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^^^ yeah pretty crazy
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The trees are telling me that's not in Miami
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Miller Motorcars (Greenwhich, CT) at Pagani Automobili press day and customer day at Monticello Motor Club in Monticello, NY.
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it was a copypastanothinka
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whoa don't see that too often
taken at Symbolic Motors La Jolla
taken at Symbolic Motors La Jolla
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Why would someone in La Jolla name their dealership Chicago Motor Cars? That's just bizarre.
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Chicago means La Jolla, in the American Indian language
that would be my guess
that would be my guess
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I am actually sad looking at these pictures. Can i pick up some free parts since these cars are going to be trashed anyways?
Tom Cruise Helped Trash These BMW M3s for Mission: Impossible 5
More pix: http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1044129
Tom Cruise Helped Trash These BMW M3s for Mission: Impossible 5
More pix: http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1044129
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I'm sure with all those cars you can pick pieces from each one and build a brand new one!!
Itz JDM y0!
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Looks like he did a good job destroying them.
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The Lotus has also been spotted before (tag WEDGIE). Supposedly a '83-'87 Esprit Turbo?
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Fucking best car reviewer on Youtube
Guy cracks me up..
Guy cracks me up..
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hahaha this is awesome
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I know i have been posting a lot of BMW related materials. I am not a BMW fanboy. Since i am on F30post a lot, these information is readily available to share.
I don't participate in their almighty BMW fanboy crap. It is whole other level from Acura Fanboys.
You can bet the next I8-M, I8-M Grand Coupe, I8-M Convertible, I8-M Touring, I8-M GT will be one hell of a car with these 2 new people.
I don't participate in their almighty BMW fanboy crap. It is whole other level from Acura Fanboys.
You can bet the next I8-M, I8-M Grand Coupe, I8-M Convertible, I8-M Touring, I8-M GT will be one hell of a car with these 2 new people.
BMW has hired Roberto Fedeli, Ferrari's ex technical director, for a yet unspecified role/position. Fedeli is set to join BMW officially in November, "but we currently can't say what his role will be," a BMW spokesman told Automotive News Europe. This news comes shortly on the heels of news of another notable pickup for BMW - Franciscus van Meel, former head of Audi Quattro, who will become the next chief of BMW M.
According to Automotive News:
A Ferrari spokesman said Fedeli left the sports car maker Sept. 13 and his resignation was not linked to the departure of Ferrari's long-time chairman, Luca Cordero di Montezemolo. Fedeli quit before Montezemolo stepped down as Ferrari chairman, the spokesman said.
Fedeli joined Ferrari in 1988 and has been responsible for the engineering of all Ferrari cars since 2007. His most recent model is the limited production LaFerrari gasoline-electric hybrid supercar, the fastest road car built to date by the company.
At BMW, Fedeli is expected to use his expertise with the group's M performance division or with Rolls-Royce, according to Automotive News Europe sources.
Fedeli's duties at Ferrari have been taken up by the brand’s chief technological officer Michael Leiters, who joined the company from Porsche in January. Leiters held various roles at Porsche, including program manager for the Cayenne large luxury SUV.
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A Ferrari spokesman said Fedeli left the sports car maker Sept. 13 and his resignation was not linked to the departure of Ferrari's long-time chairman, Luca Cordero di Montezemolo. Fedeli quit before Montezemolo stepped down as Ferrari chairman, the spokesman said.
Fedeli joined Ferrari in 1988 and has been responsible for the engineering of all Ferrari cars since 2007. His most recent model is the limited production LaFerrari gasoline-electric hybrid supercar, the fastest road car built to date by the company.
At BMW, Fedeli is expected to use his expertise with the group's M performance division or with Rolls-Royce, according to Automotive News Europe sources.
Fedeli's duties at Ferrari have been taken up by the brand’s chief technological officer Michael Leiters, who joined the company from Porsche in January. Leiters held various roles at Porsche, including program manager for the Cayenne large luxury SUV.
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you can say or post pretty much anything you want, it's a free country
I drive a Subata.
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Fucking best car reviewer on Youtube
Guy cracks me up..
2014 Mercedes-Benz S 63 AMG 4MATIC Coupe (C217) Start Up, Exhaust, Test Drive, and In Depth Review - YouTube
Guy cracks me up..
2014 Mercedes-Benz S 63 AMG 4MATIC Coupe (C217) Start Up, Exhaust, Test Drive, and In Depth Review - YouTube
I love this guy.
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https://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motora...194033483.html
The decline of manual transmissions in two graphs — and proof they're coming back
By Justin Hyde 19 hours ago Motoramic
That manual transmissions in vehicles survive in now-permanent status of endangered species-dom will come as no surprise. Despite all the driving benefits and sense of control a manual brings, even most sports cars now sell more automatics than sticks when they offer their drivers the option. (And when they don't, like the Dodge Viper, they don't sell well at all.)
Today, in its annual report on U.S. vehicle fuel efficiency, the Environmental Protection Agency provided a clear snapshot of just how endangered manuals are in two vivid graphs — along with a surprising sliver of hope for those who prefer three pedals to two.
The EPA keeps track of transmissions, engines and other vehicle technologies as part of its mandate to measure vehicle fuel economy — it's up to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to enforce the rules that call for a steady rise of efficiency toward 2025. In 2013, new cars and trucks together averaged 24.1 mpg — a 0.5 mpg increase from 2013, a bit slow considering how far the industry has to climb. That imaginary average vehicle weighed a hair over two tons and had a 227-hp engine; Mazda was the most fuel-efficient full-line brand, while Chrysler-Fiat was the least (thanks to Ram and Jeep.)
While car buyers have shunned stick shifts, there's at least a core of holdouts who want to choose their own gear the old-fashioned way; it's still unthinkable to imagine a Ford Mustang or Chevy Camaro without at least a manual option. But in trucks, manuals are all but extinct; all half-ton models (F-150, Chevy Silverado, Ram) are automatics only. That bump marked "L8" in the top corner of the car and truck charts represents Chrysler's bet on 8-speeds as its major fuel-economy move, even in its lowest-cost models.
The hope I mentioned? You can see that the line for manuals in cars has stopped shrinking — and sure enough, buried deep within the spreadsheets of the EPA's report, lies the data that shows manual transmission cars hit bottom and have started to come back — from 311,618 in the 2011 model year to 452,232 models built in the 2013 model year. The EPA's forecast says manuals should grow again among 2014 models to 6 percent of production. It's still a small share of the market, but it shows there's a growing audience of drivers who doesn't mind having more control over their machines.
By Justin Hyde 19 hours ago Motoramic
That manual transmissions in vehicles survive in now-permanent status of endangered species-dom will come as no surprise. Despite all the driving benefits and sense of control a manual brings, even most sports cars now sell more automatics than sticks when they offer their drivers the option. (And when they don't, like the Dodge Viper, they don't sell well at all.)
Today, in its annual report on U.S. vehicle fuel efficiency, the Environmental Protection Agency provided a clear snapshot of just how endangered manuals are in two vivid graphs — along with a surprising sliver of hope for those who prefer three pedals to two.
The EPA keeps track of transmissions, engines and other vehicle technologies as part of its mandate to measure vehicle fuel economy — it's up to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to enforce the rules that call for a steady rise of efficiency toward 2025. In 2013, new cars and trucks together averaged 24.1 mpg — a 0.5 mpg increase from 2013, a bit slow considering how far the industry has to climb. That imaginary average vehicle weighed a hair over two tons and had a 227-hp engine; Mazda was the most fuel-efficient full-line brand, while Chrysler-Fiat was the least (thanks to Ram and Jeep.)
Manual transmission usage
These charts from the EPA's report show the production shares of transmissions going back to 1980. The numbers are the gears; the letters "L" and "A" are for automatics, with "L" standing for those with a lockup torque converter, the standard in most vehicles. The green section for "M" shows how modern five-speed manuals peaked around 1987 for cars at 25 percent and in 1990 for trucks at roughly 30 percent, before the great decline set in. (Four- and three-speed manuals had been on the way out long before.)While car buyers have shunned stick shifts, there's at least a core of holdouts who want to choose their own gear the old-fashioned way; it's still unthinkable to imagine a Ford Mustang or Chevy Camaro without at least a manual option. But in trucks, manuals are all but extinct; all half-ton models (F-150, Chevy Silverado, Ram) are automatics only. That bump marked "L8" in the top corner of the car and truck charts represents Chrysler's bet on 8-speeds as its major fuel-economy move, even in its lowest-cost models.
The hope I mentioned? You can see that the line for manuals in cars has stopped shrinking — and sure enough, buried deep within the spreadsheets of the EPA's report, lies the data that shows manual transmission cars hit bottom and have started to come back — from 311,618 in the 2011 model year to 452,232 models built in the 2013 model year. The EPA's forecast says manuals should grow again among 2014 models to 6 percent of production. It's still a small share of the market, but it shows there's a growing audience of drivers who doesn't mind having more control over their machines.
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RPhilMan1 (10-09-2014)
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What a shame... manual transmission trucks are actually really fun to drive.
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There's going to be this special Ferrari event on Rodeo Dr. this Sunday.
Sounds pretty cool.
Sounds pretty cool.
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My friend was at a commercial shooting for the RC - F. In the shoot theres an S5 and an M4 as well. He was telling me that the M4 has a pretty bad sounding exhaust. He talked to the pro drivers on the set and they said they didnt like the exhaust as well. He also told me that a few chose the M4 and others chose the RC - F for driving characteristics but none chose the S5. S5 is kinda outdated compared to these two new cars anyways.
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charliemike needs to get Audi hustling on the redesign.
Needs a 930
2015 Acura TLX 2.4L Test ? Review ? Car and Driver
Review by car and driver, sounds like the 20k accord sport is a much better buy
Review by car and driver, sounds like the 20k accord sport is a much better buy
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The new A5/S5 will hit Europe next Fall IIRC. I think it's going to be CY16 before we see them here. That fits Audi's eight-year cycle.
That said, I agree. The next A5 needs more HP standard too. Something in the 260hp range.
That said, I agree. The next A5 needs more HP standard too. Something in the 260hp range.
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When I bought my 2005 S4 in 2008, the car had about 24 months of warranty and about 24k miles on it. I paid about $29K for it. The car was about $49K new.
Fast forward to today and I found a 2013 A5 S-Line with 28k miles and 24 months of warranty left for $39K.
It's amazing A) how expensive cars have become in a decade, and B) how much some used cars retain their value.
Certainly the A5 overall is nicer than the S4 but one is a 2.0T with 211hp and the other is a 4.2L V8 with 340hp. Both were top of the line for their specific model. I think the only option my S4 was missing was navigation.
Fast forward to today and I found a 2013 A5 S-Line with 28k miles and 24 months of warranty left for $39K.
It's amazing A) how expensive cars have become in a decade, and B) how much some used cars retain their value.
Certainly the A5 overall is nicer than the S4 but one is a 2.0T with 211hp and the other is a 4.2L V8 with 340hp. Both were top of the line for their specific model. I think the only option my S4 was missing was navigation.
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How did your 2005 S4 hold up, reliability wise?
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I had one issue in 2 years of owning it. I drove it a lot so I ran out of warranty and didn't want to drop $5K on a 100k mile warranty. The only issue I had was that the sensor in the rear view mirror for the auto headlights failed and so the car threw a warning light.
Other than that, it was perfect. I probably would still have it if it had been my second car and not my only one.
Other than that, it was perfect. I probably would still have it if it had been my second car and not my only one.
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My friend was at a commercial shooting for the RC - F. In the shoot theres an S5 and an M4 as well. He was telling me that the M4 has a pretty bad sounding exhaust. He talked to the pro drivers on the set and they said they didnt like the exhaust as well. He also told me that a few chose the M4 and others chose the RC - F for driving characteristics but none chose the S5. S5 is kinda outdated compared to these two new cars anyways.
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2015 Acura TLX 2.4L Test ? Review ? Car and Driver
Review by car and driver, sounds like the 20k accord sport is a much better buy
Review by car and driver, sounds like the 20k accord sport is a much better buy
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Kind of a F12/Cali T mix. Red dash & console bridge is a bit much, but I like the American flag in the seats; probably never see that again in an Italian car.
Only 10 made, naturalllly all spoken for. Betting $500,000+ easily.
Edit* $3 million a piece is the rumored rate. I guess they want these to appreciate in value in the next 40 years like the original NART Spyders. Jeez....
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Somebody already posted the review in 5G.. The OP was so butthurt. All the fanbois tried to discredit the review. They did like that C&D got it to 60 in a couple tenths quicker than Motortrend.
I guess a centimeter is big difference if all you have to work with is 2 inches.
I guess a centimeter is big difference if all you have to work with is 2 inches.
Whats up with RDX owners?
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Somebody already posted the review in 5G.. The OP was so butthurt. All the fanbois tried to discredit the review. They did like that C&D got it to 60 in a couple tenths quicker than Motortrend.
I guess a centimeter is big difference if all you have to work with is 2 inches.
I guess a centimeter is big difference if all you have to work with is 2 inches.