[QUOTE=Ferrer;832555]You know what, I actually liked the hightec aluminium spaceframe approach of the A2.[/QUOTE]
the smart's tridion was more high-tech though
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[QUOTE=Ferrer;832555]You know what, I actually liked the hightec aluminium spaceframe approach of the A2.[/QUOTE]
the smart's tridion was more high-tech though
[QUOTE=LeonOfTheDead;832560]the smart's tridion was more high-tech though[/QUOTE]
But that can only seat two and it has a stupid gearbox.
[QUOTE=Ferrer;832566]But that can only seat two and it has a stupid gearbox.[/QUOTE]
well, in the A2 the fact that the car was made of aluminum didn't make any difference, it was basically an even uglier A-Klasse, without any major improvement, while the Smart was (not so) lightweight and kinda compact, even hypothetically enlarging it in order to accommodate four passengers.
off-topic ftw.
[QUOTE=LeonOfTheDead;832567]well, in the A2 the fact that the car was made of aluminum didn't make any difference, it was basically an even uglier A-Klasse, without any major improvement, while the Smart was (not so) lightweight and kinda compact, even hypothetically enlarging it in order to accommodate four passengers.
off-topic ftw.[/QUOTE]
The Audi A2 was lighter than its rivals and it was the first (and AFAIK only) 5 door car to have a fuel consumption of 3l/100km.
The clever Smart is the Mitusibish i, which I like.
(And who cares about some Veyron, those are much more interesting. :))
[QUOTE=Ferrer;832581]The Audi A2 was lighter than its rivals and it was the first (and AFAIK only) 5 door car to have a fuel consumption of 3l/100km.
The clever Smart is the Mitusibish i, which I like.
(And who cares about some Veyron, those are much more interesting. :))[/QUOTE]
the A2 3L version was a little silly. it was very expensive and was able of the declared 3l/100km only if driven "properly" and in specific situations, something like the Prius, don't take it to the Autobahn ;) It was a sort of road legal prototype. Since they sold very few cars of it, I'm wondering if they were also reliable, never hear about it. IIRC the was also a Lupo/Arosa version capable of such a mileage.
agree on the Mitsu, but I always forget about it, damn Jap and silly marketing choices, bring here that car!
[QUOTE=LeonOfTheDead;832582]the A2 3L version was a little silly. it was very expensive and was able of the declared 3l/100km only if driven "properly" and in specific situations, something like the Prius, don't take it to the Autobahn ;) It was a sort of road legal prototype. Since they sold very few cars of it, I'm wondering if they were also reliable, never hear about it. IIRC the was also a Lupo/Arosa version capable of such a mileage.
agree on the Mitsu, but I always forget about it, damn Jap and silly marketing choices, bring here that car![/QUOTE]
But Lupo/Arosa was a smaller car than the Audi.
And of course at european motorway speeds you weren't going to achieve 3l/100km. But probably rivals were much worse.
[QUOTE=ruim20;831860]They should tune it to 1500hp, an even number, sounds much better and i think the engine can take it.
Really... why not!? They should try and evolve the Veyron as far as it can go.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I agree with you... with a massive 8.0L W-16 quad-turbo engine, they should be able to do 1,500 bhp... Just like the Koenigsegg, it only uses a 5.0L V-8 with twin-superchargers (1,046 bhp) and yet it is more powerful than the stock Veyron (1,001 bhp).
425 km per hour? That's incredibly fast for an automobile of any description.
i could see how it could get impractical in that set up
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That spoiler is for pussies, real men use ones like these:
[QUOTE=Bleeding Heart;832601]Yeah, I agree with you... with a massive 8.0L W-16 quad-turbo engine, they should be able to do 1,500 bhp... Just like the Koenigsegg, it only uses a 5.0L V-8 with twin-superchargers (1,046 bhp) and yet it is more powerful than the stock Veyron (1,001 bhp).[/QUOTE]
A stock Veyron produces about 1060 bhp. they did it so that even in the case that an engine is not perfect (in their tight parameters) it would still produce 1001 bhp or more.
beside, the Veyron is afflicted by overheating problems (and aero), and that prevents them from going so far with the engine tune. it has thirteen radiators, while a 599 GTB should have 3 or 4 IIRC. apart from that, all that power (so torque) would require a much stronger gearbox (where they had other problems), and new tires to manage the forces the car could generate, and even those where a source of problems.
Finally, 1500 bhp are a huge amount of power, probably a little poitless on the street, so it would be restricted by ESP/TC all the time to make the car drivable and comfortable enough.
I would prefer a lower weight.
I like this monster.
i wonder whats next ?
2500 BHP 10 turbos with 24 cylinders