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Started by ahochaude · 3 May 2004 · 4,980 replies

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21 Sep 2010, 11:18 #3981
Tu_triky wrote:Yeah like when he jumped up and down like an ass on Oprah's couch.

Heh.

I suppose if it were anyone else other than Cruise, no one would've made such a big deal about it... :sweat:
21 Sep 2010, 11:24 #3982
bmwracer wrote:
Heh.

I suppose if it were anyone else other than Cruise, no one would've made such a big deal about it... :sweat:


L Ron Hubbard would be proud.
21 Sep 2010, 23:51 #3983
new Lotus...

Lotus Elite
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The Lotus Evora gave us a hint of where the company's design language was headed, but we still weren't quite prepared for the sleek, angular lines of the Lotus Elite ($180,000). Powered by a front/mid-engine 5-Liter V8 sourced from the Lexus IS F and hooked to an automatic tranny with optional use of hybrid technology with KERS, the Elite boasts 611hp, a 0-100 km/h time of roughly 3.6 seconds, and a top speed of 195 mph, this retractable hardtop 2+2 is primed to vault Lotus into the supercar market in a big \ and stylish \ manner
22 Sep 2010, 00:11 #3984
^ Looks like a variation of the Honda S2000:

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22 Sep 2010, 00:33 #3985
bmwracer wrote:^ Looks like a variation of the Honda S2000:

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slightly bigger engine.

:bonk:
22 Sep 2010, 00:58 #3986
Tu_triky wrote:slightly bigger engine.

:bonk:

Yeah.

Sleek looking, but too angular.
22 Sep 2010, 01:00 #3987
bmwracer wrote:
Yeah.

Sleek looking, but too angular.


It's cool, but it better be for that price...you are definitely in some rarefied company at 180,000 clams
22 Sep 2010, 01:06 #3988
Tu_triky wrote:It's cool, but it better be for that price...you are definitely in some rarefied company at 180,000 clams

For sure.

At those prices, I'd be looking at Porsches and Ferraris.
22 Sep 2010, 01:13 #3989
bmwracer wrote:
For sure.

At those prices, I'd be looking at Porsches and Ferraris.


Yeah for that kind of coin you're in that league! The Lotus does have over 600 brake horsepower though...that's Lambo territory.
22 Sep 2010, 01:21 #3990
Tu_triky wrote:Yeah for that kind of coin you're in that league! The Lotus does have over 600 brake horsepower though...that's Lambo territory.

True.

Yet with all that bhp, it can't top 200mph? :headscratch:

And an automatic tranny? :bleh:

I suppose the shifter is on the steering column, like my grandfather's Plymouth Valiant. :hehe:

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22 Sep 2010, 01:26 #3991
bmwracer wrote:
True.

Yet with all that bhp, it can't top 200mph? :headscratch:

And an automatic tranny? :bleh:

I suppose the shifter is on the steering column, like my grandfather's Plymouth Valiant. :hehe:

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:rofl:

That Plymouth design is older than the rock.
22 Sep 2010, 01:45 #3992
Tu_triky wrote: :rofl:

That Plymouth design is older than the rock.

The rectangular speedo and pushbutton AM radio are boss. :mrgreen:
22 Sep 2010, 01:51 #3993
bmwracer wrote:
The rectangular speedo and pushbutton AM radio are boss. :mrgreen:


Yup. Bring it back!
22 Sep 2010, 01:54 #3994
Tu_triky wrote:Yup. Bring it back!

Along with the 85mph max on the speedo. :rofl:

I'd have to say I would've broken off the indicator needle on numerous occasions. :hehe:
22 Sep 2010, 01:57 #3995
bmwracer wrote:
Along with the 85mph max on the speedo. :rofl:

I'd have to say I would've broken off the indicator needle on numerous occasions. :hehe:


In the spirit of the 85 mph speedo I have installed speed governors on all my cars.
22 Sep 2010, 02:07 #3996
Tu_triky wrote:In the spirit of the 85 mph speedo I have installed speed governors on all my cars.

The CHP thanks you. :mrgreen:
22 Sep 2010, 02:14 #3997
bmwracer wrote:
The CHP thanks you. :mrgreen:


:hehe:
23 Sep 2010, 22:00 #4000
Kimi Raikkonen back in F1?

Story here: http://formulaone.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/18/further-talk-of-a-raikkonen-return/

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