The Official Automotive Thread Version the Second

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[MrAmish]

I need a towel.

[elvispelvis]

i hate polished rims

[The PS3 Hate]

I don't see anything overly special about that Corve..... ZR1!!!!!!!

[David Villa]

Originally Posted by elvispelvis

i hate polished rims

me too

[twisted by dezign]

Originally Posted by elvispelvis

i hate polished rims

Word, clean rims suck. I like them to be all dirty and covered in brake dust.

[twisted by dezign]

According to Motor Trend, the ZR1 is only the 6th best driver's car. When you have an 638hp beast that only weighs 3400 lbs, of course it's going to be scarier to drive than a 167hp Miata around a corner.

http://www.motortrend.com/features/p...car/index.html

[twisted by dezign]

Originally Posted by Playserved

I don't see anything overly special about that Corve..... ZR1!!!!!!!

White is a new color for the ZR1 Looks really nice, IMO. I would still get a Black or a Cyber Gray Vette, though.

[MrVegeta]

Originally Posted by twisted by dezign

Word, clean rims suck. I like them to be all dirty and covered in brake dust.

I think he means polished aluminum as opposed to brushed or painted.

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Originally Posted by Air Conditioner

I think he means polished aluminum as opposed to brushed or painted.

I know, I was being a smartass. Actually the wheels are chrome plated.

[Shoota]

I don't like chromey wheels.

[twisted by dezign]

I don't like chrome wheels in general but the ZR1 in particular colors can pull it off. Personally I would love to get competition grey wheels on a black ZR1.

[MrAmish]

I think the wheels look amazing, tbh. It fits with the car.

[twisted by dezign]

Chrome + White looks godly on a ZR1. I never really liked white Vettes but that ZR1 looks amazing.

[Abaddon]

You Tube

God I wish Ron Paul would shut the fuck up. Seems his only answer to anything is to cut funding, till it matches his libertarian utopia.

[elvispelvis]

he is a libertarian so he does what libertarians do obvi

[The PS3 Hate]

Originally Posted by twisted by dezign

According to Motor Trend, the ZR1 is only the 6th best driver's car. When you have an 638hp beast that only weighs 3400 lbs, of course it's going to be scarier to drive than a 167hp Miata around a corner.

http://www.motortrend.com/features/p...car/index.html

I don't understand (in relevance to the competition) why they only chose the 135i and not an M3/M6

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Originally Posted by Playserved

I don't understand (in relevance to the competition) why they only chose the 135i and not an M3/M6

How does a 135i handle compare to an M3/M6?

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[The PS3 Hate]

Originally Posted by twisted by dezign

How does a 135i handle compare to an M3/M6?

Where as the 135i's not a paultry handling car by any means, it won't have the same M sport suspension setup/tuning the M3/M6 will have. The 1 series also isn't really part of the BMW Motorsport umbrella - I also feel it's design will harm it in the standings, that terrible Bangle bastardisation of the 3 series cropped down to a smaller - akward - frame. I'm still reading through the article, maybe they equipped the 135i with the factory M Supsension add-on.


Edit: 9th, somewhat not suprised, seems alot of their problems with it are from what I thought might be a problem.

[The PS3 Hate]

man that ZR1, what a beast of an automobile. Chevy should put that bitch in GT1, that would eat MC12s alive.

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Wasn't the C6.R in GT1 for the longest time, moving down to GT2 with a ZR1-based car for better competition?

[The PS3 Hate]

Originally Posted by twisted by dezign

Wasn't the C6.R in GT1 for the longest time, moving down to GT2 with a ZR1-based car for better competition?

the GT1 class is obsolete IIRC in the FIA GT. Same with the Prototype classes.

Everyone is using this pathetic "recession" as an excuse to get out of motorsport and save more money to flood their pockets.

[MrAmish]

The way the auto industry is, I'd pull out too.

[The PS3 Hate]

Originally Posted by MrAmish

The way the auto industry is, I'd pull out too.

Maybe America is a different story, but i've yet to personally feel any type of negative effect from a recession.

[MrAmish]

Originally Posted by Playserved

Maybe America is a different story, but i've yet to personally feel any type of negative effect from a recession.

A single person in a regular household won't feel anything. A huge corporation would.

[The PS3 Hate]

Originally Posted by MrAmish

A single person in a regular household won't feel anything. A huge corporation would.

What I mean is, I haven't noticed a decrease in purchases in any industry in my area.

[twisted by dezign]

A new mall just opened up in MALLZAC and thousands of people lined up there to spend their EI cheques.

[MrAmish]

This is pretty godly.

You Tube

[Shoota]

Originally Posted by twisted by dezign

A new mall just opened up in MALLZAC and thousands of people lined up there to spend their EI cheques.

lol BALZAC

[The PS3 Hate]

that was a great fight. I wish AMLS and FIA GT weren't so focused on endurance racing, and had a more static, sprint based schedule available.

[ButtaNutReduction]

Best license plate ever

[The PS3 Hate]

rofl

[MrAmish]

Originally Posted by Playserved

that was a great fight. I wish AMLS and FIA GT weren't so focused on endurance racing, and had a more static, sprint based schedule available.

Because of the nature of endurance style racing (reliability vs. pure speed), more innovations have crossed over to production models compared to sprint style racing over, say, just two hours.

So basically endurance racing is probably a better investment for the manufactures since it has more potential to yield new innovations that will eventually increase efficiency in their production models.

[The PS3 Hate]

yes, but I'm talking about for my viewing pleasure.

[The PS3 Hate]

I tried to watch WTCC and BTCC for that type of close fighting action, but it quickly degrades into pathetically amateur racing, and alot of dirty driving. It's not very fun to watch at all.

[MrVegeta]

Originally Posted by twisted by dezign

Wasn't the C6.R in GT1 for the longest time, moving down to GT2 with a ZR1-based car for better competition?

Yes. All the other manufacturers pulled support, they were the only ones still backing a team. Everyone else in ALMS was privately owned and backed.

[twisted by dezign]

Originally Posted by Shoota

lol BALZAC

lol what does BALZAC sound like??

[Alakaiser]

Originally Posted by twisted by dezign

lol what does BALZAC sound like??

[The PS3 Hate]

Ball Sack

[MrVegeta]

Autoblog tests Corvette ZR1's launch control!

The Corvette is by no means the first sports car to get launch control, but judging from our first impression of it this week, it may well be the best system out there.

Unlike a certain Japanese competitor, General Motors' Corvette chief Tadge Juechter made it eminently clear this week that use of the car's launch control will in no way kill your warranty. In fact, he explained that while a highly skilled driver could potentially beat the launch control system by a bit, the vast majority of drivers will find themselves getting of the line much more quickly and with markedly better consistency. Let's take a look at how the system works after the jump.

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/21/f...aunch-control/

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[Shoota]

[Shoota]

I think we need a new thread, this one is getting a bit long.

EDIT - Here it is, new thread.