Heres a really cool video of a bunch of rich Japanese guys racing their $200,000 cars
08-11-04, 01:07 AM
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Originally posted by gmac1337
whao that video is awesome... its cool how the nsx is and old design but can still hold its own against newer supercars. what was up with the ferrari falling back that far, i was disspointed in that bad boy.
whao that video is awesome... its cool how the nsx is and old design but can still hold its own against newer supercars. what was up with the ferrari falling back that far, i was disspointed in that bad boy.
08-11-04, 01:08 AM
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Originally posted by joshthorsc
Wow!!
I never knew the nsx would do that well against those european cars. Nice vid!!
Wow!!
I never knew the nsx would do that well against those european cars. Nice vid!!
08-11-04, 11:07 AM
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Originally posted by XeroK00L
You know what, this reminds me of the battle of Takumi's AE86 against the Emperor's EVO IV before the AE86's engine swap. The car was simply maxed out and eventually overheated, marking Takumi's first bitter defeat and finally making him realize the importance of raw horsepower.
Now replace Takumi with Honda and AE86 with NSX and you get this video.
Only that it's still unknown whether or not this defeat is enough to make Honda realize the same thing.
Eh...anyone knows what I'm talking about?
You know what, this reminds me of the battle of Takumi's AE86 against the Emperor's EVO IV before the AE86's engine swap. The car was simply maxed out and eventually overheated, marking Takumi's first bitter defeat and finally making him realize the importance of raw horsepower.
Now replace Takumi with Honda and AE86 with NSX and you get this video.
Only that it's still unknown whether or not this defeat is enough to make Honda realize the same thing.
Eh...anyone knows what I'm talking about?
That NSX couldve won if he had a little more power.....did you guys see those speeds he was hitting in the "S" turns? Incredible|
08-11-04, 01:25 PM
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AWESOME video!!!
Have I told you guys lately that I want a Murcielago? And its just the right color too!
Although I would take the Porsche if I couldn't get the Lambo.
Have I told you guys lately that I want a Murcielago?
And its just the right color too! Although I would take the Porsche if I couldn't get the Lambo.
08-11-04, 01:31 PM
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Originally posted by Richie
That white Murci looks HOT!
That white Murci looks HOT!
One more thing, was the Ferrari and the Porsche autos? I didnt see them shift at all, and I noticed there wasn't a clutch.
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08-11-04, 01:41 PM
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Originally posted by amy011079
I KNOW!!!! I have never seen a white Murci before, I have wondered what it would look like. (since white cars are my fav) Now I know, and I likey!!!!!
One more thing, was the Ferrari and the Porsche autos? I didnt see them shift at all, and I noticed there wasn't a clutch.
I KNOW!!!! I have never seen a white Murci before, I have wondered what it would look like. (since white cars are my fav) Now I know, and I likey!!!!!
One more thing, was the Ferrari and the Porsche autos? I didnt see them shift at all, and I noticed there wasn't a clutch.
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By the way, those aren't just some random rich Japanese guys. Most of those guys race in JGTC. I love Best Motoring and I think the NSX is awesome...The Lambos just had too much power...And the CSL, well, it proves it's just too expensive, LMAO.
And did you see the brake fade on the Ferrari...UGH!
I wanted to beat the announcer stupid, I've never heard anyone that lame or annoying in my life...
08-11-04, 01:47 PM
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Originally posted by wantAnewLex
Wasn't paying attention to the Porsche, but the 360 had the F1 paddle-shift.
Wasn't paying attention to the Porsche, but the 360 had the F1 paddle-shift.
08-11-04, 01:53 PM
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Originally posted by amy011079
gotcha. so the paddle shift in the ferrari is kinda like the eshift? where you don't have a clutch and stuff? i'm ferrari challenged.
gotcha. so the paddle shift in the ferrari is kinda like the eshift? where you don't have a clutch and stuff? i'm ferrari challenged.
Ferrari's system is quite different. It's kinda like E-shift in concept, but taken to a-whole-nother level. Much more sophisticated. Lexus, Mercedes, etc. have shift buttons/gates and such, but it's not a true clutchless sequential F1-type transmission.
The Ferrari transmission is something like a $10,000 option and more closely related to F1 race cars than the "manual shift" features found on other luxury cars. BMW has a similar system called SMG and Toyota had a true sequential transmission avaliable on the MR2.
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08-11-04, 05:42 PM
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Originally posted by wantAnewLex
Ferrari's system is quite different. It's kinda like E-shift in concept, but taken to a-whole-nother level. Much more sophisticated. Lexus, Mercedes, etc. have shift buttons/gates and such, but it's not a true clutchless sequential F1-type transmission.
The Ferrari transmission is something like a $10,000 option and more closely related to F1 race cars than the "manual shift" features found on other luxury cars. BMW has a similar system called SMG and Toyota had a true sequential transmission avaliable on the MR2.
Ferrari's system is quite different. It's kinda like E-shift in concept, but taken to a-whole-nother level. Much more sophisticated. Lexus, Mercedes, etc. have shift buttons/gates and such, but it's not a true clutchless sequential F1-type transmission.
The Ferrari transmission is something like a $10,000 option and more closely related to F1 race cars than the "manual shift" features found on other luxury cars. BMW has a similar system called SMG and Toyota had a true sequential transmission avaliable on the MR2.
08-11-04, 05:47 PM
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Originally posted by rominl
one way to think about it is that the system is somewhat like the smg on the m3
one way to think about it is that the system is somewhat like the smg on the m3
But the cool thing is that SMG is avaliable on a number of BMWs now, not just the M, and doesn't cost much more than the plain automatic.
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08-11-04, 07:03 PM
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Yeah, like I said above. But the cool thing is that SMG is avaliable on a number of BMWs now, not just the M, and doesn't cost much more than the plain automatic.
Yeah, like I said above.
But the cool thing is that SMG is avaliable on a number of BMWs now, not just the M, and doesn't cost much more than the plain automatic.
http://www.europeancarweb.com/tech/0212ec_bmwtech/
The conclusion is that SMG is better for track racing, while the manual is still better at a drag strip due to the SMG's difficulty in launching the car.