Car Spotting

[JHamilton]

Originally Posted by Adam43

Not everything needs to be extremes.

That's the most un-American thing you've ever said.

[broadrun96]

Originally Posted by JHamilton

That's the most un-American thing you've ever said.

Might be enough to be asked to leave with that attitude

[Adam43]

Was it a naff thing to say?

[broadrun96]

Originally Posted by Adam43

Was it a naff thing to say?

I've got it Naff is a little Brit bird with the subtle judgement look

That's sht is a bald eagle with a mullet

[Adam43]

Make a plastic model of that and put it in your garden and you’re president naff.

[broadrun96]

Originally Posted by Adam43

Make a plastic model of that and put it in your garden and you’re president naff.

Who says I don't have that flag??

And back on topic

Some dude brought out men of a certain age favorite Hot Wheels car, although weirdly they had TURBO painted in them cause HW believes in accuracy above all



She's got some serious hips, but every panel seemed perfect.

[Adam43]

That is so close to being fantastic.

[E.B]

Originally Posted by broadrun96

She's got some serious hips, but every panel seemed perfect.

No arguing it is slighty 'over-bodied' in the rear quarters... but in a nice way. (Thats an S4 so has larger rear wheels as standard which make it less noticeable than on earlier 928's. )

Useless trivia time... The 928 was the first production car with bumpers hidden under plastic fascias seamlessly integrated into the overall bodywork front and rear.
Now its become what carmakers do, but the 928 did it first.

[joeb]

Originally Posted by E.B

No arguing it is slighty 'over-bodied' in the rear quarters... but in a nice way. (Thats an S4 so has larger rear wheels as standard which make it less noticeable than on earlier 928's. )

Useless trivia time... The 928 was the first production car with bumpers hidden under plastic fascias seamlessly integrated into the overall bodywork front and rear.
Now its become what carmakers do, but the 928 did it first.

I had no idea the 928 was first, always good to learn something new!

[fieldodreams79]

Proper right hand drive Mini and improper Fiero.

[Adam43]

Quite a late one 1988/9, judging by the F plate.

[Gerard C]

Originally Posted by joeb

I had no idea the 928 was first, always good to learn something new!

A great GT imo, good ergonomics for its era with one part of the dash moving with the steering column. The 300 ZX was an acceptable "inspiration". My favorite remains the 944 T.

[fieldodreams79]

Middle Georgia in a town called Waynesboro, aka the "Bird Dog Capitol of the World". Two very clean Chebbies. Small block and big block flavors.

[BertMk2]

Originally Posted by broadrun96

Who says I don't have that flag??

And back on topic

Some dude brought out men of a certain age favorite Hot Wheels car, although weirdly they had TURBO painted in them cause HW believes in accuracy above all



She's got some serious hips, but every panel seemed perfect.

That is a proper car.

[joeb]

Originally Posted by fieldodreams79

Middle Georgia in a town called Waynesboro, aka the "Bird Dog Capitol of the World". Two very clean Chebbies. Small block and big block flavors.

i saw a similar vintage ford dually yesterday, they are so effing long with the 8ft bed and 4 doors.

[BertMk2]

First one I've seen of these in the wild - Lotus Eletre. Disinctly un-Lotusey - "simplify and add lightness".

[Adam43]

Next you’ll be saying it doesn’t break down.

[Gerard C]

Loads Of Troubles Usually Serious…

[E.B]

Originally Posted by BertMk2

First one I've seen of these in the wild - Lotus Eletre. Disinctly un-Lotusey - "simplify and add lightness".

Add lightness? That must be something to do with the 680kg battery pack! (The Eletre’s battery pack alone weighs just shy of the all up weight of an original Elise (735kg). Just sayin'.

Oh for context, all up weight of the (very unsimplified) Eletre is, and this is from a review I read.... "We put this Eletre R on a weighbridge and it was 2,680kg (only 40kg over the claimed weight) - a comparison is probably with the latest 729bhp Porsche Cayenne Turbo e-Hybrid which weighs in at 2,495kg.")

Simplify? From the same review.... "But since it’s actually Chinese, it’s laden with a swathe of new technology ripe for exploitation from over-the-air (OTA) updates. There’s enough LiDar, cameras and microwave sensors to give Boston Dynamics a migraine, plus much ADAS, connectivity and swish electronica. Shoutout to the lovely KEF Audio stereo system (standard on S and R) with Dolby surround-sound."

As Bert said, "Distinctly un-Lotusey".
What could possibly go wrong?

[Gerard C]

And it seems that the range is not outstanding. It does not reflect the asked price and shows that not all EU countries offer enough recharge stations in working order. The GPS is really useful in an EV!

[joeb]

This is in my neighborhood.

[S griffin]

Not sure what to think of that

[Gerard C]

Not enough neg camber for a Winston Cup truck.

[Alfaholic]

Originally Posted by joeb

This is in my neighborhood.

Can you get a better picture of it from the other side? Preferably one where it's obscured by what looks to be an El Camino

[joeb]

Originally Posted by Alfaholic

Can you get a better picture of it from the other side? Preferably one where it's obscured by what looks to be an El Camino

You're lucky I didn't get the camera out in time, but yes, a SS El Camino!