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Pegaso Z102 BS 2.5 Cupula Coupe

 

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   Pegaso Z102 BS 2.5 Cupula Coupe was build in 1952 at the machine-building enterprise ENASA (formerly Hispano Suiza) in Madrid. The authors of the project were students who worked in the enterprise, and Wouter Melissen headed the work. A Pegaso Z102 was chosen as basis for project. Car was equipped with a 2.5-liter 8-cylinder V-engine with a power of 165 hp and a 5-speed manual gearbox. Only 2 Pegaso Z102 BS 2.5 Cupula Coupe were built, one was sent to the Dominican Republic as a gift to Trujillo, and the second remained in Spain.

 

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   Porsche has announced that buyers of the Taycan electric model will receive three years of free charging in the United States. You can charge the car for free on the Electrify America network of publicly available charging stations, but with some restrictions (only the 30-minute fast charge service with power up to 350 kW will be available for free).

   In Porsche, they say that four minutes of power from such a charge will be enough to replenish the energy supply per 100 km. In addition, all American car dealerships will install fast charge points in the future.

   It is expected that the first Porsche Taycan will begin to produce at the plant in Zuffenhausen this year. The car will receive two electric motors - on the front and rear axle - with a total output of 600 hp. To accelerate to 100 km / h the electric car will take 3.5 seconds, and the range will be about 500 km. It is expected that the cost of the model will be from $ 90,000. And in 2020, the car will be brought to Russia.

 

[Meplat]

On 1/31/2019 at 3:30 AM, LoooSeR said:

 

I still question the long term durability of wholly electric vehicles, once they become "dumbed down" or "priced down" to where we see them in semi-common use.

 

ICE powered vehicles will be around for a very very long time.  Were I a reasonably sized automaker, I'd be looking at LPG/Propane, instead of electric.

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   Bertone-BMW 2800 Spicup

 

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   Bertone-BMW 2800 Spicup (or simply Bertone Spicup) was created by Italian studio Bertone based on the BMW E3 car. Spicup received a double coupe body with a removable roof, equipped with a BMW 2800 engine - a 6-cylinder 2.8 liter, 170 hp, the chassis of the car was used unchanged. The car was released in a single copy and demonstrated at the 1969 Geneva Motor Show.

 

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[Meplat]

2 hours ago, LoooSeR said:

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Should have called it the spit-cup or the spit-up.

That thing is absurdly homely.  Looks like an angry crab from the front.

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[Meplat]

21 hours ago, Oedipus Wreckx-n-Effect said:

"ride" cars?

 

Stick to dicks, ladies, because you're obviously too stupid to be around an automobile.

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O, hey, Blue Birds participated in exercices to find astronauts. 

 

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   Phantom Corsair concept car

 

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   Phantom Corsair six-seat coupe was created in 1937-1938 by american entrepreneurs Rast Heinz and Maurice Schwartz, and the construction of the prototype was carried out by Bohman & Schwartz, located in California in Pasadena. When creating the Phantom Corsair, the chassis of the Cord 810 sedan was used. The Cord 810 also borrowed a 4.7-liter Lycoming 80 V8 engine with a 190 hp output and 4-speed automatic transmission. The car received an original streamlined body that contained a number of original solutions: the front fenders were made as one with the body, there were no door handles on the doors, and they were opened using an electric drive, a number of indicators were placed on the instrument panel (lights were turned on etc.), compass, altimeter and radio.
   The car was planned for mass production and the planned cost of the Phantom Corsair was to be about 12.5 thousand dollars, however, due to the death of Rast Heinz in a car accident in 1939, these plans remained only on paper

 

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Turbo Phantom concept car

 

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   The Turbo Phantom concept was created by brothers Ron and Lee Willa, who owned the Phantom Vehicle Company in California. At one time, Ron Will worked for General Motors Corporation (GM), at the same time and began work on the creation of the original concept car. While working at GM, Ron Will worked the model of the car, and even managed to test it in a wind tunnel. In the mid 70s. Ron left the company and went to California, where he began building a model. The presentation of the three-wheeled car he created was held at the Los Angeles Auto Show in 1978.

 

   The Turbo Phantom was equipped with an engine from a Honda Gold Wing motorcycle (GL 1000) with an output of 80 hp, a front axle from a VW Beetle and a steering system from MG Midget. The car body was made of polyurethane foam and fiberglass. Turbo Phantom accelerated to 225 km/h. Only 3 were made. In view of this, the Phantom Vehicle Company soon closed, and Ron Will transferred to the Japanese corporation Subaru.

 

 

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"How about that Elon Musk?

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[Meplat]

On 2/9/2019 at 5:17 PM, LoooSeR said:

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Okay, that is really neat.

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On 2/9/2019 at 4:17 PM, LoooSeR said:

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I'd LS swap it.

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5 hours ago, Oedipus Wreckx-n-Effect said:

I'd LS swap it.

Why? Those old Lycoming eights were stupidly reliable, and having "ALL TEH POWAHH" would be useless unless you chucked the whole drivetrain to the curb.

Kind of defeating the purpose of having a really neat old car.

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It's mostly a joke, since "just ls swap it" has become such a common saying.

[Alex C.]

On 2/14/2019 at 5:46 PM, Meplat said:

Why? Those old Lycoming eights were stupidly reliable, and having "ALL TEH POWAHH" would be useless unless you chucked the whole drivetrain to the curb.

Kind of defeating the purpose of having a really neat old car.

 

I dont care if the subframe turns itself into a pretzel the first time I hit the gas. LS swap now, worry about ancillary bullshit later. Brakes, rear end mods, and chassis stiffening is for suckers when you have all that sweet, sweet power straight from Jimmy’s wrecked WS6.

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Ls swap and Chinese turbo kits = 11 second pink slips.

 

Don't be jealous.

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   Audi Aurus Senat non-armored sedan presentation. AFAIK full scale serial production is planned to start in 2020, 150 cars are to be made in 2019. 598 hp, 4.4 liters V8, 9-speed gearbox, all wheel drive sedan "made" in Russia. Parts that are "made" in Russia are: V8 engine, gearbox, all electronics, probably chassis, tyres, brakes, parts of interior, fuel system (or some parts of it). 

 

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17 hours ago, Alex C. said:

 

I dont care if the subframe turns itself into a pretzel the first time I hit the gas. LS swap now, worry about ancillary bullshit later. Brakes, rear end mods, and chassis stiffening is for suckers when you have all that sweet, sweet power straight from Jimmy’s wrecked WS6.

All that sweet power, for .005 of a second before it falls to the ground and ejacualtes oil and coolant into the blacktop.

17 hours ago, Oedipus Wreckx-n-Effect said:

Ls swap and Chinese turbo kits = 11 second pink slips.

 

Don't be jealous.

Don't forget the electric "supercharger" and the little spinny-ma-jig thing you stick in the throttle body for "moar boosts".

 

Oh and magnets on the fuel line, gotta have those too.

[Alex C.]

30 minutes ago, Meplat said:

All that sweet power, for .005 of a second before it falls to the ground and ejacualtes oil and coolant into the blacktop.

Don't forget the electric "supercharger" and the little spinny-ma-jig thing you stick in the throttle body for "moar boosts".

 

Oh and magnets on the fuel line, gotta have those too.

Hey, If you’re not first, you’re last.

Also fortune favors the bold, and often the stupid.

[Meplat]

1 hour ago, Alex C. said:

Hey, If you’re not first, you’re last.

Also fortune favors the bold, and often the stupid.

"Fortune" also owns stock in medical supply houses and physical rehab clinics..

 

[Xoon]

3 hours ago, Meplat said:

All that sweet power, for .005 of a second before it falls to the ground and ejacualtes oil and coolant into the blacktop.

Don't forget the electric "supercharger" and the little spinny-ma-jig thing you stick in the throttle body for "moar boosts".

 

Oh and magnets on the fuel line, gotta have those too.

And you need water injection! Simply drill a hole into the throttle body, run a tube from the window viper pump and BAM! Water injection on demand! 

[Meplat]

1 hour ago, Xoon said:

And you need water injection! Simply drill a hole into the throttle body, run a tube from the window viper pump and BAM! Water injection on demand! 

Only when integrated with a home HHO system.

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FSO is now on Aurus Senat, at least during demonstrations.