“White knuckle fun”! Lol
Has already had it at the track and liked it there.
Has already had it at the track and liked it there.
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Had my previous car (BMW X1) for about 9 years and it was very reliable. Not a single warranty claim, and basically routine maintenance (fluid changes, filters, brakes, battery, etc) in that time. Yes things cost a bit more, but the bad rap they get is generally overblown. The current 4 and 6 cyclinder turbo engines (B48 and B58) are pretty amazing - powerful and efficient. Here's a link to the current JD Power initlal quality study. Interesting that BMW rates higher than Toyota, Honda and Subaru.
2022 U.S. Initial Quality Study (IQS)
TROY, Mich.: 28 June 2022 — In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, initial vehicle quality notably declined, according to the J.D. Power 2022 U.S. Initial Quality StudySM (IQS), released today. The disruptions caused by the pandemic—supply chain issues, record-high vehicle prices and personnel...
Another day, another 911….
2001 Carrera with almost 90k miles and was pretty filthy inside and out. 7 hours later it looked much better!
The GT2 owner parked it outside beside his older M3 for a bit so snapped a pic.
2001 Carrera with almost 90k miles and was pretty filthy inside and out. 7 hours later it looked much better!
The GT2 owner parked it outside beside his older M3 for a bit so snapped a pic.
There is *something* about Porsches - their lines never show up properly in pics.
It's like hue, aero curves or body proportions - no photograph can do justice to more than two and sometimes not even that.
Anyone else notice that? It's like Porsches are to car photography what steep terrain is to ski pics. Weird. I mean just compare @GregK's Carrera pic and his GT2 pic.
The Carrera pic has completely distorted perspective - but I would argue it conveys true, IRL body proportion far better than the bottom pic.
It's like hue, aero curves or body proportions - no photograph can do justice to more than two and sometimes not even that.
Anyone else notice that? It's like Porsches are to car photography what steep terrain is to ski pics. Weird. I mean just compare @GregK's Carrera pic and his GT2 pic.
The Carrera pic has completely distorted perspective - but I would argue it conveys true, IRL body proportion far better than the bottom pic.
Speaking of Porsches and pics, here is one guy's visit to the Porsche museum.
Good analogy, but I'm not sure it's just Porsches, or all Porsche photos. This one seems to photograph well IMO, maybe because it's less of a bubble shape.
Also as far as sound too, if you haven't heard a Porsche Carrera GT then you haven’t heard Shakespeare the way it was meant to be done.
C7s have a small scale problem relative to Porsche, Ferrari have a small scale problem relative to Porsche, so do any number of smaller cars like MGBs, TR6s, Montecarlos/Skorpions but IMO if any reader has only seen a specific Porsche model in pics or on video, they should totally refrain from commenting until they see it IRL.
One of the local retro-service garages is on one of my cycling feeder routes - and I am constantly irked that my phone simply cannot take proper shots of what he's got in front. If I ever get a Moment anamorphic kit for it, that will be my test use case.
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Yeah, I heard for Shakespeare in the Park in NYC this season, they were just going to park a 911 on-stage and rev the engine.
Quiet “fun ski car” to match the customers eTron GT sedan, a loaded eTron Sportback suv.
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No longer quite as ugly!!!
No real specs or driving impressions, yet, but lots of pics.
www.autoblog.com
No real specs or driving impressions, yet, but lots of pics.
2023 Honda Civic Type R revealed, adds beauty to the brawn | Autoblog - Autoblog
The 2023 Honda Civic Type R will be the most powerful Honda sold in the U.S and the most powerful Type R model ever.
www.autoblog.com
Filling up today, I saw an older gentleman in a ZO6 who had a message for those of us pondering our next fun car. 
For a slightly fringe value of 'fun'
I love the idea of a new Type R. That's if I can buy one for a reasonable price.No longer quite as ugly!!!
No real specs or driving impressions, yet, but lots of pics.
2023 Honda Civic Type R revealed, adds beauty to the brawn | Autoblog - Autoblog
The 2023 Honda Civic Type R will be the most powerful Honda sold in the U.S and the most powerful Type R model ever.
I know it's not going to happen anytime soon, but will we be able to buy a CTR for MSRP in a year or two?
Honda put out a nice walk-around video yesterday. From the copy, they are marketing it to an older demographic if it wasn't evident from the design.
^ I kinda like the new outthrust chin definition.
Changes the whole face from a Cylon/hockey mask esthetic to an enduro helmet esthetic.
Changes the whole face from a Cylon/hockey mask esthetic to an enduro helmet esthetic.
Fun video of the horsepower-challenged new Integra getting picked on:
Instead of 1.5 liters and 200 horsepower, it should be 1.8 liters and 240 horsepower.
Instead of 1.5 liters and 200 horsepower, it should be 1.8 liters and 240 horsepower.
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