Cars, Man

[Twinkle-Plank]

Cars are lowered by people who have never seen a pothole.

Super-thin tires...see above.

Wheels that rub fenders or look like they do are bad.

Yours ?

 

[amigafan2003]

Gonna have a go at fitting this soon:-

 

[Solscud007]

Nice caterham. I got to test drive one back in 2003. Very tight fit for me. I much prefer caterhams than Elise.

Here is my all time favorite import car, my dad's '93 R1 FD3S RX7

Tuned and maintained by Tripoint Engineering for more than a decade.

Puts out 350hp to the wheels. it is one scary ride.

 

[John_Galt]

I'm a sucker for nice curves...

Check out this car!
http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2007/11/most-sensuous-car-shapes-ever-designed.html

 

[amigafan2003]

Nice caterham. I got to test drive one back in 2003. Very tight fit for me. I much prefer caterhams than Elise.

Spit! It's not a Caterham btw.

 

[GMLRS]

Ultima GTR Recognized on October 7, 2008 by the World Records Academy as the world's fastest street-legal car.

http://pic.pbsrc.com/spacer.gif

Recently Ultima have focused their marketing efforts on record-breaking activities using a model equipped with a 640 bhp (477 kW) American Speed engine, which is called the Ultima GTR640, and subsequently, a 720 bhp (537 kW) engine which is called the GTR720. As a result, they have established the following official, independently verified records[3] for a production car equipped with road tires and exhaust:
Fastest 0-60 mph (97 km/h) time: 2.6 seconds[3]
Fastest 0-100 mph (160 km/h) time: 5.3 seconds[3]
Fastest 30 mph (48 km/h)-70 mph (110 km/h) time: 1.8 seconds[3]
Fastest 100 mph (160 km/h)- 0 mph time: 3.6 seconds[3]
Fastest 0-100 mph (160 km/h)- 0 mph time: 9.4 seconds[3]
Best performance on a skidpad: 1.176g lateral grip in a 200 ft (60 m) circle.
Fastest road car over the 1/4 mile: 9.9 seconds @ 143 mph (230 km/h)
Due to its curb weight of 990 kg (2,183 lb)[4], the power-to-weight ratio for the GTR720 is 727 hp (542 kW) per tonne, which is a better ratio than the Bugatti Veyron, Enzo Ferrari, Ascari A10, Koenigsegg CCX or CCGT (but less than the Koenigsegg CCXR), it's also lesser to the Caparo T1. However, the Ultima chassis is rated for engines up to 1,000 bhp (700 kW) and some of Ultima's customers have fitted engines producing 1,000 bhp (700 kW) or more[5], for a power-to-weight ratio of over 1,000 hp (746 kW) per ton

 

[rayman]

One of my favourite cars is the VW Golf R32 which you can get with a twin turbo with 542hp from a German company 😉.

rayman

 

[GMLRS]

Pagani Zonda R 750 horsepower, 0-60 under 2.7 seconds. 2200 lbs about at S.E.M.A. $1.850.000+ USD

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/03/sema-2009-pagani-zonda-r-is-a-great-way-to-start-your-day/

 

[LukeA]

Yours ?

Sadly no. But one will be pretty soon. That particular one is owned by somebody who goes to the same gym as I do. Every day I walk by and think, "Man I like that car!"

 

[duboost]

if anyone is bored and has some time to kill you can check out this thread over on The Car Lounge. Full of 153 pages and counting of nothing but pics and every page gets better :thumbsup:

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3438832

the thread was started back in 07 so a lot of pics on the first pages don't work anymore, may wanna start at the end and work your way back

 

[KeyGrip]

Lotus Exige:

And a little shameless plug for my friend TC, the Carbon Coupe

 

[StarHalo]

FSAE "Mini Indy" car

 

[flashlightpower]

This is mine...I'd really like to get some pro shots done one day, especially some rolling shots (for as much $$$ I have in this thing, all worth it).

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm198/AutogeekM/DSCN1308.jpg

 

[Lite_me]

Sa_weeeeeet..! :thumbsup:

 

[Nameless]

FSAE "Mini Indy" car

Did you find that picture by chance or do you have a connection to the TU Müchen FSAE Team? I'm asking because I'm a member of the TU Darmstadt Racing Team since this little beauty:



(The one in the middle. 😉 )

 

[StarHalo]

Did you find that picture by chance or do you have a connection to the TU Müchen FSAE Team?

Found it by chance, it was the first time I'd seen an FSAE car or heard of the series. It looks interesting though, it could be fun to watch a field of novice racers try to control the snap oversteer that short a wheelbase could generate..

 

[Nameless]

Yes, the short wheelbase results in a very "active" car. But to have a chance of winning you have to keep the wheelbase short because of the very narrow and twisty course. You have about 3 meters in width and a maximum of 60 meters straight.
With a "normal" car you aren't be able to get around the track without backing off, I've tried. 🙂

 

[ToNIX]

I like to keep things simple, here's my dream car 😀

 

[gswitter]

That's my favorite generation of Impreza/WRX/STi as well.

There's a good chance my next car will be a '06 or '07 WRX wagon.

 

[StarHalo]

I like to keep things simple, here's my dream car

I like the grown-up/sleeper version, the Limited. Leather interior, no gonzo wing or decals.