No no, Manwell. He’s out co driver.
I’m a materials engineer so you could argue I’m better versed than most people to understand what’s going on here. Unless the the geometry is terribly designed for the same weight the carbon fiber is going to be significantly stronger/stiffer. Now much of this depends on the geometry of the tube, the weave orientation…
Shame you don’t know your VW history. They have been using 2 digits on the tach since at least 1982.
It’s not about weight it’s about specific strength and stiffness. That carbon tub out preforms the aluminum tub by miles.
I just pretend I’m Picard.
Remember when cars did not have seat belts? What about crumple zones or collapsible steering columns ?
Your argument is ridiculous.
I work on a team designing a next generation EPB. The amount of testing that goes into these, and any braking system component, is absolutely unbelievable. It feels like I'm back in aerospace not automotive. Don't worry about it, the EPB is not going to kill you. It's actually a huge safety feature when you throw a…
I’ve mentioned this before but no one buys the diesel to save money, they buy it for the performance and the way it tows. The performance makes their work day less stressful. Now the EB gas motors have very similar torque curves that line could be blurred. It’s something you’d have to tow with back to back and see…
The other aspect of getting well to do people into high end new technology is they have the money to fix any problems that come up, the also have the means to make more noise about it but that’s why you have stellar customer service.
Lol, 1 month? Are you joking? You could limp almost anything along for a month even with serious issues. That is a very poor example of what it costs to own.
If I crack 100 MPH in my WRX I do it for moments at a time on a nice sunny day with limited traffic. This guy it the same thing for 28 hours straight. It's a completely different story.
It’s not like the dealer can return the cars ( or playstations). If they’re not coming back, they have been sold.
A 2nd gen Eclipse has one of the best drag coefficients ever produced. Find a turbo version for a few grand, throw so massive boost and it and hope it holds together. I don’t know about the gearing however.
I bet you could get to 200 MPH for under 7 grand.
I can’t read anything Tavarish posts anymore, I just have to skip the article.
You’ve got this 100% backwards. I’m not talking about cranking enough parts out the door I’m talking about actually producing a quality casting. Unless you’re a metallurgist with foundry experience you’re not going to understand inoculation techniques, how to control as cast grain structure, how to deal with non…
I’m a materials engineer who works with aluminum castings daily. Even world class foundries have problems on a daily basis. It’s no simple task to make high quality aluminum castings, never mind do so in your backyard. It’s not just pouring melted cans into a sand mold. Good luck even getting casting sand.
That I can sit my mother in a 1 liter Fiesta, tell her to drive it just like her ‘98 VW diesel and she takes off without a shudder is remarkable. Without direct injection and a tiny optimized wastegate turbo that could never happen.
I love my laggy WRX but after a long drive I just wish I could roll into a whimper of…
The back seats are totally useless.
In photos it looks much shorter than it really is. It’s not a Smart car ish by any means.