Weird car facts...
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Similar to my Lotus Carlton post above, I also owned a 16v Integrale. These all had an overboost facilty that would deliver a temporary extra 10% slug of torque if you were driving along and then buried the throttle, such as for an overtaking manoeuvre. You could see it on the boost gauge in that the needle would swing further round the dial than usual.
Alfa numeric said:
It's still annoying though...
Sorry if this has already been said but I haven't read the whole thread:
When the Austin Allegro was launched, it had a square (B.L. called it quartic) steering wheel. The brouchure said "the quartic steering wheel allows for an easier entry to and exit from the vehicle and makes it easy to see the instruments."
The brochure meant "when we stuck on a normal steering wheel, it was murder to get in or out of the car and once in, you couldn't see the instruments. So in a panic, we designed this awful monstosity rather than go back to the drawing board and build a proper car"
When the Austin Allegro was launched, it had a square (B.L. called it quartic) steering wheel. The brouchure said "the quartic steering wheel allows for an easier entry to and exit from the vehicle and makes it easy to see the instruments."
The brochure meant "when we stuck on a normal steering wheel, it was murder to get in or out of the car and once in, you couldn't see the instruments. So in a panic, we designed this awful monstosity rather than go back to the drawing board and build a proper car"
This has almost certainly been covered, but in case it hasn't...
Apparently VW got all in a tiff when they learned that Renault were building a three litre Clio. They assumed it was a Clio that used 3 litres per 100km (or whatever the stupid Euro version of MPG is), rather than a Clio with a stonkind great V6 in the back and started throwing money at developing a super eco Polo.
Would have loved to have seen their faces at the motorshow when the Clio was unveiled!
Apparently VW got all in a tiff when they learned that Renault were building a three litre Clio. They assumed it was a Clio that used 3 litres per 100km (or whatever the stupid Euro version of MPG is), rather than a Clio with a stonkind great V6 in the back and started throwing money at developing a super eco Polo.
Would have loved to have seen their faces at the motorshow when the Clio was unveiled!
omega - press down on both brake and accelerator, put key in and turn to postion 1. spanner on dashboard flashes out engine management warning codes.
e46 - i did this once, but cant quite remember how.
remote function on key stopped working, but key worked fine. held key up to rear view mirror whilst holding lock, then quickly tapped unlock 3 times. Then the doors both locked, unlocked and the remote function worked again.
e46 - i did this once, but cant quite remember how.
remote function on key stopped working, but key worked fine. held key up to rear view mirror whilst holding lock, then quickly tapped unlock 3 times. Then the doors both locked, unlocked and the remote function worked again.
petrolsniffer said:
I think the toyota mr2 mk2 has bigger brakes at the rear? I assume its because of the midengine layout?
It has slightly larger diameter discs at the rear but smaller calipers so less braking force than the front. Probably requires more rear braking ability than a front engined car of similar weight though.MrKipling43 said:
This has almost certainly been covered, but in case it hasn't...
Apparently VW got all in a tiff when they learned that Renault were building a three litre Clio. They assumed it was a Clio that used 3 litres per 100km (or whatever the stupid Euro version of MPG is), rather than a Clio with a stonkind great V6 in the back and started throwing money at developing a super eco Polo.
Would have loved to have seen their faces at the motorshow when the Clio was unveiled!
Er, well it has been covered before I think, although the other way round.Apparently VW got all in a tiff when they learned that Renault were building a three litre Clio. They assumed it was a Clio that used 3 litres per 100km (or whatever the stupid Euro version of MPG is), rather than a Clio with a stonkind great V6 in the back and started throwing money at developing a super eco Polo.
Would have loved to have seen their faces at the motorshow when the Clio was unveiled!
AndrewTait said:
djt100 said:
on a VW bora and a Seat Toledo, if you unlock the doors throw all your stuff on the passenger seat and then close the passenger door, by the time you walk round to the drivers door the car will have locked itself and you are locked out of your car and your house with your mobile and wallet sitting on the front passenger seat of the car.
Only when the switch in the door catch is broken, and the control unit doesn't know you've opened the door!Luckily, we weren't far from home, me and my mate hopped in his VTS and tanked it to my house to get the spare key! That got the heart racing for a few minutes
LotusOmega375D said:
Not sure if this has been covered in the previous 40 pages, but if you dump the clutch of a stationary Lotus Carlton at 2700+ rpm, the ECU temporarily switches to a higher boost mode, which gives you about 408bhp for max. 10 seconds compared to the regular 377bhp. It's colloquially known as GPS mode (for Grand Prix Start), so is great for Traffic Light Grand Prix or Santa Pod.
I guess it's really only for those owners who like the expensive smell of a cooked clutch and tyres. It's like the insane 177mph top speed, in that it's nice to know it's there if you should ever need it!
Does anyone else deserately feel the need to try this? I guess it's really only for those owners who like the expensive smell of a cooked clutch and tyres. It's like the insane 177mph top speed, in that it's nice to know it's there if you should ever need it!
Question - was it actually explained as a feature or was this just the result of some lucky experiments?
Esprits have a similar tweek, it goes something like, if you rev the car in neutral and stationary to over 5000 rpm the ecu gives a temporary overboost to the tune of 0.6 up to 0.8 bar (S4) and 0.8 to 1.0 bar (S4s)...
Although my numbers might be slightly out...
Question - was it actually explained as a feature or was this just the result of some lucky experiments?
Although my numbers might be slightly out...
DazBock said:
LotusOmega375D said:
Not sure if this has been covered in the previous 40 pages, but if you dump the clutch of a stationary Lotus Carlton at 2700+ rpm, the ECU temporarily switches to a higher boost mode, which gives you about 408bhp for max. 10 seconds compared to the regular 377bhp. It's colloquially known as GPS mode (for Grand Prix Start), so is great for Traffic Light Grand Prix or Santa Pod.
I guess it's really only for those owners who like the expensive smell of a cooked clutch and tyres. It's like the insane 177mph top speed, in that it's nice to know it's there if you should ever need it!
Does anyone else deserately feel the need to try this? I guess it's really only for those owners who like the expensive smell of a cooked clutch and tyres. It's like the insane 177mph top speed, in that it's nice to know it's there if you should ever need it!
Question - was it actually explained as a feature or was this just the result of some lucky experiments?
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