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VIDEO: EVO does 0-100 mph in Porsche's new 911 Turbo... with a Coke and a smile {Autoblog}

Dec 15th 2009 2:56AM Zamafir: Agree 100%. Flappy paddles don't *automatically* make one a faster driver than someone driving a stick; racing drivers get better times with them partly because they've grown up on traditional manuals and understand how gearchanges and different rpm ranges affect cornering balance, braking, etc. Simply changing the gears faster doesn't mean you're using them to your advantage.

Rumormill: Next generation Nissan GT-R to go hybrid {Autoblog}

Dec 14th 2009 2:42AM m, I got the wrong impression from the line, "my current, gasoline engine, direct drive car already has oodles of torque from 0rpm."

In any case, I still think you'll find electric-motor-assisted cars to have a uniquely powerful feel from a stop in routine driving. Dragsters launch by holding the engine at the high-rpm power peak and dumping the clutch to break the tires loose. Which is very different from the feeling you get when you accelerate normally from idle.

You may have sufficient power to break the wheels loose at 0 wheel rpm, but the split-second delay between raising engine rpm and wheel rpm are sufficient to create a distinct seat-of-the-pants difference between cars with 0-rpm-and-up electric assist and those without.

Caption Contest: Giving the gift of green against our better judgement {Autoblog}

Dec 14th 2009 1:15AM The irony being that this AB post is dripping with that once-funny, getting-really-old-now "hybrids are gay" smug.

REPORT: Detroit Three call Japan's cash-for-clunkers program unfair {Autoblog}

Dec 11th 2009 3:37PM Correct. Japan's program, like our C4C, is using MPG figures to determine eligibility. Detroit sells few enough vehicles in the Japanese domestic market that they can exploit a loophole which exempts them from publishing mileage figures at sale. No MPG numbers, no eligibility in the program.

"An estimated 87 percent of all Japanese vehicles are eligible for the program, while zero vehicles from General Motors, Ford and Chrysler will be eligible."

This is correct, but considering that Detroit's vehicles make up barely 1-3 % percent of sales (depending on which source you're reading) in the Japanese domestic market, all this whining is over a very theoretical kind of loss.

"But while the U.S. C4C program took place in a free market where everybody is able to participate, critics are complaining that the new Japanese program is anything but equal opportunity."

This sounds like a fundamental misunderstanding of the rules governing the program. Research plz: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUST19538820090409

Yes, Again: Nissan rumored to be reviving 240SX, bringing it to the U.S. {Autoblog}

Dec 11th 2009 3:04PM It is a *1.8-liter* engine, you're not going to get 300 horsepower out of that and still have it live out the duration of your payments.

I'm guessing the target audience would be the kind of enthusiasts who buy (and autocross) Miatas. They're not selling Altima Coupes to those guys, because 260+ hp is no fun if you feel like you're driving a waterbed.

Yes, Again: Nissan rumored to be reviving 240SX, bringing it to the U.S. {Autoblog}

Dec 11th 2009 2:42PM "...we doubt the Foria -- or as previously rumored, the Urge concept -- will be a heavy influence on this supposed Silvia revival."

Read the post plz. :-P

Between the Genesis Coupe, FT-86, Ecoboost Mustang, 3.6 DI Camaro, and now this, it's going to be a very good decade for sports coupes. It's like the '90s all over again, only without the FWD!

VIDEO: Autocar pits Nissan GT-R vs. Porsche 911 Turbo and Audi R8 V10 on Castle Combe {Autoblog}

Dec 11th 2009 5:40AM "Is Need for Speed: Shift your favorite game?"

Ouch. EA, I hope you're listening regarding the next NFS installment.

VIDEO: Autocar pits Nissan GT-R vs. Porsche 911 Turbo and Audi R8 V10 on Castle Combe {Autoblog}

Dec 11th 2009 5:39AM "Is Need for Speed: Shift your favorite game?"

Ouch. EA, I hope you're listening regarding the next NFS installment.

Edo Competition creates the Lamborghini Gallardo LP600/4 {Autoblog}

Dec 11th 2009 5:34AM "Creates" the Gallardo LP600/4? I wouldn't describe a Gallardo with rims, coilovers, exhaust, and an ECU reflash as an all-new "creation."

If so, though, AB needs to get started on the several hundred new automotive "creations" parked in my local community-college student lot.

Rumormill: Next generation Nissan GT-R to go hybrid {Autoblog}

Dec 10th 2009 10:58PM M, your gasoline engine idles somewhere between 500 and 800 rpm. At 0 rpm, it's... well... off.

Also, when a car spins its wheels off the line, it is because the engine's torque was sufficient to break traction and rev freely. The car may be at a standstill, but during a full-throttle burnout, the engine is usually bouncing off the rev limiter.

An electric motor really does provide an abnormal amount of "oomph" off the line. Drive one and you'll see.






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