lower bumper:
The R35 GT-R puts out similar power to the W213 E63 and yet its bumper is (reasonably) restrained:
I agree. It's ghastly. Why?
I see the W213 E63 has a pair of intercoolers, but a D3 A8 4.2 TDI used two intercoolers and had a restrained lower bumper:
The R35 GT-R puts out similar power to the W213 E63 and yet its bumper is (reasonably) restrained:
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