When you see a pretty car...

[deemus]

Yep. My wife has a low one. I hate it.

 

[BRD@66]

Well maybe that will be kept in context - and maybe not.

 

[pronstar]

"The 2019 BMW i8 Coupe and i8 Roadster are powered by a hybrid system comprising a 1.5-liter turbocharged 3-cylinder engine mated to an electric motor and massive 11.6-kWh battery pack. The gasoline engine puts out 228 horsepower, but when combined with the electric motor, output rises to a healthy 369 horsepower."

ETA: That's still 150hp/liter out of the gas motor, which is damn impressive.

I love marketing.
My electric Fiat 500e clown car has twice the battery capacity LOL

It’s a good looking car that hauls the mail...but German-car electrical systems rival Lucas in terms of reliability, so I can’t imagine the horrors that lurk in this vehicle LOL


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[ZX9RCAM]

I believe It cruises on the 228hp gas motor, the electric motors (141hp) are just for better acceleration. Although I imagine it can be situated however one wishes.
Doesn't yours have a total of ~110hp?

 

[Brains]

Not sure about that, when I hit the 'start' button nothing 'started'.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

I found this...

 

[BRD@66]

...but German-car electrical systems rival Lucas in terms of reliability, so I can’t imagine the horrors that lurk in this vehicle LOL....

 

[pronstar]

Doesn't yours have a total of ~110hp?

Yup.
But it also has a very short 9:1 gear (single-speed box), so its pretty quick and very responsive to pedal input.

It also only goes 88mph to keep the motor from over-rev LOL



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[ZX9RCAM]

Yup.
But it also has a very short 9:1 gear (single-speed box), so its pretty quick and very responsive to pedal input.

It also only goes 88mph to keep the motor from over-rev LOL



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That's all the Delorean had to do....

 

[TheDan]

German-car electrical systems rival Lucas in terms of reliability, so I can’t imagine the horrors that lurk in this vehicle

You realize you have an Italian car built in Mexico, right? Marelli is a small step up from Lucas on the way to Bosch

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Our Volkswagen Thing was stamped made in Mexico.

ETA: Actually, it was stamped "hecho en Mexico".

 

[pronstar]

You realize you have an Italian car built in Mexico, right? Marelli is a small step up from Lucas on the way to Bosch

Yeah it’s designed in Italy (Fiat). Engineered by Germans (Bosch).
Financed by Spain (Santander//Chrysler Capital).

What could possibly go wrong? LOL

True story:
The car has an OBDII port.
But it’s not required to be OBDII compliant.
Plugging a non-FCA tool into the port, even a code reader, can fry the ECU.

Thank god my lease is up soon.




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[orbitup]

Saw this yesterday.

 

[pronstar]

Saw this yesterday.

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Mannheim?


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[orbitup]

Mannheim?


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Yeah, San Antonio.

 

[Army 1911]

I read somewhere that 66% of Ferraris get stolen at some point.

 

[deemus]

Saw this yesterday.

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I had my doors blown off yesterday by a blond lady driving a white one, looked like its the same car. She was hauling ass up the DNT.

 

[TxStetson]

I had my doors blown off yesterday by a blond lady driving a white one, looked like its the same car.

You know that one is blue right?

 

[Pops1955]

 

[deemus]

You know that one is blue right?

I do. But the lady I saw was the same type car, only white.