Things I'd normally share with just EeePee

[hpiguy]

^^Agreed, that's one ugly sumbitch. The inverse widebody might be the dumbest looking thing I've ever seen on a production car.

[EeePee]

It's the, not so new but finally really taking over, look of hot hatches. I don't exactly like cars at first these days, but over a couple years they grow on me.

I'd much rather have a new old stock Civic from both the mid 80s and earlier and later 90s. My '02 model was the last of the hatches. It's been ten years since. Ten years of coupes and four doors... bah.

Be neat if Honda jumped on the retro look like all the US manufacturers have been on lately.

[EeePee]

Inverse widebody started around this time, 1980. When they put the motor in the back.

[EeePee]

BTCC version

[SkaldidDog]

Originally Posted by EeePee

My '02 model was the last of the hatches. It's been ten years since. Ten years of coupes and four doors... bah.

Be neat if Honda jumped on the retro look like all the US manufacturers have been on lately.

That would rock. I still love my '02 Civic EX Coup MT. Nothing fancy. Just cool. Gotta track down an oil leak though. I replaced valve cover plug near the EGR so that ain't where it's coming from...dangit.

J

[hpiguy]

Originally Posted by EeePee

Inverse widebody started around this time, 1980. When they put the motor in the back.

That's not inverse, it's normal. It's wider in the rear, to accommodate a wider track for better handling. The civic (while I'm guessing it's track width is the same F&R) has the silly flaring in the front and nothing in the rear, it's as goofy looking as a football bat. I've never owned a Honda, but have noting against them. I've always given them credit where it's due, but the Civic is ugly as homemade dogshit.

[EeePee]

Like this?

[RIG_RIDER]

I've owned this 91' Civic SI from new, still love the look.

[EeePee]

Win.

[EeePee]

Major money here

[SkaldidDog]

Man that must piss them off seeing 'Yota on the top step.

2015 will be interesting.

J

[4wd4ws]

C63 vs R1

[EeePee]

Hybrid pioneer Audi is taking the next step in the area of energy recovery as well. The company is the only manufacturer to date to have won the Le Mans 24 Hours with hybrid sports cars. Since 2012, the R18 e-tron quattro has been unbeaten in the French endurance classic. For 2015, the engineers have doubled the amount of energy from 2 to 4 megajoules per race lap at Le Mans. During braking, energy is recovered which the system subsequently feeds back to the front axle on acceleration. The electrical machine that performs this task now delivers an output of more than 200 kW (272 hp), which is a significant increase compared to 2014. Therefore, Audi has increased the capacity of the energy storage system as well. The encapsulated flywheel energy storage system that sits in the cockpit alongside the driver can store up to 700 kilojoules of energy that it subsequently returns to the electrical machine - which is about 17 percent more than in 2014.

Despite these performance increases Audi has achieved the minimum weight of only 870 kilograms - notably in what is currently the world's most complex racing category. The improved hybrid output, however, results in a restriction for the internal combustion engine. According to the sporting regulations the fuel-energy amount has to be further reduced if the engineers opt for higher hybrid output. As a result, the R18 e-tron quattro has to make do with 2.5 percent less diesel fuel per lap than in 2014.

Not least for this reason, Audi has further developed the four-liter V6 TDI engine by performing a lot of detailed work to achieve the optimized consumption levels. The most efficient power-plant in the field now delivers 410 kW (558 hp). Due to its optimized consumption the developers have managed to more than compensate for the loss in output resulting from the reduced amount of fuel. As another new rule for 2015, only five engines per race car may be used during the entire season. The power-plant now delivering even greater fuel efficiency continues a major trend. In 2006, Audi's TDI engine debuted at Le Mans, followed by eight victories until 2014. While lap times continually improved, fuel consumption decreased by 38 percent during this period.

[EeePee]

New Toyota TS040 is out also. Insanity.

And then there's this here...



I wanna drive it all!

[DickyT]

Originally Posted by EeePee

I wanna drive it all!

You are not alone in that want.

[badhoopty]

[EeePee]

Though I don't think I want to drive that crazy mobile.

That's up loon's alley...

[STANG KILLA SS]

:drool:



the mesh logo is sweet

[DickyT]

I am a Porsche fan to my core. 2 of my 5 bucket list cars to own come to us thanks to ole' Ferdinand. The wings on the RWB's though... For me it is just too much. I know that's his thing, and I love everything else he does to them.

Now having said that if someone were to gift me an RWB modded 911, I would happily drive it However if I ever get to own a Porsche by my own merits it will have to be a '73 RS and\or '98 Turbo.

73 was the first year of the RS and the year I was born, and 98 was the last year of the aircooled ones.

[EeePee]

Huge picture again... Dip.

Rear wing looks like styrene add ons.

Are those kids smashed up against the rear window in that purple thing?