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Wednesday, September 7, 2016
Has Pricing Finally Jumped The Shark?
Air-Cooled Porsche 911s Are Over, Man
The whole point of the evergreen Porsche 911 is that it provides the performance of a rarified exotic car, only at a lower price with more usability and reliability, too. But now here’s an air-cooled 993 GT2 selling for $2.4 million, and what’s even the point anymore?
But don’t ever try to convince me that Porsches sit as the counterculture underdog to the established greats. You’ve smothered them in cash until you could park them next to Lamborghinis without a twinge of rebel superiority. You’re going the way of Hemi Cudas, now.
The whole thing’s over, man.
(Jalopnik.com)
The whole point of the evergreen Porsche 911 is that it provides the performance of a rarified exotic car, only at a lower price with more usability and reliability, too. But now here’s an air-cooled 993 GT2 selling for $2.4 million, and what’s even the point anymore?
But don’t ever try to convince me that Porsches sit as the counterculture underdog to the established greats. You’ve smothered them in cash until you could park them next to Lamborghinis without a twinge of rebel superiority. You’re going the way of Hemi Cudas, now.
(Jalopnik.com)
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Over 40% Of Luxury Car Sales Are Now Made By Women
Women are buying more luxury vehicles than ever before, thanks to
growing earnings, better marketing and a richer mix of products designed
to appeal to them.
This A Real Problem Lately For Supercar Owners
Jaguar XJ220 owners will finally be able to get new tires
It's a small market, sure, but we're glad vintage supercars are still getting attention.
Bridgestone announced today that the underserved Jaguar XJ220 used-car
market would finally have access to new tires. Apparently a number of
years ago, companies stopped supplying road tires for the XJ220
altogether. Don Law, owner and operator of XJ220 parts and restoration company Don Law Racing, brought the issue to the attention of Bridgestone.
Now, Bridgestone and Don Law have assembled a team that includes the vehicle's original chief development engineer and test driver to create a modern tire for the 213-mph supercar. Bridgestone was also able to get access to pre-production car 004 for testing purposes. The company plans to have the new tire ready for the car's twenty-fifth anniversary next year. From the sound of it, the tire will likely outperform the original one, as Bridgestone's vice president of consumer OE tires cited the advancement of tire technology over the years when talking about the project.
This whole project also raises an interesting question. Are there any other supercars that don't have original equipment tire options anymore? The XJ220 certainly wasn't the only supercar of the '90s with fat tires on relatively small-diameter wheels. Also, what will happen to the tire market for modern supercars? The Bugatti Veyron famously has special tires designed to handle its extremely high top speed. It certainly is an interesting first-world conundrum, and one we're going to keep tabs on.
Now, Bridgestone and Don Law have assembled a team that includes the vehicle's original chief development engineer and test driver to create a modern tire for the 213-mph supercar. Bridgestone was also able to get access to pre-production car 004 for testing purposes. The company plans to have the new tire ready for the car's twenty-fifth anniversary next year. From the sound of it, the tire will likely outperform the original one, as Bridgestone's vice president of consumer OE tires cited the advancement of tire technology over the years when talking about the project.
This whole project also raises an interesting question. Are there any other supercars that don't have original equipment tire options anymore? The XJ220 certainly wasn't the only supercar of the '90s with fat tires on relatively small-diameter wheels. Also, what will happen to the tire market for modern supercars? The Bugatti Veyron famously has special tires designed to handle its extremely high top speed. It certainly is an interesting first-world conundrum, and one we're going to keep tabs on.
They Have No Reason To Be Worried
OPEC not even a little worried about electric vehicle threat
We're just gonna keep burning gas, apparently.
Despite the confidence expressed in the study, some members of OPEC may
be blinking. Saudi Arabia is preparing a $2-trillion investment fund
dedicated to funding industries that have nothing to do with petroleum,
according to the FT. That said, automakers continue to find
ways to generate more power out of smaller engines, which on one hand
boosts fuel economy but on the other hand helps keep the public tethered
to gas-powered vehicles.
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