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Pictures of NOT YOUR car (2011)
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Ah, yes. The Holden Commodore. They race those, and the series will be coming to America.
They are fantastic cars. And the last gen GTO in America was the Monaro, which is also brilliant, elsewhere in the world. And what is that series called? I need to find out!
They are fantastic cars. And the last gen GTO in America was the Monaro, which is also brilliant, elsewhere in the world. And what is that series called? I need to find out!
Australian V8 Supercars.
They will race at Circuit of the Americas starting in 2013. That's the track getting built in Austin to host the F1 USGP and MotoGP. In the meantime you can watch V8 Supercar on Speed Channel.
Digging it.. all but the front grill.My dream car! Unfortunately it was only a concept. 2004 Pontiac GTO Ram Air 6
and a car I will have one day 2009 SLP Firehawk G8
My perfect garage for 2012:
Unfortunately these are just renderings for now since nobody really knows how the new Porsche 911 and the new Audi A3 Sportback look like, but having seen some pictures of real badly disguised prototypes I think they are pretty close to the real deal.
Unfortunately these are just renderings for now since nobody really knows how the new Porsche 911 and the new Audi A3 Sportback look like, but having seen some pictures of real badly disguised prototypes I think they are pretty close to the real deal.
I first saw one of these in 1960, in Brussels. It was quite a show stopper then, and still turns heads now after 51 years.
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In other words, the 911 will look identical to every other 911 built in history. I realize the idea is not to mess with a good thing and to always make minor changes vs. full body style changes, but damn if they aren't boring to look at these days.
My thoughts exactly. Porsche in terms of design are boring as hell nowadays. Their cars are so dull...
Nothing at all boring about Porsches, IMHO. Cayman S is on the short list for my next car (along with BMW 1 Series M Coupe).
rezenclowd3
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I've driven the piss out of both of these cars on a track and I can say with unprecedented certainty that the 1M is much more fun to rocket around a track in.The Cayman S felt like they were trying to build a 911 but they just ran out of money, so it feels unfinished, somewhat unrefined on the track. I know that sounds kind of wacky comparing it to the sledgehammer that is the 1M but the 1M is VERY good at being a sledgehammer, while the Cayman isn't that great at being a 911, if you catch my drift. Occasionally, (like most M cars) the 1M WILL try and kill you, though.
Let's not forget that Caymans are Boxers, which along with a Z3 is the highest order of chick car imaginable.
rezenclowd3
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Mmmmm Caymans.... I don't see them as "chick" cars though. Something like a Saturn Sky is a chick car, or a Mercedes SL500...I feel bad at the Porsche club autox events, because I am always drooling on the owners cars For the money though, I too would take the BMW 1M. Buuut a 1M will cost more than most slighly used Caymans.... Oh well, I can't think about it too much, because I just am not willing to spend $30k+ on a car yet....not when there are so many bitchin used sports cars for about $20k, the budget I set myself at...
For the money though, I too would take the BMW 1M. Buuut a 1M will cost more than most slighly used Caymans.... Oh well, I can't think about it too much, because I just am not willing to spend $30k+ on a car yet....not when there are so many bitchin used sports cars for about $20k, the budget I set myself at...My track days are probably done, but I'm talking about getting a daily driver. I'm not going to base my decision on it's track performance. I'm going to base it on my personal appeal. WHatever I buy will be new, though, so price will play a factor.
I had an E46 M3 so I am partial to M cars and the 1M is very appealing. But I really like the Cayman S too. My last track instructor was a Porsche club racer and he took me around in his Cayman S. That was quite a blast.
Cayman is not a chick car. That's the dumbest thing I've heard all day.
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Haha, I was just joking because it's a brother to the pinnacle of female motoring, the Boxter. Don't get your knickers in a knot. What I was driving at was the Cayman feels like a cheap 911. But since you're not going to be RaceTripping anymore, I think you might be more partial the Cayman, since the 1M feels like an E46 M3 on the road (we both know that they'd pull some tricks on you every now and then). Did you have SMG on yours?
How would I know that.
I did have SMG. I probably did 9 or 10 tracks days in the M3, and the only issue I ever had was my first time out with it. I set the throttle mapping to so-called sport mode and had a spin out because it was too abrupt. After that I left that alone, but ran with traction control off and SMG set to Mode 6. I got pretty fast with it.
Now I have a MINI JCW. I did one track weekend in it, and ended up lapping all the M3s.
How would I know that.
I did have SMG. I probably did 9 or 10 tracks days in the M3, and the only issue I ever had was my first time out with it. I set the throttle mapping to so-called sport mode and had a spin out because it was too abrupt. After that I left that alone, but ran with traction control off and SMG set to Mode 6. I got pretty fast with it.
Now I have a MINI JCW. I did one track weekend in it, and ended up lapping all the M3s.
EEEeeee I've ALWAYS wanted to lap a JCW. I think they would just be a bundle of fun, plus I'm sure you can just nail the gas out of corners like nothing else. I really like lapping FWD cars.
Also I never, ever used sport mode when on the track but used it on the highway/freeway. It felt like my feet were made of lead on the track, but it was nice on the freeway to just dab the throttle and gain 40km of speed, haha.