General Car Talk Discussion Thread
08-05-2014, 02:33 PM
#9601
Senior Moderator
Thread Starter
BC is someone who has nice cars
08-05-2014, 02:52 PM
#9602
Engineer
08-05-2014, 02:55 PM
#9603
Senior Moderator
Thread Starter
I don't know.
08-05-2014, 03:49 PM
#9604
Moderator
08-05-2014, 05:34 PM
#9606
I don't care what you're driving, if you drive like that on public roads you are a fucking idiot.
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08-05-2014, 05:40 PM
#9607
I drive a Subata.
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08-05-2014, 05:53 PM
#9608
Suzuka Master
Is he the dude that usually has all the cars in white?
08-05-2014, 06:01 PM
#9609
Moderator
He's also the same dude who slid a 12C across a grass highway median and into a barn a year or so ago on their Gold Rush rally.
He's also the same dude who got into an e-fight with Koenigsegg about the quality of the Agera he was buying.
08-05-2014, 07:07 PM
#9610
Senior Moderator
Sounds like an @$$clown. Why are we talking about him again?
08-05-2014, 07:15 PM
#9611
Moderator
08-05-2014, 11:55 PM
#9612
If we wanted to worship assholes living the dream, there's no one better than Bilzerian.
Who doesn't want to be so rich women literally write your name on across them together & throw porn stars off houses.
Who doesn't want to be so rich women literally write your name on across them together & throw porn stars off houses.
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08-06-2014, 11:44 AM
#9613
Senior Moderator
Thread Starter
new offering at Adventure Supercars 
08-06-2014, 11:59 AM
#9614
Senior Moderator
Thread Starter
08-06-2014, 12:27 PM
#9615
Senior Moderator
Thread Starter
damn its always Air France
08-06-2014, 03:23 PM
#9616
Team Owner
let me know where to sign up. being nice is overrated anyway.
08-06-2014, 03:54 PM
#9618
Moderator
Well, I'm certainly not "worship[ping] assholes," but I see no reason why the contents of his garage aren't worthy of discussion, regardless of the fact that he's an asshole.
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08-06-2014, 04:10 PM
#9619
Team Owner
08-06-2014, 10:03 PM
#9620
Senior Moderator
Thread Starter
08-08-2014, 11:43 AM
#9621
Fahrvergnügen'd
Forced induction whore news: Electric Turbochargers from Audi
Example: The RS5 has twin turbochargers, as well as the electric turbo, and produces 385 hp and 553 lb-ft, for 0-62 mph acceleration of about four seconds. The current 4.2L V8 produces 450hp and 317lb-ft of torque.
Sign me up. Plus electric turbocharging, according to Audi, increases fuel economy by 15-20% depending on application.
Example: The RS5 has twin turbochargers, as well as the electric turbo, and produces 385 hp and 553 lb-ft, for 0-62 mph acceleration of about four seconds. The current 4.2L V8 produces 450hp and 317lb-ft of torque.
Sign me up. Plus electric turbocharging, according to Audi, increases fuel economy by 15-20% depending on application.
08-08-2014, 11:45 AM
#9622
Suzuka Master
so did anyone figure out how to build a car on vw's site??? lol, I can't get past the transmission cause no where near my zipcode has a manual transmission...
08-08-2014, 11:52 AM
#9624
Fahrvergnügen'd
And here's the fucking BRILLIANT VW Marketing response. Holy Shit VW, you need a new leader in North America:
Dear Mr. Yo Teach,
We appreciate you providing feedback on our website.
The “Build and Price” tool on our previous website was a fun way to design the vehicle of your dreams and I know it will be missed by VW enthusiasts.
The new vw.com is built for consumers and uses matchmaking functionality, letting our drivers easily shop for specific features, such as color or price, among vehicles that already exist near them. The “Find a Match” function on the new site has more than 80,000 unique profile pages for actual vehicles.
We recognized that many in the VW family were interested in finding specific vehicles available for purchase in their area; our new site is in response to this interest.
Thank you for taking time to offer your comments and please feel free to email us again with any future comments or questions.
Sincerely,
Cara D.
Customer CARE Advocate
We appreciate you providing feedback on our website.
The “Build and Price” tool on our previous website was a fun way to design the vehicle of your dreams and I know it will be missed by VW enthusiasts.
The new vw.com is built for consumers and uses matchmaking functionality, letting our drivers easily shop for specific features, such as color or price, among vehicles that already exist near them. The “Find a Match” function on the new site has more than 80,000 unique profile pages for actual vehicles.
We recognized that many in the VW family were interested in finding specific vehicles available for purchase in their area; our new site is in response to this interest.
Thank you for taking time to offer your comments and please feel free to email us again with any future comments or questions.
Sincerely,
Cara D.
Customer CARE Advocate
08-08-2014, 12:15 PM
#9625
Senior Moderator
Thread Starter
Is it possible they aren't offering a "build a VW" option on the site? All I see is "Find a Match" and "Find a Dealer".
08-08-2014, 12:17 PM
#9626
Senior Moderator
Thread Starter
oops just saw your second post
08-08-2014, 12:24 PM
#9627
I drive a Subata.
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Forced induction whore news: Electric Turbochargers from Audi
Example: The RS5 has twin turbochargers, as well as the electric turbo, and produces 385 hp and 553 lb-ft, for 0-62 mph acceleration of about four seconds. The current 4.2L V8 produces 450hp and 317lb-ft of torque.
Sign me up. Plus electric turbocharging, according to Audi, increases fuel economy by 15-20% depending on application.
Example: The RS5 has twin turbochargers, as well as the electric turbo, and produces 385 hp and 553 lb-ft, for 0-62 mph acceleration of about four seconds. The current 4.2L V8 produces 450hp and 317lb-ft of torque.
Sign me up. Plus electric turbocharging, according to Audi, increases fuel economy by 15-20% depending on application.
Insane power boost with such a simple set up.
I can see how it's going to be one of the main FI options for most performance oriented cars in the near future.
08-08-2014, 12:25 PM
#9628
Suzuka Master
It is a good feature for people that want to buy RIGHT now. But people that are looking into cars that they wanna buy in the future it is a horrible option. They should have both.
08-08-2014, 12:27 PM
#9629
Suzuka Master
Forced induction whore news: Electric Turbochargers from Audi
Example: The RS5 has twin turbochargers, as well as the electric turbo, and produces 385 hp and 553 lb-ft, for 0-62 mph acceleration of about four seconds. The current 4.2L V8 produces 450hp and 317lb-ft of torque.
Sign me up. Plus electric turbocharging, according to Audi, increases fuel economy by 15-20% depending on application.
Example: The RS5 has twin turbochargers, as well as the electric turbo, and produces 385 hp and 553 lb-ft, for 0-62 mph acceleration of about four seconds. The current 4.2L V8 produces 450hp and 317lb-ft of torque.
Sign me up. Plus electric turbocharging, according to Audi, increases fuel economy by 15-20% depending on application.
08-08-2014, 12:28 PM
#9630
Fahrvergnügen'd
Yeah, their argument is that Build & Price doesn't lead to people buying cars on the lot so let's just have them search for cars that already exist.
Which probably sounded smart to some bonehead.
Except that if I got to VW.com and try to find a car that no dealer ever orders, I'll never find it. And I won't be able to figure out what it'll cost or what else I have to have in order to get it (like the Lighting Package).
It's asinine.
Which probably sounded smart to some bonehead.
Except that if I got to VW.com and try to find a car that no dealer ever orders, I'll never find it. And I won't be able to figure out what it'll cost or what else I have to have in order to get it (like the Lighting Package).
It's asinine.
08-08-2014, 12:34 PM
#9631
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That electric turbocharger idea is interesting. I'm kind of skeptical, though. Wouldn't it be more efficient to just use that battery power to help directly drive the car, like a 
... hybrid?
... hybrid?
08-08-2014, 12:34 PM
#9632
Senior Moderator
Thread Starter
crazy about the electric turbos, can't wait to see how those evolve!
08-08-2014, 12:42 PM
#9634
Senior Moderator
Thread Starter
08-08-2014, 12:47 PM
#9636
Senior Moderator
Thread Starter
sounds like they got lazy, like many other big companies have
08-08-2014, 12:48 PM
#9637
Team Owner
i think the whole Audi/VW/Porsche website are all designed by the same firm.
On Audi website, if you add Prestige package, it does not tell you exactly what is included and charge you $4000 for it.
On Audi website, if you add Prestige package, it does not tell you exactly what is included and charge you $4000 for it.
08-08-2014, 12:49 PM
#9638
I drive a Subata.
iTrader: (1)
I think the one for 86 cars is electric supercharger. Will dig it out and post it later. It's quite impressive. The TQ boost from it is just insane. 
08-08-2014, 12:54 PM
#9639
Team Owner
Can i call this an E-Turbo?
08-08-2014, 12:54 PM
#9640
Senior Moderator
Thread Starter
oh yeah thats what 
me the most, the torque
me the most, the torque