I think I've already read some early drives of the RS5 being boring and soulless.
Also, somehow Audi may have the ugliest grille around. Why is it so wide and sharp? It's fucking hideous to look at. I miss their last gen grilles - they were beautiful.
Also, somehow Audi may have the ugliest grille around. Why is it so wide and sharp? It's fucking hideous to look at. I miss their last gen grilles - they were beautiful.
On paper it reads like a proper AWD-based sports coupe that the market desperately needs, but in reality it probably drives... easy. Too easy.
The Americans and Brits are besting the Germans for solid, responsive, and fun-to-drive cars. What crazy world is this?
The GTS represents a bit of a performance bargain compared to the 911 Carrera S. Options on the Carrera S like the Sport Chrono package, sport seats, and sport exhaust are all standard on the Carrera GTS. Equip the two cars the same and you save about 10 percent by opting for the GTS. Plus you get those cool center-lock wheels from the Turbo. You can't get those on the Carrera or Targa S.megusta
By NinjaFridge Go To PostThe are only a few pics of the model 3's interior but they all look awful.It's hideous. I don't know wtf Tesla is thinking. The giant iPad in Landscape mode as your entire HUD in the middle of the console is wat
With the new Toyota and Mazda partnership where they explore EVs, a hybrid rotary powered Mazda RX-9 actually makes sense. The batteries would eliminate all of the rotaries issues.
By reilo Go To PostWith the new Toyota and Mazda partnership where they explore EVs, a hybrid rotary powered Mazda RX-9 actually makes sense. The batteries would eliminate all of the rotaries issues.Talk to me as if I'm stupid. What does it mean for a vehicle to be rotary powered? What distinguishing characteristics does it have and why are some of them considered issues? How does being electric improve those issues?
I'm sure I can puzzle out some of it but I just don't have a clue as to what a rotary powered car is and how it's different.
A rotary engine has one huge benefit due to its Wankel design:
It's tiny af and is able to push out a ton of HP at high-revs with a tiny amount of fuel. The last rotary engine Mazda produced was a whopping 1.3L that produced around 230HP or so at 9000RPM.
However, it also has a huge draw-back: bad fuel economy and terrible low-end torque. You can fix both in one of many ways, but the most obvious ones are turbo-charging, or with where the automotive world is going, by making it a hybrid and supplementing it with EV power.
Mazda is a very tiny and independent company, so they don't have the funding nor resources to invest into a hybrid platform and EVs themselves, so they're partnering with Toyota to leverage that. Toyota, in turn, can leverage Mazdas engine designs which are stupid efficient despite being gasoline engines.
The reality of another rotary powered grand tourer by Mazda are slim even with this Toyota partnership, but it's a slightly less slim chance now.
It's tiny af and is able to push out a ton of HP at high-revs with a tiny amount of fuel. The last rotary engine Mazda produced was a whopping 1.3L that produced around 230HP or so at 9000RPM.
However, it also has a huge draw-back: bad fuel economy and terrible low-end torque. You can fix both in one of many ways, but the most obvious ones are turbo-charging, or with where the automotive world is going, by making it a hybrid and supplementing it with EV power.
Mazda is a very tiny and independent company, so they don't have the funding nor resources to invest into a hybrid platform and EVs themselves, so they're partnering with Toyota to leverage that. Toyota, in turn, can leverage Mazdas engine designs which are stupid efficient despite being gasoline engines.
The reality of another rotary powered grand tourer by Mazda are slim even with this Toyota partnership, but it's a slightly less slim chance now.
Thanks so much for the clear and concise post! Especially the information about the two companies as that wasn't something I would have thought of.
Yeah, electric motors provide so much instant torque, it's ridiculous. Granted, my experience is with model kit electric and nitro engines, but I imagine the big car versions are at least similar in that respect.
Yeah, electric motors provide so much instant torque, it's ridiculous. Granted, my experience is with model kit electric and nitro engines, but I imagine the big car versions are at least similar in that respect.
Rotaries also weigh so little that it's rather trivial to achieve perfect chassis balance, so the addition of a hybrid power train shouldn't be an issue and it'll make a potential sports car have a much better balance and lower weight, which is a drawback of hybrid and EV systems.
Mazda announced on Tuesday that it would introduce a gasoline engine that doesn’t always need spark plugs to ignite the fuel and air mixture and promises greater efficiency along the lines of a diesel engine. Instead, it finds the most efficient way to operate depending on driver demands, various settings in the car, and external conditions. Spark Controlled Compression Ignition, as Mazda calls its proprietary system, works because it behaves more like a traditional gasoline engine despite the diesel-like technology and having a supercharger to boost power, the company said.Nice. I like the niche Mazda has carved out for itself.
The engine, dubbed SkyActiv-X by Mazda, is all about efficiency. The company says it will get between 20–30 percent greater fuel efficiency than the comparable SkyActiv-G engines that are in Mazda cars and SUVs on sale today, and it’s as much as 45 percent more efficient than the engines the company was putting in its vehicles a decade ago.
Glory to be to the lawd Mercedes is bringing back Inline-6 engines awwwyeaaaa
This thing is gonna pump out 400HP standard and 430HP for the AMG trims. Dios mio.
Got bored...so I started an Instagram page for spotting cars:
https://www.instagram.com/locking_diff/
https://www.instagram.com/locking_diff/
By reilo Go To Post
Glory to be to the lawd Mercedes is bringing back Inline-6 engines awwwyeaaaa
This thing is gonna pump out 400HP standard and 430HP for the AMG trims. Dios mio.
The benefits of going in line is torque correct?
Biggest benefits are mechanical balance and the extremely smooth acceleration you get from it because of how the cylinders fire and the way the crankshaft is integrated that doesn't allow for extra imbalances that occur that you need to compensate with a V6.
Imagine an engine that sits on too stiff of motor mounts. The faster the car goes the more vibrations you are to experience especially if the chassis is more rigid and the roads are imperfect. Kinda similar concept here in that the way the engine fires allows for some of those secondary imbalances not to occur.
Imagine an engine that sits on too stiff of motor mounts. The faster the car goes the more vibrations you are to experience especially if the chassis is more rigid and the roads are imperfect. Kinda similar concept here in that the way the engine fires allows for some of those secondary imbalances not to occur.
I would imagine there would be less side to side forces the engine would face since there's no V and the pistons should be vertical too.
Updated the URL: https://www.instagram.com/locking_diff/
If I see anything neat out in my travels, I'll try to post it in this thread and you would be able to add it as you like, Alpha. Don't see many exotics but a whole bunch of classics.
By AlphaSnacks Go To PostThat's not really a thing, fender.
Yeah I wasn't sure, I was just thinking aloud about it when he brought up stiff motor mounts.
Went to Home Depot this last weekend to grab some stuff for the master bath remodel. Drive your lambo to home depot brehs.
I'm just thinking to myself "what the fuck is this dude buying at home depot in his Lambo". He probably needed a philips screw driver but only had a straight edge or some shit.
By Adam Blade Go To PostLooks like some… weird Acura?
What dog
Front hood reminded me of that old Hyundai Tiburon for a second there. Just a random thought
By Fenderputty Go To PostFront hood reminded me of that old Hyundai Tiburon for a second there. Just a random thought
Still hideous.
By Adam Blade Go To PostStill hideous.Christ. Being stuck under that trailer would be terrifying. Hope they get the cunt responsible.
That's a pretty concept.
The interior colors are just a demonstration, Fender. This is a concept car
The interior colors are just a demonstration, Fender. This is a concept car
By AlphaSnacks Go To PostThat's a pretty concept.
The interior colors are just a demonstration, Fender. This is a concept car
I get that. It's still atrocious. lol. It's like once I noticed it all I could look at was that stupid interior and not the beautiful exterior.
The burly Bimmer features a twin-turbocharged 4.4-liter V8 as with the last model, but it makes 600 horsepower and 553 pound-feet of torque. This represents a healthy increase of 40 horsepower and 53 pound-feet of torque respectively over the previous generation. Though BMW did release a highly limited edition of the previous generation that also made 600 horsepower. The power and torque are also available over broad parts of the rev band. Peak power lasts from 5,700 to 6,600 rpm, and peak torque sticks around from 1,800 until 5,700 rpm.Looks a lot better than the base model.
All of this power and torque goes through an 8-speed automatic to an all-wheel-drive system, the first for an M5. As we've covered previously, it's a unique system in that it can function in a purely rear-drive mode, one of three modes in which stability control is shut off. According to BMW, the all-wheel-drive system should also help keep stability control from intervening too soon by providing more traction and control by default. The all-wheel-drive system also allows for better application of the car's power, allowing it to hit 60 mph in a claimed 3.2 seconds.
I think it looks like a bit of a mess, to be honest. Then again the standard 5-series does too.
Have to be very selective with exterior and interior colours for it to look decent.
I'm more progressive than not when it comes to generational leaps but I much prefer the older model(s) here.
Have to be very selective with exterior and interior colours for it to look decent.
I'm more progressive than not when it comes to generational leaps but I much prefer the older model(s) here.
I prefer the styling of the last generation 5 and M5 but I think this M5 looks fine.
It's a behemoth though. 600HP and 0-60 in 3.2? Y'all are crazy. Plus you can have it be full time RWD with a mode setting if you're so insane.
It's a behemoth though. 600HP and 0-60 in 3.2? Y'all are crazy. Plus you can have it be full time RWD with a mode setting if you're so insane.
By reilo Go To PostI prefer the styling of the last generation 5 and M5 but I think this M5 looks fine.It's one of those things where it isn't super revolutionary with just one or two major changes from the previous M5, so it might not seem like a big deal. But all the things add up.
It's a behemoth though. 600HP and 0-60 in 3.2? Y'all are crazy. Plus you can have it be full time RWD with a mode setting if you're so insane.
No MT. AWD. BMW's shit steering. Turbos. That can has been kicked so far down the road now, that these things are just not The Ultimate Driving Machine. It might be the Ultimate Nurburgring Junkie Toy.
I totally get why they do it. It's a track monster made for putting down insane numbers. It's also designed so people who don't really know how to handle a 600hp sedan can do some stupid shit and likely be okay. It's for the BMW fan that wants to go Bavarian and still keep up with his rich friends that support Stuttgart at the Ring. It's fallen to the disease that seemingly spiraled out of control when the GTR came out: NUMBERS ARE ALL THAT MATTER.
In the race for the best possible track times, while also meeting EPA/fuel requirements, they've created a simulated driving machine that does as much as it can to remove the sensation of driving, the ENJOYMENT of driving, from the driver. Maybe I'm too jaded by the F10, but I'd be willing to bet money that this thing is not at all fun to drive at 5/10-8/10. With the F10, you could still have some fun doing that by going MT, where it adds so much input that even rev matching from 30mph while coming to a red light is at least somewhat engaging. Now that's gone too. And there's no place to responsibly drive this at 8/10-10/10 other than a track.
With all that being said, I'd daily the fuck out of this thing happily if someone gave it to me. Conversely, if I had this kind of money to spend on a car, there's absolutely no chance I'd buy it, new or used.
But M5s haven't had MT in over fifteen years. And turbos for over half a decade. If you don't like this M5, then you didn't like the last one.
Edit: the F10 had a manual??
Edit: the F10 had a manual??
By reilo Go To PostBut M5s haven't had MT in over fifteen years. And turbos for over half a decade. If you don't like this M5, then you didn't like the last one.The E60 and F10 had manuals. Plz.
Edit: the F10 had a manual??
And yeah, I didn't really like the last one. I've driven a handful of F10s, and they're all numb and insulated, vague inputs galore. But outside of the SS, it's the only midsize sport sedan with a manual. That alone made the M5/M6 Gran Coupe a worthy competitor to the Panamera, IMO.
Like I said, it doesnt really seem all that different than the F10. But with each generation you get further away from an ideal driving experience. At some point you have to draw a line in the sand.
I think that line makes plenty of sense when the M5 is AWD with a torque-converter automatic.