RE: 'Trailblazing' GT4 blazes into Chilton's trail

RE: 'Trailblazing' GT4 blazes into Chilton's trail

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Bencolem

1,017 posts

239 months

Tuesday 28th June 2022
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Great video. I thought the GT3 cup car was the best to watch, the Subaru the most fun, Jenson’s suspension way too soft and that McMurtry was simply like a bullet being fired out of a gun, unreal.

Turbobanana

6,266 posts

201 months

Tuesday 28th June 2022
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Guvernator said:
For all their technical superiority, the EV's come nowhere close in the emotion stakes, something they really need to sort out.
Do they, though?

We fans of loud, obnoxious sports cars might like a bit of noise, but the rest of the car-buying world just wants a car that does its job in the most efficient way possible. And I'm afraid we're outnumbered.

Nobody complains that electric trains don't sound like Ivor the Engine.

TinpotTintop

87 posts

31 months

Tuesday 28th June 2022
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Does anyone proof-read this stuff before it goes live? Has the journo just come out of a Glastonbury fuelled stupor, having totally forgotten that FoS was a thing?

Grammar, punctuation, craft of sentence and understanding of subject does matter.

And I'm sure some one will pipe up with the old 'what do you expect from a free motoring site', but it's not free; we're the payment, our presence is the currency, and someone at Pistonheads should do a better job.


Jon_S_Rally

3,406 posts

88 months

Tuesday 28th June 2022
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TinpotTintop said:
Does anyone proof-read this stuff before it goes live? Has the journo just come out of a Glastonbury fuelled stupor, having totally forgotten that FoS was a thing?

Grammar, punctuation, craft of sentence and understanding of subject does matter.

And I'm sure some one will pipe up with the old 'what do you expect from a free motoring site', but it's not free; we're the payment, our presence is the currency, and someone at Pistonheads should do a better job.
So stop paying then.

ettore

4,132 posts

252 months

Tuesday 28th June 2022
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I thought they were all quite interesting this year and the McMurtry quite extraordinary.

I think it’s interesting to see the development and potential of the EV’s but the ICE cars were still kicking. The March was a 300bhp 4 cylinder from the 1970’s and the XJR was fabulous but wildly unsuited. Whilst not allowed - perhaps understandably - a contemporary single seater or specialist hill climb car would be an interesting match.

Ahonen

5,016 posts

279 months

Tuesday 28th June 2022
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British Beef said:
I think its absolutely brilliant a small team in a shed built a car that his completely obliterated the track record and the time set by this Porsche multi £million car!!
Who was the small team in the shed? The McMurtry outfit certainly isn't a small team in a shed, so you must mean someone else.

Guvernator

13,155 posts

165 months

Tuesday 28th June 2022
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Turbobanana said:
Do they, though?

We fans of loud, obnoxious sports cars might like a bit of noise, but the rest of the car-buying world just wants a car that does its job in the most efficient way possible. And I'm afraid we're outnumbered.

Nobody complains that electric trains don't sound like Ivor the Engine.
Well yes if you are selling white goods vehicles but I've yet to see a convincing EV sportscar and I think this is the area where they will struggle a bit.

Turbobanana

6,266 posts

201 months

Tuesday 28th June 2022
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Guvernator said:
Turbobanana said:
Do they, though?

We fans of loud, obnoxious sports cars might like a bit of noise, but the rest of the car-buying world just wants a car that does its job in the most efficient way possible. And I'm afraid we're outnumbered.

Nobody complains that electric trains don't sound like Ivor the Engine.
Well yes if you are selling white goods vehicles but I've yet to see a convincing EV sportscar and I think this is the area where they will struggle a bit.
Fair enough, I see your point. I guess manufacturers are currently (no pun intended) taking the path of least resistance and sticking big, heavy batteries into big, heavy SUVs until technology allows miniaturisation and the ability to put them into small, light sportscars / shopping cars.

dpop

208 posts

132 months

Tuesday 28th June 2022
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wong said:
Excellent video
But, it highlights how crap electric cars sound.
Couldn't agree more - it's hilarious/sad watching the dodge viper bellowing up the hill followed by jenson button's FCX-1 which sounds like a dentist's drill or a small insect; I actually thought I had an issue with my headphones at the beginning of that run.

romac

596 posts

146 months

Tuesday 28th June 2022
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redroadster said:
Why don't they add v12 noises to these leccy cars this would add more drama and safer too.
Or just a piece of cardboard and a peg installed in a suitable place? wink

sticks090460

1,077 posts

158 months

Tuesday 28th June 2022
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44 year old F2 car is 3rd fastest.......

Gwilliamlloyd

15 posts

51 months

Wednesday 29th June 2022
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Wot a bunch of boring old Pharts . It was all about how fast that thing went up the bleeding hill . Bleeding fast !!

CanAm

9,200 posts

272 months

Wednesday 29th June 2022
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mcpoot said:
Why not add a Brabham V16 soundtrack? If you're going to lie then lie big.
I take it Autocorrupt got the better of you there.