Automotive Exceptionalism

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That roo is the Evel Knievel of the roo world performing a car jumping stunt, it’s trying to see how many moving race cars it can jump
 
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Um, how about this little Rivian R3?
It is giving me MK1/MK2 Golf vibes...and I'm here for it!
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Um, how about this little Rivian R3?
It is giving me MK1/MK2 Golf vibes...and I'm here for it!
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I was at the reveal. More Lancia Delta Integrale IMHO

if I was 17 I’d be doing everything I could to afford this one. 0-60 in under 3? Knobby tiers and AWD. What is a 911 Dakar at 250k’s point?

the R3X will be about 60.

 
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Gear drive for the OS Giken twin-cam four valve head conversion for the Datsun/Nissan L-series six cylinder motor.

 
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Just picked up my 2024 Toyota GR Corolla Circuit Edition. It might just look like a Corolla but the GR is far from it. Using the running gear off the GR Yaris, a Homologation Special made to compete in the WRC. The world's most powerful production 3 cylinder engine, 31% more powerful than the previous, the BMW i8. The G16E-GTS runs 25.2 PSI of boost and three piston oil squirters per cylinder. The forged carbon roof is a composite material that debuted on the $2.92 million Lamborghini Sesto Elemento in 2010. A revised floor fits Toyota's first all new AWD system in over 20 years that is capable of sending 70% of the power to the rear. Featuring the largest brakes ever fitted to a production Toyota, larger than those found on the 997 Turbo. An additional 349 spot welds and 9 feet of adhesive are added over a standard Corolla to stiffen the chassis.

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Believe me they look even weirder in person...

 
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Believe me they look even weirder in person...


A wrap helps them a bit. There are 2 in my neighborhood - one matte black and the other matte white.
I've seen another one around that was a weird matte iridescent. I've yet to see one unwrapped.
 
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Well this is exceptional in the sense that it is an exceptionally weak and half-arsed badge engineering job on some Chrysler/Jeep pile of cheaply made crap.

introducing the Alfa Romeo Milano

 
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Well this is exceptional in the sense that it is an exceptionally weak and half-arsed badge engineering job on some Chrysler/Jeep pile of cheaply made crap.

introducing the Alfa Romeo Milano


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IN other SUV news how about the new 4-runner?

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No thanks no more boring ugly pieces of SUV crap polluting this thread….they aren’t exceptional, they are common dull and bloody hideous,
SUV stands for Stupid Ugly Vehicle