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Post by DannyRock on Apr 17, 2006 18:53:31 GMT -5
I finally got a good picture of my friend's Chevy with my new camera... I like this car The body is Chevy and the engine is Ford...
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Post by KNOWTHIS on Apr 21, 2006 18:17:48 GMT -5
This thing is scary fast. 0 to 60 in just a little over '2 seconds'. 1,000 horsepower. Takes two keys. Runs on special racing fuel. 1.2 million dollar price tag. The average person couldn't even afford the insurance. driving.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,12529-1890873,00.html Bugatti Veyron SupercarAt 137mph, the nose of the car is lowered by 2in and the big rear spoiler slides into the slipstream. The effect is profound. You can feel the back of the car being pressed into the road.
However, with the spoiler in place the drag is so great you’re limited to just 231mph. To go faster than that you have to stop and insert your ignition key in a slot on the floor. This lowers the whole car still further and locks the big back wing down. Now you have reduced downforce, which means you won’t be going round any corners, but you have a clean shape. And that means you can top 400kph.
That’s 370ft a second.
You might want to ponder that for a moment. Covering the length of a football pitch, in a second, in a car. And then you might want to think about the braking system. A VW Polo will generate 0.6g if you stamp on the middle pedal hard. You get that from the air brake alone on a Veyron. Factor in the carbon ceramic discs and you will pull up from 250mph in just 10sec. Sounds good, but in those 10sec you’ll have covered a third of a mile.
That’s five football pitches to stop.
I didn’t care. On a recent drive across Europe I desperately wanted to reach the top speed but I ran out of road when the needle hit 240mph. Where, astonishingly, it felt planted. Totally and utterly rock steady. It felt sublime.
Not quiet, though. The engine sounds like Victorian plumbing — it looks like Victorian plumbing as well, to be honest — and the roar from the tyres was biblical. But it still felt brilliant. Utterly, stunningly, mind blowingly, jaw droppingly brilliant. www.caranddriver.com/article.asp?section_id=19&article_id=10108Bugatti Veyron 16.4 The fastest and most expensive production car ever."No such problem developed on the Bugatti Veyron 16.4, because it is not a half-baked aftermarket or boutique road burner. It is a production car developed and tested to the standards of Volkswagen, Bugatti's parent company. With a top speed of 253 mph, it is also the fastest production car ever built."
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Post by BigBunny on Apr 27, 2006 11:44:09 GMT -5
Jacked up Delorean
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Post by KNOWTHIS on May 16, 2006 19:44:44 GMT -5
New Camaro possibly in the works........ www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2006605160376MARK PHELAN: Exclusive Camaro test driveGM needs this car to pump up excitement, sales
Mark Phelan drove this concept Chevrolet Camaro for 40 minutes Monday at GM Proving Grounds in Milford. His verdict? It's fabulous. (Photos by MANDI WRIGHT/Detroit Free Press)
Chevrolet Camaro concept
Rear-wheel-drive, four-passenger sport coupe
Engine: 400-horsepower, 6.0-liter V8 with cylinder deactivation
Transmission: Six-speed manual
Projected highway fuel economy: 30-plus miles per gallon
Styling influences: 1969 Camaro, YF22 jet fighter
Likely debut: 2009
Likely assembly site: Oshawa, Ontario, or Wilmington, Del.
Sources: General Motors Corp., Detroit Free Press
A history lesson
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Chevrolet introduced the Camaro in 1966 as a '67 model to compete with the Ford Mustang. The base model had a three-speed manual transmission linked to a 230-cubic-inch, straight-six engine that produced 140 horsepower.
• The first Z28 performance model went on sale that December with a 290-horsepower, 283-cubic-inch V8.
• The second-generation Camaro went on sale in February 1970; it was made for 12 years.
• The base model of the all-new 1982 model had a 90-horsepower, 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine.
• The fourth generation went on sale in 1992 as a '93. That model lived on with no major changes until GM killed the Camaro and its sibling, the Pontiac Firebird, in 2002.
Source: Edmunds.com
Build it.
That's all I can say after 40 minutes driving the ravishing Chevrolet Camaro concept car around General Motors Proving Grounds in Milford.
The head-turning new sport coupe can't hit the road soon enough. GM has not officially decided it will build the Camaro, but the legendary car's powerful appeal, the adrenaline shot it will give Chevrolet and conversations with a number of GM executives are enough to convince me only a catastrophe will keep this car off the road.
You don't spend this much time nailing every detail -- from the growling rumble of the exhaust to the light and easy feel of the clutch pedal -- if you're not serious about a car.
And the Camaro is serious fun. Its unique design may set the tone for other Chevrolet cars, boost sales and add excitement to GM's most important brand.
The sensuous and threatening-looking coupe will be a welcome addition to Chevrolet showrooms. That was apparent even in the handle-with-care driving mandated by the fact that this is a show car, built for looks not speed.
Despite that, the Camaro felt very polished. The power steering is direct and responsive; the brakes are firm with good pedal feel, and the six-speed manual transmission was more precise than some production cars.
"We spent a lot of time on the sound of the exhaust," GM concept car engineer Kris Hess said as the Camaro's 400-horsepower V8 burbled to life on the test track in Oakland County for my drive. "We have a lot of performance fans on the team that did this car."
The concept's classic wasp-waisted shape, flared fenders and eager forward-leaning grille made the Camaro a hit when it debuted at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January.
Camaro was introduced in 1966 as the answer to the Ford Mustang and went through several generations before production ended in 2002.
"We set out to capture the essence of the Camaro," said Tom Peters, who led the design team that created the concept in Studio X, a secret den below the design building at GM's technical center in Warren. The concept's styling borrows elements from the classic 1969 Camaro, the 2005 Corvette and the YF22 jet fighter's rounded cockpit.
Crowds packed Chevrolet's stand to admire the Camaro at the show, but almost nobody got close enough to see that the concept's interior is equally appealing and well executed.
The big, chrome-rimmed speedometer and tachometer perfectly complement round brushed-metal dials for climate and audio controls. Door and dash insets the color of burnished copper match the faces of four small rectangular gauges -- fuel, battery, oil and water -- set in the center console just ahead of a round aluminum shifter knob.
Even if everything goes flawlessly, the Camaro isn't likely to hit the streets before 2009, and the production model will not be identical to the concept.
There's no magic or sleight of hand involved in making the case for the Camaro.
The concept uses GM's new Zeta global architecture for rear-wheel-drive cars, which goes into production in Australia this summer and should form the basis for several big, powerful sedans and coupes in North America.
The Camaro's engine, transmission, brakes and most other major components are off-the-shelf technology, ready to run today, but ready to mate high-horsepower performance with 30 miles per gallon or more on the highway, GM said.
GM executives have told workers in at least two North American assembly plants -- Oshawa, Ontario, and Wilmington, Del. -- that they're in the running to build the Camaro.
So the decision to build it comes down to a few questions: Will people buy it? How can GM build it profitably? What will it cost?
GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz told Automotive News that GM won't build the Camaro unless it can sell 100,000 a year.
To reach that goal, Chevy will have to offer a less-expensive V6 model in addition to the V8, said Jim Hall, vice president for industry analysis at the Southfield office of consultant AutoPacific.
Even then, it's unlikely Camaro could beat the popular Ford Mustang's $19,115 base price, he said.
The Zeta family of cars features an independent rear suspension, a more-expensive layout than the Mustang's trusty old live axle.
Nobody at GM will touch the price question, but it's clear Chevrolet doesn't need -- and probably couldn't sell -- another high-priced, low-volume image car. The Corvette fills that role beautifully.
Chevrolet accounts for around 60% of GM's annual sales in North America. Adding a couple of exciting and profitable cars to Chevy's lineup would go a long way toward curing what ails GM.
The stylish 2008 Malibu sedan -- unrecognizably different from today's mundane model -- set to debut next year may be the first of those cars. The Camaro could be the second.
Build it.
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Post by CDsNuTz on May 16, 2006 23:52:38 GMT -5
I'm not liking that new Camaro to much and I'm a Chevy guy.. I'd take one of these over the new Camaro any day...
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Post by Mech on May 28, 2006 21:08:09 GMT -5
Now THAT is a talented welder/Mechanic.!!! (Applause)
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Post by KNOWTHIS on Jun 6, 2006 13:29:36 GMT -5
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