bmwracer wrote:
It's the eyes. :mrgreen:
:hehe: Given the clothes, I thought he was banana farmer.
:hehe: Given the clothes, I thought he was banana farmer.
Cars and other kinds of motoring gibberish
Started by ahochaude · 3 May 2004 · 4,980 replies
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:hehe: Given the clothes, I thought he was banana farmer.
Sebastian Vettel wins the race in Abu Dhabi and the Fomula 1 Driver's Championship.
Top Gear on 60 Minutes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKwS-7LOAx8
Hondafs Civic Joyride Wheezes to Close in Japan
After this year, Japanese customers who want to cruise the streets in a Honda Civic will have to settle for a hand-me-down model.
Honda Motor Corp. said Tuesday it will cease selling the Civic brand car in Japan, ending domestic production of the hybrid-version for the home market in December amid sputtering demand for passenger sedans. (But the Civic still commands healthy sales traffic overseas. The auto maker said it will continue to sell the model outside its home territory.)
The Japanese demise of the Civic, one of Hondafs long-running mainstay brands that lifted it from small-time maker to global player in the early 1970s, comes as Hondafs new compact, the Fit, enjoys strong demand. Japanfs third-largest vehicle manufacturer by sales volume said domestic sales of the Fit compact reached 1.5 million at the end of September.
The writingfs been on the wall for the Civic in Japan for some time, in fact. The Fit was quick to race past the soon-to-be-outmoded Civic when it debuted in June 2001. The hatchback was the sixth most sold passenger vehicle in Japan that year, while the increasingly less hip Civic struggled at No. 22, according to Japan Automobile Dealers Association. This year, the Fit has been consistently the second most-sold vehicle in Japan, trailing only Toyota Motor Corp.fs champion Prius.
Associated Press
Visitors look at Honda Civic Type R at a Honda Motor Corp. showroom in Tokyo in April.
Fit sales totaled 14,034 vehicles in October. Meanwhile, Honda sold a grand total of 182 Civics and 270 Civic Hybrids at home the same month. No wonder itfs been some time since the auto maker enlisted Hollywood celebrities such as the likes of fresh-faced Jodie Foster and Leonardo DiCaprio taking joyrides in the car in domestic advertisements in the 1990s.
In one respect, the Civicfs declining popularity is a testament to how much space is coveted in Japan, especially on its narrow roadway and snug garages. While it launched as a small car in Japan, it may have outgrown its convenience. A review of the car growing up through the years reveals the size of the car actually getting increasingly bigger. It is no longer a small car by Japan standards and, aside from a partially different body shape, is even on par with the size sold in the U.S. (Where the mantra is often still that bigger is better).
After this year, Japanese customers who want to cruise the streets in a Honda Civic will have to settle for a hand-me-down model.
Honda Motor Corp. said Tuesday it will cease selling the Civic brand car in Japan, ending domestic production of the hybrid-version for the home market in December amid sputtering demand for passenger sedans. (But the Civic still commands healthy sales traffic overseas. The auto maker said it will continue to sell the model outside its home territory.)
The Japanese demise of the Civic, one of Hondafs long-running mainstay brands that lifted it from small-time maker to global player in the early 1970s, comes as Hondafs new compact, the Fit, enjoys strong demand. Japanfs third-largest vehicle manufacturer by sales volume said domestic sales of the Fit compact reached 1.5 million at the end of September.
The writingfs been on the wall for the Civic in Japan for some time, in fact. The Fit was quick to race past the soon-to-be-outmoded Civic when it debuted in June 2001. The hatchback was the sixth most sold passenger vehicle in Japan that year, while the increasingly less hip Civic struggled at No. 22, according to Japan Automobile Dealers Association. This year, the Fit has been consistently the second most-sold vehicle in Japan, trailing only Toyota Motor Corp.fs champion Prius.
Associated Press
Visitors look at Honda Civic Type R at a Honda Motor Corp. showroom in Tokyo in April.
Fit sales totaled 14,034 vehicles in October. Meanwhile, Honda sold a grand total of 182 Civics and 270 Civic Hybrids at home the same month. No wonder itfs been some time since the auto maker enlisted Hollywood celebrities such as the likes of fresh-faced Jodie Foster and Leonardo DiCaprio taking joyrides in the car in domestic advertisements in the 1990s.
In one respect, the Civicfs declining popularity is a testament to how much space is coveted in Japan, especially on its narrow roadway and snug garages. While it launched as a small car in Japan, it may have outgrown its convenience. A review of the car growing up through the years reveals the size of the car actually getting increasingly bigger. It is no longer a small car by Japan standards and, aside from a partially different body shape, is even on par with the size sold in the U.S. (Where the mantra is often still that bigger is better).
^ End of an era. :sweat:
Like most cars, the seems to get bigger with each new iteration...
Like most cars, the seems to get bigger with each new iteration...
bmwracer wrote:^ End of an era. :sweat:
Yup, my thinking exactly.
That Top Gear 60 minutes piece was pretty cool.
Tu_triky wrote:That Top Gear 60 minutes piece was pretty cool.
That part when they went to Alabama was freaking nuts. :sweat:
"NASCAR sucks" :rofl:
bmwracer wrote:
That part when they went to Alabama was freaking nuts. :sweat:
"NASCAR sucks" :rofl:
I saw that episode a long while back...those fools are crazy.
They once went to Vietnam touring around on mopeds/motor bikes. Whoever had a mechanical breakdown would be forced to ride around on this
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The two flags were a nice touch because the paint job and helmet didn't really communicate a particular theme.
Tu_triky wrote:
I saw that episode a long while back...those fools are crazy.
They once went to Vietnam touring around on mopeds/motor bikes. Whoever had a mechanical breakdown would be forced to ride around on this
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The two flags were a nice touch because the paint job and helmet didn't really communicate a particular theme.
LOL... Looks like the spare bike from Easy Rider. :hehe:
bmwracer wrote:
LOL... Looks like the spare bike from Easy Rider. :hehe:
Looks like a Death Wish, not from Charles Bronson.
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LA Auto Show slideshow at HuffPo: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/18/los-angeles-auto-show-201_n_785149.html#s185668
Watching the series premiere of the American Top Gear on the History Channel.
Tu_triky wrote:Watching the series premiere of the American Top Gear on the History Channel.
Test driving trucks or Jeeps? :beaten:
bmwracer wrote:
Test driving trucks or Jeeps? :beaten:
Some Vipers and Lambos...the cars are cool but these 3 fools are so dull it's painful. Not funny, amusing, or witty.
They would have done better to pick
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The best guy is the American Stig b/c he doesn't talk.
Bloody FAIL.
^ The Pep Boys turned 'em down, I heard. :mrgreen:
bmwracer wrote:^ The Pep Boys turned 'em down, I heard. :mrgreen:
All three of these guys put together don't even have half the personality as the couch in the original Top Gear.
I think they got these guys as American Idol rejects.
Tu_triky wrote:I think they got these guys as American Idol rejects.
Probably overqualified as well.
bmwracer wrote:
Probably overqualified as well.
Man, they need to go back to the drawing board and scratch these 3 gimps. With a quickness.
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