@Sheldon George: It was an era of slow cars. At the time, our sense was that we'd missed out on the era of high performance. Turbos seemed like a crutch, but no substitute for the two good legs of a solid lifter V8.
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@SerialThriller: I'm surprised it seemed underpowered. I wouldn't put one up against a V6 Accord, but our Lancer Turbo beat 944s, an Audi quattro turbo coupe, 300ZXs, 900 Turbos, and 325es during its short life. IIRC, Car and Driver said 0-60 took 8 seconds. The digital speedometer worked in reverse gear, and I had…
1,900 miles is probably all the use anyone can stand with one of these. The last one I saw for sale had 138 miles and the guy was ASKING for an amount that added up to $16K depreciation at $118 a mile. At least if this twit finds a buyer at asking price he'll have only wasted $19 a mile in depreciation to be a…
@adhir: The Bentley is a pimped VW for people who consider pimp a compliment. It is as flash as a rat with a gold tooth.
@HiroPro42: Washing the car will keep it superficially clean, but the paint will still age badly without being waxed. Besides, the matte finish sets it up to act like a sponge for accumulating pollutants that will hasten the aging process. If you can afford this car, lease it and look forward to a fight with the…
I'm no fan of anything Detroit, but Charlie LeDuff has about as much credibility as MSNBC. In addition to his plagiarism addiction, there are real problems when he does bother using his own words.
Too bad this didn't happen at a certain Chicago area Audi dealer.
@HiroPro42: Even if the matte finish is created in the clear coat, it still goes away the first time you wax or polish the car and some of the voids get filled in or polished smooth. Sometimes dumb is just dumb. These finishes will be one of the more humorous idiot taxes imposed by the private sector.
Why did they put all the chrome back on in the first place? You know what would make the car stand out now that everyone has a minimum of trim and what is there is flat black? Chrome!!! German car designers are the new homosexual dress designers. 'Fashion says that this summer the hemline is 4 inches above the knee!'…
@Novaload: And of course no sooner did I post that then I realized that the 'hot car' comment related to the fire rather than the title status. My bad.
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@cherokee: 1986.
@AutobahnBurner: I would be inclined to agree, even having seen these with NBA hoops, but there are worse Rolls-Royces. There is a convertible one now with the cockpit surrounded by teak 'decking' that makes this one look like a London Taxi. Then you've got Bentley. No Bentley looks like it would be driven by someone…
@Muscles Marinara: Are there any other blogs that perform as badly as Gawker blogs?
@gearhead_318: That looks like a circa 1980 Plymouth Gran Fury done up to look like the Bluesmobile. Where did it come from?
@KAdams1476: I'm looking forward to the day that enough people figure out that environmentalism is in opposition to freedom, property rights, and human life.
The suggestion to use the Jetsons' car noises sounds like fun to me. Use noise cancelization technology piped through the car's stereo to protect the sanity of the driver and passenger. Win-win, although I suppose all energy consumption is a nightmare when you're trying to get around on the storage capacity of a…
How is shaft hp measured for turbine engines? Is it not a function of rpm and torque?