H.A.R.B. (formerly two wheels are enough)

6/10/10

@ProfessorSlowmobile: Actually, I think the R8 is a bit closer to the R-15 if you can overlook its gas powerplant.

6/10/10

This Veyron = world's most expensive camera chase car?

6/9/10

Ozzy Osbourne approves.

6/9/10

@luisthebeast: Put that on wikipedia! This is the closest I could find; it's not a square cross-section and it's of an AFM cantilever and it doesn't have the spiffy color stress plot, but it IS relevant to my interests.

6/9/10

@rodrigotrigo: Yeah, up the deformation scale. IIRC, right-click on the result element in the feature manager and go to options/properties, and jack up the scale. SolidWorks is great stuff.

6/8/10

Re: BMW Z1

6/8/10

Ah yes, yet another reason to look forward to summer!

6/8/10

Forget the leathers. He's got a girl on each arm, and I'd be willing to be their combined age is less than his.

6/8/10

I'm inclined to agree with you, Ben, except for the fact that the driver (assumed to be the owner) has what appears to be a female passenger.

6/8/10

@Jeremy S. Jones: Oh God, that's hilarious.

6/8/10

In other news, Beijing police are on the lookout for a female fugitive described by witnesses as having snakes coming out of her hair. She is suspected of multiple counts of petrification.

6/7/10

Impressive. Sam, you might want to mention up front that this video is sped-up slightly and not in real-time.

6/7/10

@snap_understeer_ftw: What about 2nd owners? Don't lump me in with the stereotype!

6/3/10

Excellent writeup of an excellent car. If you ever need a chase/camera car for another review in Southern/Central Coast California, I'll do it for free.

6/3/10

Either the rear differential (alien technology, without a doubt) or the camshaft.

6/2/10

@twitchykun(lvl. 75 JDM Hoon): No NSX? No S2000? Interesting.

6/1/10

@HammerheadFistpunch: Insightful articles like these make me miss my C&D subscription. A mental lapse triggerd the subscription lapse.

6/1/10

@600 Pounds of Pumpkins: I thought that was the GT?

6/1/10

@huevosrancheros: Now you're talking!

6/1/10

@mrantimatter: 2 door, but extended cab. I have a 2 door single cab Ranger and on longer drives it gets cramped for taller people. The extended cab gives you more room to slide the seat back and/or recline it slightly. But it's gotta have a beefed-up, high tech suspension, the Ecoboost V6 and a real transmission.