Forum: Technology
September 6th 14, 07:39 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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The 2016 Hamster
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Forum: Technology
September 5th 14, 06:48 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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The 2016 Hamster
Well, I just saw a new MB SLK and it is pretty darn small.
And then the Porsche Boxster. It looks great in profile but is pretty darn rounded otherwise.
This 2016 MX5 looks like a glob-of-round...
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Forum: Technology
September 4th 14, 07:35 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Views: 1,169
The 2016 Hamster
The front-end does have an Italian super-car look to it. But forum posters are noticing the front fender line as a simply continuation of the door line.
The rear-end is hopeless and looks like...
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Forum: Technology
September 4th 14, 03:34 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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The 2016 Hamster
The Pontiac Solstice and the Honda S2000 were bigger cars. The BWM Z4 and the Porsche Boxster are bigger cars
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Forum: Technology
September 4th 14, 03:14 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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The 2016 Hamster
And the marketing says that they went to a more lightweight car.
But making a car lighter by making it smaller is not exactly a technology.
The car is probably too small for the USA market. See,...
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Forum: Technology
September 4th 14, 02:32 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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The 2016 Hamster
Here's the gallery of 15 photos:
http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-mazda-miata-reveal-20140904-story.html
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Forum: Technology
September 4th 14, 02:28 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Views: 1,169
The 2016 Hamster
The 2016 Hamster:
http://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/20140903_C8463_PHOTO_EN_42615.jpg
http://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/20140903_C8463_PHOTO_EN_42617.jpg
I haven't yet found any...
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Forum: Technology
February 6th 14, 06:24 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Welding High Strength Aluminum
Oh, the subject of cast aluminum wheels versus forged aluminum wheels often comes up. The consumer yawns and buys the less expensive wheel.
But to understand the difference between cast aluminum...
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Forum: Technology
June 29th 13, 08:42 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Aluminum Chassis with Fiberglass Bodywork
Back to the present:
The end of the short wheelbase Elise disappointed a lot of Lotus fans but the Evora with a wheelbase of 101.4" could actually be competition for the...
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Forum: Technology
June 28th 13, 08:49 PM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Forum: Technology
June 25th 13, 05:13 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Forum: Technology
June 25th 13, 04:11 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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Aluminum Chassis with Fiberglass Bodywork
Here is a link to the Ford GT aluminum chassis:
http://etfoundation.org/assets/pdf/ShwcsFrdGTfinal.pdf
However, Ford GT's, Ferrari's, Lamborghini's, and R8's have aluminum bodywork instead of SMC...
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Forum: Technology
June 25th 13, 04:00 AM Posted to rec.autos.tech
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