General Car Discussion: MotoH's Thread

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  • #61
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Sexy.
 
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  • #62
Ivan Seeking said:
Cool. I bet the Lotus is fun to drive.
Do you wear a scarf and a cap when you drive it? :biggrin:

The amazing modern equivalent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v4YNkurhLk

Of course if this is a bit too tame, there is now a 500hp version (0-60mph <2.5sec)
 
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  • #63
mgb_phys said:
The amazing modern equivalent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v4YNkurhLk

Of course if this is a bit too tame, there is now a 500hp version (0-60mph <2.5sec)

http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/1050/acceleration.jpg

:smile: Pretty hard to argue with that. Now I know what I want for Christmas!

Note that near the end, he made the same mistake that almost flipped me into a rock moutainside. He was late releasing the brake coming into a turn and got some smoke from the front passenger tire.
 
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  • #64
MotoH said:
Sexy.

Exactly, Group B is where my love of box shaped 80's cars comes from.
 

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