Old car forum posts (merged)

[Andrew Dawes]

Wallpaper for cars ... i think i've just found a new business!

 

[Andrew Dawes]

Awesome. I almost didn't open this thread. Glad i did.

 

[Andrew Dawes]

Worst Car Test Camouflage (ie. spy shots)

Another thread in the cars section gave me an idea (and thus has lead to my first thread post) - post the photo of the worst car camouflage for a developmental or pre-release production car.

To start the ball rolling:

Source: 1. MotorAuthority.com 2. autoblog.com 3. Automedia

 

[Andrew Dawes]

My favourite (for the introverted driver)

:clap:

Photo source: Autoexpress

 

[Andrew Dawes]

I was going to post this one, until i realised that the it isn't a pre-release - the guy obviously bought an BMW X6 sight unseen and did his best to try to 'remedy' the problem.

Or is it BMW design team's idea of racing stripes?

Photo Source [WorldCarFans]

 

[Kris Leeten]

A well known BMW mule. This is how the X6 was supposed to look like :

 

[Hans Sneep]

Quote: Another thread in the cars section gave me an idea (and thus has lead to my first thread post) - post the photo of the worst car camouflage for a developmental or pre-release production car.



Where are the copyrights Andrew??:chuck:

Nice tread Andrew:good:

Hans

 

[Marc Good]

lol, I like these new Smarts

 

[Ryan Callan]

Hahaha - they look so cute!

 

[Nick Fine]

A well known BMW mule. This is how the X6 was supposed to look like

And uncannily it's exactly how the X5 drives and drinks

 

[Jean Michel Rucheton]

I need to get two of those!!! One for each foot... :victory:

 

[William Yunck]

Shots from the LA auto show

There are some more here: http://www.autoblog.com/photos/la-2008-desktop-wallpaper/1175594/

 

[William Yunck]

Ruf Electric 911

RUF has shown their Tesla-fighter is in fact a Porsche 911. The concept is fueled by 96 lithium-ion battery packs weighing a total of nearly 1,200 pounds; despite the weight, the 204 HP electric motor uses its 480 lb-ft of torque to hit 60 MPH in under 7 seconds. Looking at the battery layout in the images below, it appears RUF balanced the weight as best they could, but that's a lot of ballast to haul; we're wondering how handling will be affected. More stats after the jump.
RUF claims that, despite the battery heft, the electric 911 will hit nearly 140 MPH and, "driven normally," should have a range between 155-180 miles. "Driven normally" is a big caveat, however: Normally for a Porsche or normally for a Taurus? Either way, we're all for more performance electrics, so we look forward to more of RUF's test results — and the opportunity to get our hands on one.

 

[Warren Dawes]

Nice shots William, thanks for sharing.
Love the look of that Viper, especially since I have to rapidly learn how to drive one of these monsters in the GTC League next week.

 

[Nick Fine]

Me too...that Viper stands out from the rest...thanks for sharing....great photos.

What's the very bottom one? Concept?

 

[James Yates]

Loving the new Spyker

 

[Douglas Lundberg]

this car looks really good. fantastic

 

[Ryan Callan]

The very bottom one looks wicked - I have to say I like the Honda concept too. I don't like any of the others...

 

[Douglas Lundberg]

loving the lambo

 

[William Yunck]

The bottom one is a toyota concept, I am pretty sure. I saw it a few months ago in Car and Driver. Also these aren't my photos but that of Autoblog, didn't mean to sound like I took them. I wish I was there but I wasn't.