I wanted to see it kick the tail out and countersteer, just once, to show it could. That would have at least required some vehicle-dynamics based code rather than the "follow a line, steer, brake, accelerate" that we saw. Not that that wasn't EXTREMELY impressive.
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The difference is that the snap-oversteer cars will either get them kicked out after a couple black flags, put them into a wall, or force them to learn about things like the 'line' and 'how to use the throttle' really quickly.
The luxury-car stuff is auto-pilot to the same extent as Tesla's (sans the turn-signal lane switcher, which is why everyone focused on it).
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I think people are underwhelmed because this is the same thing German luxury cars have had for several years now.
+1. I submitted one to the under-5k reliability eBay challenge from awhile back and it got passed over.
I own an Elise and I love it but I really don't think 'dependable' is a good word for it, at least not compared to the other cars on this list. 'Dependable... for a semi-exotic car,' absolutely. 'Dependable... for a sports car,' sure, it's NEAR the top. 'Dependable' compared to the Japan-made beige-wagons in this…
The Elise actually does have corrosion issues. Not only does salt still corrode aluminum (it's just not rust), but the Elise is also full of unlike metal-to-metal contact (mild and stainless steel <-> aluminum especially) which causes severe galvanic corrosion in the presence of salty water.
There are a lot more fluids than that, all they really save is gas and oil. You still have brake fluid, washer fluid, transaxle fluid, refrigerant for the AC, and a LOT of coolant.
Tag the vehicle as abandoned, which triggers a whole proceeding involving a letter from the city manager and me certifying that it's been moved (which, of course, it is, because I drive it every day or two). Apparently the neighbors calling and the car being ugly count as "probable cause" to leave the notice even if…
They'll come out for just about anything. Obviously they can't actually tow the car immediately, but they can put a 'you must move this vehicle' note on it... over... and over... and over.
At least your neighbors help you out... in my neighborhood I can't even park my running, not-even-that-ugly 1986 535i LeMons car lest my neighbors call the police to report the "abandoned vehicle" on the block.
The new Euro Elise doesn't use a Rover 4-cylinder - it uses the Toyota 1ZR.
Alignment matters a LOT too. I replied to a thread the other day about this - I think most of the new car "performance" reviews I read are pretty silly because either the manufacturer cheats and brings a totally kitted car (*cough*Ferrari*cough*) or the car really is bone stock, in which case it'll have a massively…
This - I always wear my SFI gloves even if I'm at an HPDE in my street car and I'm not wearing my suit.
I have an E32 M112 in my Crossfire and I agree that it's a great engine. I've never heard of one breaking, the powerband is perfectly flat and torquey as all hell, and with the right exhaust it sounds wonderful as well. Economy is great and the only issue I've had with it is the aforementioned oil gaskets, and the oil…
Negative camber and zero toe on the front can feel wrong on the highway to some people. With most suspension designs negative camber makes the steering more jumpy and increases the car's propensity to tramline (follow cracks, potholes, etc).
This, a million times over.
This swap is important not for power reasons but for aftermarket, price, and reliability reasons.