#851 2017-07-29 09:55:29
Phantom VIII - "Autonomous driving? All of our customers can afford chauffeurs."
LCD gauges
(click for Forbes article with bespoke artwork)
Nope - not electric... ...it's a twin-turbo gas engine but instead of RPM it gives you a "Power Reserve %". Considering the purpose of the car I think that's pretty spot on.
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#852 2017-07-29 12:02:36
That looks fucking ugly.
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#853 2017-07-29 12:13:55
choad wrote:
That looks fucking ugly.
I concur.
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#854 2017-07-29 12:29:55
Personally I prefer these, they go for about the same $$
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#855 2017-07-29 13:43:02
choad wrote:
That looks fucking ugly.
I dunno if it's ugly but it looks like a Chrysler concept car.
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#856 2017-07-29 13:56:06
Baywolfe wrote:
choad wrote:
That looks fucking ugly.
I dunno if it's ugly but it looks like a Chrysler concept car.
Agreed; but nobody ever bought a Chrysler for its looks, did they?
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#857 2017-07-29 13:57:43
Emmeran wrote:
Personally I prefer these, they go for about the same $$
https://cruelery.com/uploads/11_luxvan.jpg
Yuk. I love Benzs, but god what an ugly child.
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#858 2017-07-29 14:36:57
Smudge wrote:
Baywolfe wrote:
choad wrote:
That looks fucking ugly.
I dunno if it's ugly but it looks like a Chrysler concept car.
Agreed; but nobody ever bought a Chrysler for its looks, did they?
http://azr.cdnmedia.autotrader.ca/image … t-4786.jpg
This is a point of function over form. The Phantom is the ultimate status symbol and it simply oozes extremely good taste. Remember Rolls Royce will turn you down, they don't have to seek business, business seeks them.
The bespoke Sprinter (what a name) is the extreme of comfort, safety and function.
With the Mercedes Sprinter you can stand up, use the toilet, straighten your clothes in a full length mirror and then exit the vehicle 100% media and situation ready. It can also be hardened to an amazing level and has handling & speed belying it's appearance.
(note: I call it the Sprinter because that is the base vehicle it was developed from)
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#859 2017-07-30 16:34:09
Smudge wrote:
Baywolfe wrote:
choad wrote:
That looks fucking ugly.
I dunno if it's ugly but it looks like a Chrysler concept car.
Agreed; but nobody ever bought a Chrysler for its looks, did they?
http://azr.cdnmedia.autotrader.ca/image … t-4786.jpg
No never. ;-)
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#860 2017-07-30 16:57:02
Baywolfe wrote:
Smudge wrote:
Baywolfe wrote:
I dunno if it's ugly but it looks like a Chrysler concept car.
Agreed; but nobody ever bought a Chrysler for its looks, did they?
http://azr.cdnmedia.autotrader.ca/image … t-4786.jpgNo never. ;-)
https://cruelery.com/uploads/157_pt_cruiser.jpg
Don't get me started...
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#861 2017-07-30 17:38:43
Baywolfe wrote:
Smudge wrote:
Agreed; but nobody ever bought a Chrysler for its looks, did they?
http://azr.cdnmedia.autotrader.ca/image … t-4786.jpgNo never. ;-)
https://cruelery.com/uploads/157_pt_cruiser.jpg
It's simply a shame they never managed to covert it to the LX platform.
The Dodge Magnum is legendary for masculine looks and is my next build car:
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#862 2017-07-31 09:45:02
Click
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#863 2017-07-31 19:25:17
Emmeran wrote:
I need............
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#864 2017-08-01 08:54:12
Emmeran wrote:
Who knew you could design a car with only a sheet metal brake?
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Emmeran wrote:
Loren “Bumps” Willert was one the best of the best. I always thought that Joie Chitwood did it but not so.
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#867 2017-08-10 10:34:58
GooberMcNutly wrote:
Emmeran wrote:
Who knew you could design a car with only a sheet metal brake?
Everyone needs a box, but not everyone has a Swiss fire box.
Friend had this one imported. He is Swiss of course. His buddy has an even cooler 4 wheel drive version.
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#868 2017-08-10 12:58:31
Don't get me wrong, I've had a stiffy for a Unimog forever. 
But that sheet metal jeep looks more like it was built in high school shop class.
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#869 2017-08-10 13:44:18
6 wheel drive love mobile
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#870 2017-08-10 14:32:30
Youse guys; if these are the pictures of the vehicles you think are hot, I don't want to see pictures of your wives!
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#871 2017-08-10 14:55:43
My girl can "jump like a Willy's in 4 wheel drive".
That is all you need to know
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#872 2017-08-10 15:14:56
Smudge wrote:
Youse guys; if these are the pictures of the vehicles you think are hot, I don't want to see pictures of your wives!
Melon's drives cute little convertibles. I like to fuck Melons, I'm not interested in fucking my vehicles.
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#873 2017-08-18 11:04:13
Kinda of a cool box.
Just another box
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#874 2017-08-18 14:13:28
Johnny_Rotten wrote:
Kinda of a cool box.
https://cruelery.com/uploads/359_wagon_train.jpg
Still waiting for Detroit to "invent" the drop-side pickup again, like the invented the sliding door minivan.
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#875 2017-08-18 20:15:47
GooberMcNutly wrote:
Johnny_Rotten wrote:
Kinda of a cool box.
https://cruelery.com/uploads/359_wagon_train.jpgStill waiting for Detroit to "invent" the drop-side pickup again, like the invented the sliding door minivan.
I, too, am waiting for this. I love cab-overs. There's a guy around the corner from me with a VW flat bed, but I think he just modified an old micro-bus. I haven't been close enough to see if it's legit.
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#877 2017-11-22 12:02:53
Just a bit of car porn...and no ejector seat:
Aston Martin’s DB11 looks like a million bucks, only costs a quarter of that
I highly recommend picking one up, if you have the means.
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2017/11/as … r-of-that/
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#878 2017-12-18 14:47:09
This is not my favorite thread, but these stories belong here.
https://jalopnik.com/here-are-your-appa … 1821382797
Discovered it did not, in fact, float. Hauled it out of the river, let it dry, kept going...
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#883 2018-01-19 09:42:46
Oversized female-only parking spots marked with a stiletto icon in eastern China have been strongly criticised as sexist on Chinese social media.
The controversial parking spaces at the Jiande and Tonglu service stations in the Zhejiang province are reportedly 3.2-metres wide — or one-and-a-half times the size of "normal" parking spaces.
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#884 2018-03-06 12:24:25
Those days are gone.
Melons and I are discussing whether it's better to do a retro '68 Charger with big block and cross ram or put that magnificent design over a super fast electric.
Life if full of tough decisions.
(FYI: The first lot SRT-4 is undergoing resto, as the original owner I think it's worth the cost.)
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#885 2018-03-06 13:35:41
Emmeran wrote:
Those days are gone.
Melons and I are discussing whether it's better to do a retro '68 Charger with big block and cross ram or put that magnificent design over a super fast electric.
Life if full of tough decisions.
(FYI: The first lot SRT-4 is undergoing resto, as the original owner I think it's worth the cost.)
Just what the world needs, more 3 second grocery getters.
But I would embrace an all electric drop in replacement power plant for classic cars. I'm sure you could build the package smaller and lighter than the big iron blocks of Detroit, even including the batteries. Motor mounts to prop shaft, drop in unit. Too bad you would still have to suffer the Dodge suspension and steering geometry....
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#886 2018-03-06 18:24:11
Yeah, well if this was a choice not borne of classic car fetish, an indulgence you can pay for as you see fit, I would ditch the Dodge and get something that can steer away from certain death at speed.
Modern electrics at this stage may be more neutered sedans than ball grabbing thrillers, but they have amazing torque and sure handling.
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#887 2018-03-07 13:50:29
Johnny_Rotten wrote:
Yeah, well if this was a choice not borne of classic car fetish, an indulgence you can pay for as you see fit, I would ditch the Dodge and get something that can steer away from certain death at speed.
Modern electrics at this stage may be more neutered sedans than ball grabbing thrillers, but they have amazing torque and sure handling.
I have a two ton 2009 Nissan Maxima, the ultimate old man race car, and it blows the doors off most of those muscle cars of our golden past especially through the turns. I've had it up to 105 on the highway with pedal room to spare, drove the back roads between Greenville SC and the Smoky Mountains at 60 MPH with hard braking on the turns (thank you anti-lock brakes), and once took a left turn on a downtown street at 45 MPH. (not to prove a point, I almost missed my turn).
Pretty soon the electrics are going to be there too. I can only imagine how those Teslas handle. I saw one at a golf course and it was the widest car I'd ever seen.
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#888 2018-03-07 14:00:26
Baywolfe wrote:
Johnny_Rotten wrote:
Yeah, well if this was a choice not borne of classic car fetish, an indulgence you can pay for as you see fit, I would ditch the Dodge and get something that can steer away from certain death at speed.
Modern electrics at this stage may be more neutered sedans than ball grabbing thrillers, but they have amazing torque and sure handling.I have a two ton 2009 Nissan Maxima, the ultimate old man race car, and it blows the doors off most of those muscle cars of our golden past especially through the turns. I've had it up to 105 on the highway with pedal room to spare, drove the back roads between Greenville SC and the Smoky Mountains at 60 MPH with hard braking on the turns (thank you anti-lock brakes), and once took a left turn on a downtown street at 45 MPH. (not to prove a point, I almost missed my turn).
Pretty soon the electrics are going to be there too. I can only imagine how those Teslas handle. I saw one at a golf course and it was the widest car I'd ever seen.
I drive a 2003 first lot Dodge SRT-4 Neon, it traps at 110mph on a bad day and still gets 32mpg, Maxima's are a snack at best.
The concept here is if its a good idea to drop the body of a favored style on an electric frame for the go forward as opposed to having the rumble of a replacement hemi. The idea that Dodges can't turn is hilariously contradicted by the races won in that era; a good driver got far more from those Dodge suspensions than any other available at that time.
So the question remains is it the rumble or the style? Is it the delicate tuning or the programming?
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#889 2018-03-07 14:27:29
Emmeran wrote:
Pretty soon the electrics are going to be there too. I can only imagine how those Teslas handle. I saw one at a golf course and it was the widest car I'd ever seen.
I drive a 2003 first lot Dodge SRT-4 Neon, it traps at 110mph on a bad day and still gets 32mpg, Maxima's are a snack at best.
The concept here is if its a good idea to drop the body of a favored style on an electric frame for the go forward as opposed to having the rumble of a replacement hemi. The idea that Dodges can't turn is hilariously contradicted by the races won in that era; a good driver got far more from those Dodge suspensions than any other available at that time.
So the question remains is it the rumble or the style? Is it the delicate tuning or the programming?
What can be done with one on a track and what you'd do on a road with warts are wildly different. I had a Griggs Racing suspension under the Mustang and hitting the brakes in the middle of a curve was bad, and had me cussing who or whatever was in front of me. With bumps it was downright seat sucking. Doing the same thing with good independent suspension is no big deal. I'm a mediocre driver on a good day, I've ridden with someone really good, at speed, on a track that I'd driven, and can see the difference. Give me modern suspension geometry and brakes for going fast. For fun to drive, noise, and looks I'll take the old one.
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#890 2018-03-07 14:29:31
Rumble. That sound, or any sound at all even is getting very rare. Hence my girl''s BMW makes almost no sound at all. Even with the turbo full on. They don't even bother anymore to fake it with the speakers.
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#891 2018-03-07 14:51:13
Johnny_Rotten wrote:
Rumble. That sound, or any sound at all even is getting very rare. Hence my girl''s BMW makes almost no sound at all. Even with the turbo full on. They don't even bother anymore to fake it with the speakers.
I'm probably gonna go with Johnny, drop the body style and interior over the electric drive train and suspension. At least for a daily driver, but the style these days is crap at best and I'm fucking sick of sedans.
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#892 2018-03-07 16:52:35
I just want to drop a modern power plant in my 'lil ole VW Bus and be able to go up a 5% grade at more than 45 mph and not have to fiddle and fart with the engine every 1000 miles.
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#893 2018-03-07 17:00:17
Just pony up for a Range Rover Sport.
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#896 2018-04-27 16:27:15
Ford throws in the towel and realizes it can't compete against anyone in the sedan or compact car market.
I get it. They make more money off of F150, Transit vans and Mustangs than any of that other trash they have been playing catch-up with, and this is a good way for the CEO to clean house of a lot of old, un-modernized plants and expensive union contracts. But, darn it, that Fiesta is just so much fun to rent and rally around parking garages...
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#898 2018-05-20 10:05:06
Wedge future past.
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#899 2018-08-20 16:36:03
~ click ~
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#900 2019-02-08 12:22:21
Pipe dreams...
They have to build that car.
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