Some Automotive Fun...

[Grey Havoc]

Before his battery behemoths, Rivian's billionaire founder made an eco sports car

Flashback: May, 2010. Ke$ha’s song “Tik Tok” is blasting on every pop radio station in America. And R.J. Scaringe built a sporty eco car.

www.hagerty.com

 

[Grey Havoc]

Mercedes is charging $1,200 a year for faster acceleration

Gotta go fast? Best pay up.

www.theverge.com

 

[Richard N]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1595438424214978563

View: https://twitter.com/TheFigen_/status/1595438424214978563?s=20&t=RwgzN3lG0AHJamJ8CjAlqg

 

[Graham1973]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqErkcNWox4

 

[Grey Havoc]

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EDIT: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-63735943

 

[Brett Davidson]

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EDIT: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-63735943

Interesting. There is/was a long-running 'Kortezh' programme with input from Porsche that led to the Aurus marque. So far they've come up (or plan to produce) with the Senat saloon and limousine, Arsenal van, Komendant SUV, and Merlon motorbike. Initially meant for governmental use, but they were trying to spin it off as a Russian Mercedes-Benz or Rolls Royce.

Aurus Motors - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

I can't find any news on how sanctions are affecting them, but volumes were already planned to be small.

Moskvitch is a different proposition. Apparently it's been quite popular with customisers.

This one-off Volga coupe is mechanically a BMW 8-series (90s model E31), constructed by Autolak in the early 2000s.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw7aMpJFyw8

 

[Brett Davidson]

Speaking of the former Soviet Bloc, I wouldn't mind seeing Tatra get back into making road cars.

T-87 and T-603

 

[Richard N]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1595821534681128967

View: https://twitter.com/TheFigen_/status/1595821534681128967?s=20&t=HFL6vGbH8ne0_Hi-SDvV5g

 

[Grey Havoc]

On another note:

Jaguar Land Rover cuts output at UK factories due to chip shortage

The carmaker is reducing production at its factories in Solihull and Halewood until the spring.

www.bbc.com

 

[Graham1973]

Upping the grunt... (Part One)

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbpwTFHL5Hc

 

[Grey Havoc]

Jeep Avenger review: Jeep's first all-electric model just might also be one of its best

This strong first attempt will suit many down to the ground – it is compact without being cramped and economical without being cheap

www.telegraph.co.uk

 

[Conspirator]

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this is actually quite a beautifully pulled-off design. 50s american mixed with some unique euro stance/styling. and the V12? incredible. i would absolutely kill for one of these. the power to weight is a bit off with it being 4600 lbs (2080 kg). i have a mad respect for the men who built it.

 

[Grey Havoc]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAvx9Z2rZXY

 

[Arjen]

A deep dive in the parts bin resulted in a Renault 4 with a better engine/suspension/spoilers. And go-faster stripes:

View: https://youtube.com/watch?v=kRz4tUl_POM
In real life, the R4L Évolution's engine developed up to 320hp - in a car with an empty weight of 801kg.

 

[Brett Davidson]

From the age of shagpile carpets and waterbeds. Algernop Krieger (https://archer.fandom.com/wiki/Algernop_Krieger) would love it.

 

[Graham1973]

More work on a 'pig in a poke' see here for the beginning...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aF3T_n7oHs4

 

[Graham1973]

Getting back to Warren Dubeau and his car chase films...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvs50rTJ-UA

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5eICVYXhNk

And his new muse, T(h)in Lizzie

 

[Richard N]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1599130852356677636

View: https://twitter.com/TheFigen_/status/1599130852356677636?s=20&t=qfP8MWd6-6XKVrkvkSpxYQ

 

[Grey Havoc]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCKjTp62_M8

 

[Brett Davidson]

Who'd believe it? Compact (relatively) Bentley and Rolls Royce models. These were studied between the S/Silver Cloud and T/Silver Shadow.

Project Burma – the would-be ‘budget Bentley’ of the 1960s

Rolls-Royce taking the decision to move towards unibody construction was almost a formality. As the 1960s approached, its next cars would be required to anticipate the changing trends of an increasingly car-conscious (and traffic-laden) society. This necessitated smaller exterior dimensions...

www.classicdriver.com

When Rolls-Royce and Bentley worked with BMC on new luxury cars

Rolls-Royce and Bentley worked with BMC on a number of short-lived prototypes based on the Austin 3 Litre and Vanden Plas 4 Litre R. Here are the best ones.

www.aronline.co.uk

 

[Brett Davidson]

Another Bentley that never was, the Blizzard sports car. They opted instead to build the Continental.

Abandoned Bentley Blizzard sports car recreated by Coventry start-up | Autocar

Blizzard Motors will make 15 examples of the retro-inspired roadster, based on discarded designs from the 1950s

www.autocar.co.uk

 

[Graham1973]

If there's one thing Australian films can be relied upon for...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUkWXmucBLI


....classic car chases, this is one of the early ones coming from the 1973 'sex-comedy' 'Alvin Purple' and from it's 1974 sequel...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qTl62W6PdQ

 

[Grey Havoc]

https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/25mjml

View: https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/25mjml/1930_henderson_streamliner/

https://www.reddit.com/r/RetroFuturism/comments/zbis5y

View: https://www.reddit.com/r/RetroFuturism/comments/zbis5y/another_look_at_1930_henderson_streamline/

 

[Brett Davidson]

Patented by Edouard Vereycken, apparently. More here: http://www.douglas-self.com/MUSEUM/TRANSPORT/diwheel/diwheel.htm

 

[Graham1973]

As the title says, 'No Brakes, no problems...'

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StIqBI9Zfvk

 

[Grey Havoc]

'Long live diesel!' Telegraph readers defend out-of-fashion cars

You tell us why you love them, Ulez or not

www.telegraph.co.uk

 

[Brett Davidson]

Some old SAAB advertisements.

 

[Richard N]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1601280034047942656

View: https://twitter.com/TheFigen_/status/1601280034047942656?s=20&t=I6_bozirg_NHdcq_DSyBww

 

[Graham1973]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O54d6TT52Y

 

[Grey Havoc]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fYvVt3ckfc

 

[Brett Davidson]

Like a Mercury capsule, you don't sit in it, you put it on. It's surprisingly practical - you can use it as a leaf blower and park it in all sorts of places, such as on the ceiling...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TptzkkbC1vE&t=1s

 

[GTX]

Fast and furious in an electric vehicle? A Guinness World Record could be made today

An ex-Formula One racing manager and a group of students with a million-dollar solar electric vehicle, want to change perceptions of what these cars can do.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Richard N]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1604143084895346691

View: https://twitter.com/TheFigen_/status/1604143084895346691?s=20&t=vNMLlanyJ8kkNHf7f4TWAg

 

[Graham1973]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbpkeFYlL_U

 

[publiusr]

I’d love a Zil.

List of ZiL vehicles - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

The Batmobile we never got

https://www.cbr.com/zack-snyder-knightmare-batmobile-art-justice-leauge/

 

[Graham1973]

Why you should not defer maintenance....

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEWO-47u7dc

 

[GTX]

Fast and furious in an electric vehicle? A Guinness World Record could be made today

An ex-Formula One racing manager and a group of students with a million-dollar solar electric vehicle, want to change perceptions of what these cars can do.

www.abc.net.au

Follow up:

Australian solar-powered race car nets Guinness World Record after nail-biting finish

The Sunswift 7 — crafted by a team of UNSW engineering students —set a new world record for fastest time over 1,000 km on a single charge, but almost didn't make it.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Graham1973]

Upping the grunt (Part Two)...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8BC85itffE

 

[Graham1973]

Another look at a 'legendary' car....

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fh-cWijQYCU

 

[Brett Davidson]