"According to the manufacturer, the quality of the carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CRFP) material matches that of aeronautical grades and is woven by a laser monitored circular loom, one of only two in the world."
"According to the manufacturer, the quality of the carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CRFP) material matches that of aeronautical grades and is woven by a laser monitored circular loom, one of only two in the world."
That McLaren makes for a gorgeous race car. Awesome win for an awesome car. And a win in the rain no less, I'd assume the win came from some awesome driving as well.
Thanks! I get to practice my humor on the main jalop site where I'm grayed out. I think the SS is a good car and if one was around here I would gawk at it too. I think Chevy's marketing dropped the ball on the SS though. If its going to be exposed to the NASCAR crowd, I'd milk that exposure for all its worth, call it…
Oh man, glad that sticker is there. Thank you NASCAR Race Car sticker, I almost confused Jeff's super fast, 2-door proportioned, side exhaust equipped, gigantic rubber slick wearing race car with the Chevy SS's I see on the street all the time.
First the Prelude down the road from me is on NP or CP, now Traffic Jam Jimmy is on Jalopnik? Are you guys on some sort of Baltimore kick hon? Puttin' Old Bay on your fries and drinkin' Natty Boh? Yea, this dude is on all the time. Last time I was watching him he was driving by his aunt's old place and pointed out…
I really don't see the point in Aston, Bentley, Jag or Lotus in building an SUV when the UK is home to Land Rover. If you want British and you want an SUV, you get a Land Rover. Its such a distinctive brand that if I were a British car manufacturer, I would not want to compete against it (or cannibalize sales from…
Spoiler alert.
Is there a way to lock out/ dead end the 4WS if it stops working as desired? Or is it easier to remove the 4WS system all together?
Same situation, I feel your pain. A Co-worker and I have been watching this on the local Craigs and we both love the car... but we just don't have quite enough disposable income. The 4WS scares me a bit though.
Oh holy crap, I can't believe this is on Jalopnik! I've been watching this car on Craigslist for the past couple months! I would've bought it by now but I've got too many projects (home ownership is overrated). I live 15 minutes from the guy and now the whole country knows about it. There go my plans of trying to talk…
Seeing the Audi go by right after it, the red Japanese batmobile doesn't look nearly as out of place in the P1 category as I thought it would. The Nissan will look good on the grid, skinny rear tires and all. Its front engine proportions do make me miss the old Panozes, or Panozii, or Panoz's... whats plural for…
I applaud McLaren for their comprehensive R&D, but is snow testing necessary? Are many owners going to drive through the white stuff to get milk and toilet paper? I mean, any Jalop would but I fear that the people who can actually buy a McLaren would not snow drift so they can proudly say "never seen rain or snow"…
That steering wheel screen is going to come in handy for some much needed entertainment during slower parts of the race.
I'm sorry, how much is this car worth?
Seeing this widely-hipped newcomer reminds me of a previous wide body Subaru. I miss the good old days of 90's rally cars, being too young to live through the group B era (but never too young to appreciate it). Most people beg for a hatch, I beg for 2 less doors. Oh 22B, how I miss you and and the rest of the GC8…
A quick search on Darrell Waltrip's magical Google machine shows that Bernie's net worth is 3.9 billion US dollars. Bernie, care to give back to the sport that has been so good to you?
I like this car, and not just for being innovative either. I think it is actually somewhat attractive in a red-batmobile-from-an-alternate-universe sort of way. I also was a fan of the Panoz Esperante GTR-1, of which the similarities have already been cited if I'm not mistaken.
Below is a little something I worked on in Paint when photos of the new Miata was released. I kind of forgot about it until I saw this post. Anyone with actual photoshop, feel free to add stripes and Halibrand wheels.