OT - For Car Lovers: Some Recent Exotic Spottings

Ozzie_Isaac

 Cars are much larger for a myriad of complex reasons, two of the major factors are safety features (airbags, side airbags, crumple zones, etc) that require larger and larger vehicles to accommodate.  Modern 911 suffer this bloat mostly due to these federally mandated safety regulations.

The second major reason is fuel mileage standards.  Regularly are severe on cars, and much more lenient on “light trucks” and SUVs, so in effect the government has subsidized these behemoths because they do not need to abide by the car standards.

Botch

Ozzie_Isaac said:

 Cars are much larger for a myriad of complex reasons, two of the major factors are safety features (airbags, side airbags, crumple zones, etc) that require larger and larger vehicles to accommodate.  Modern 911 suffer this bloat mostly due to these federally mandated safety regulations.

The second major reason is fuel mileage standards.  Regularly are severe on cars, and much more lenient on “light trucks” and SUVs, so in effect the government has subsidized these behemoths because they do not need to abide by the car standards.

@Ozzie, I can't agree with your first point at all.  NO car can be sold in the US that doesn't meet those crumple/airbag requirements, yet we see many Austin Minis, hot hatches, SmartForOnes, iBMWs etc on the roads (and I bet every single one of them can brake to a stop quicker than an eHummer or whatever it's called...)  
 
Your second point is dead-on.  Was it Ford that no longer offers any sedan, other than their bastardized Mustang?  

Ozzie_Isaac

Botch said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

 Cars are much larger for a myriad of complex reasons, two of the major factors are safety features (airbags, side airbags, crumple zones, etc) that require larger and larger vehicles to accommodate.  Modern 911 suffer this bloat mostly due to these federally mandated safety regulations.

The second major reason is fuel mileage standards.  Regularly are severe on cars, and much more lenient on “light trucks” and SUVs, so in effect the government has subsidized these behemoths because they do not need to abide by the car standards.

@Ozzie, I can't agree with your first point at all.  NO car can be sold in the US that doesn't meet those crumple/airbag requirements, yet we see many Austin Minis, hot hatches, SmartForOnes, iBMWs etc on the roads (and I bet every single one of them can brake to a stop quicker than an eHummer or whatever it's called...)  
 
Your second point is dead-on.  Was it Ford that no longer offers any sedan, other than their bastardized Mustang?  

That is an interesting point about the minis and stuff. Here is where my info came from:

 https://www.motor1.com/news/728321/porsche-admits-911-too-fat/amp/

I think the Hummer is a disaster waiting to happen.  9000lbs and 0-60 like a supercar?

DoubleEgger

WeberWho said:

I haven't seen these new electric Hummers until a week or so ago. I've seen 4-5 now in the last week. I can't believe how big it was. I don't know if he lifted his or the others maybe didn't have their lift up. I'm guessing they might be on airbags?

More like d-bags… 

alaskanassasin

I guess I don’t understand why people hate on each other based on what they drive. Dudes got a lifted electric hummer, he’s saving the environment and having fun with it.

alaskanassasin

Full disclosure we drive BMW lol

DoubleEgger

Street tires + lift kit = D bag 

Mark_B_Good

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Botch said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

 Cars are much larger for a myriad of complex reasons, two of the major factors are safety features (airbags, side airbags, crumple zones, etc) that require larger and larger vehicles to accommodate.  Modern 911 suffer this bloat mostly due to these federally mandated safety regulations.

The second major reason is fuel mileage standards.  Regularly are severe on cars, and much more lenient on “light trucks” and SUVs, so in effect the government has subsidized these behemoths because they do not need to abide by the car standards.

@Ozzie, I can't agree with your first point at all.  NO car can be sold in the US that doesn't meet those crumple/airbag requirements, yet we see many Austin Minis, hot hatches, SmartForOnes, iBMWs etc on the roads (and I bet every single one of them can brake to a stop quicker than an eHummer or whatever it's called...)  
 
Your second point is dead-on.  Was it Ford that no longer offers any sedan, other than their bastardized Mustang?  

That is an interesting point about the minis and stuff. Here is where my info came from:

 https://www.motor1.com/news/728321/porsche-admits-911-too-fat/amp/

I think the Hummer is a disaster waiting to happen.  9000lbs and 0-60 like a supercar?

And what is the 60 - 0 ... I'm going to guess nothing like a supercar ... it will go through a few cars before it comes to a dead stop.

billt01

Ozzie_Isaac said:

safety yellow always looked like a tart lime to me..

billt01

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Kind of a unique yellow on this Ferrari.  I don’t know the model.

"Yes, I'd like to have it look like Méringue..."
 

zaphod

billt01 said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Kind of a unique yellow on this Ferrari.  I don’t know the model.

"Yes, I'd like to have it look like Méringue..."
 

put that with the tart lime Lambo and you have the beginning of a pretty good pie there...

WeberWho

DoubleEgger

JohnInCarolina

alaskanassasin said:

I guess I don’t understand why people hate on each other based on what they drive.

Are you new to America?  

Ozzie_Isaac

JohnInCarolina said:

alaskanassasin said:

I guess I don’t understand why people hate on each other based on what they drive.

Are you new to America?  

Or the internet?

JohnInCarolina

Ozzie_Isaac said:

JohnInCarolina said:

alaskanassasin said:

I guess I don’t understand why people hate on each other based on what they drive.

Are you new to America?  

Or the internet?

I’ve heard it’s really just a series of tubes…

zaphod

JohnInCarolina said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

JohnInCarolina said:

alaskanassasin said:

I guess I don’t understand why people hate on each other based on what they drive.

Are you new to America?  

Or the internet?

I’ve heard it’s really just a series of tubes…

that was a good book. Heard him talk at a conference. fascinating.

billt01

JohnInCarolina said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

JohnInCarolina said:

alaskanassasin said:

I guess I don’t understand why people hate on each other based on what they drive.

Are you new to America?  

Or the internet?

I’ve heard it’s really just a series of tubes…

Remember….

Without Al Gore, there’s be no google…

Ozzie_Isaac

Where did this go?

JohnInCarolina

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Where did this go?

Uranus?

zaphod

Space, the final frontier

GlennM

Local car show yesterday.  Not a lot of cars but the quality was high!

lousubcap

Some sweet rides right there. The split back '63 'Vette is the winner in my book.  

Mark_B_Good

GlennM said:

Local car show yesterday.  Not a lot of cars but the quality was high!

Haha, this guy gets around!  Venom!
I saw him in Toronto in July.

DoubleEgger

The good ol’ 260z

Botch

^^^ I stared at that canted rear wheel for way too long, before figuring it out...

zaphod

it's combination sideways parking and emissions control.

lousubcap

LEGO built a full-scale, drivable McLaren P1 model

It can't hit 217 mph, but it did complete a lap at the Silverstone Circuit.

https://www.popsci.com/technology/full-scale-lego-mclaren-p1/

DoubleEgger

GrateEggspectations

DoubleEgger said:

That an RS Q8? Don’t know Audis that well.