Four smoke stacks for the win. Dual stacks is so johorribly plebian.

My friend had a 1969 big-block corvette with a manual. that thing was horrible in stop-and-go. No A/C, lopey vibrating idle, the rich carb mixture blasted unburned fuel stink up the side of car (sidepipes), clutch was heavy and difficult to engage smoothly since the pedal arrangement was awkwardly pushed to the middle…

Spooky reflection of a torso-shaped image in the lens of this... this space sensor contraption thingy right here.

What happens if you open your door with the front wheels at full lock?

There’s probably less chance of damage than two people manually opening normal car doors at the same time.

I can tell you I don’t have a Ford with a keypad. But what I do have are a very special set of skills, skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people with keypads like you. If you give me the code now, that’ll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you.…

CP on this.

Well, I say happily in response to the OP. For some reason, he wants to drive his exotic 1500 HP megacar AND observe a 25 speed limit. :)

That's why the engine can be de-clutched from the rear wheels. Engine runs at a steady speed, turning the front motor (acting as generator) and generating some kWs of electricity. That power flows to the other 2 motors to propel you happily home at 25 MPH.

This is amazing stuff. I wonder how many top speed runs before the battery can no longer assist. One? Five? The battery is good for 21 mile range at "normal speeds", so I can't imagine it lasts very long in "full acceleration" mode. Once the battery is depleted, it would interesting to know the performance…

A quick table to show the ICE's rpm versus vehicle speed for a direct drive setup like this. At 1,200 rpm, the car is moving at just over 35 mph. At redline (8,250) it's humming along at a brisk 242.

Here's a picture of the powertrain from Koenigsegg website. It looks like the two rear e-motors are sandwiching a rear diff that is directly coupled to the crankshaft. The third e-motor/generator/starter is bolted to the front of the engine. The battery pack is where the transmission would normally be.

+10000 . My all-time favorite as well. "Chicks dig convertibles" :)

Feeling shameful about driving your Land Wind X7? Solved for a few bucks on eBay.

1973 Pantera — $46K buy it now price. The want is strong.

Nice thinking. but why should he occupy the whole seat? There are a few problems with that:

But what would it be?!?! I was so excited to find out. Since Enterprise isn't tied in to an automaker, it could be just about anything. Maybe a Dodge Journey SE. Maybe a Dodge Journey SXT. Maybe some fleet-only Dodge Journey trim level, which smells faintly of decomposing flesh. The possibilities were endless!

Vintage + convertible + manual + rotary swap = very jalop

no halfshafts in the front = 2WD ?

If you've sat through Man of Steel its hard NOT to know that. Also, Nic Cage named his son Kal-el. Sorry, kid.