(SpeedHunters.com)
Monday, April 30, 2018
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Friday, April 20, 2018
This Made Me LOL
Worst Foursome in Golf History
- STORMY DANIELS
- O. J. SIMPSON
- TED KENNEDY
- BILL CLINTON
- STORMY IS A HOOKER.
- O. J. IS A SLICER.
- TED CAN’T DRIVE OVER WATER.
- BILL CAN’T REMEMBER WHICH HOLE HE PLAYED LAST.
Thursday, April 19, 2018
There's Actually A Logical Reason For It
Here's Why Automakers Don't Advertise How Long It Takes To Fully Charge An Electric Car
As the EV market gets more competitive, automakers have started benchmarking charge times to only 80 percent. Why don’t they advertise how long it takes to fully charge?
The latest electric cars can achieve most of their charge in under an hour—Jaguar claims the I-Pace takes just 40 minutes for an 80 percent charge with high powered DC chargers.
But most companies, including Tesla, Jaguar and Byton, avoid quoting the time it takes to fully charge an electric car, because it takes disproportionately longer to charge up that last 20 percent of capacity.
(Jalopnik.com)
As the EV market gets more competitive, automakers have started benchmarking charge times to only 80 percent. Why don’t they advertise how long it takes to fully charge?
The latest electric cars can achieve most of their charge in under an hour—Jaguar claims the I-Pace takes just 40 minutes for an 80 percent charge with high powered DC chargers.
(Jalopnik.com)
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
An Ode To The Godfather Of The STi
The Subaru Impreza 22B Was An Insane Monster That Could Never Happen Today
Exclusively finished in Subaru’s mandatory “74F” blue—known through the years as Sonic Blue, Rally Blue, 555 Blue Pearl, WR Blue, and WRC Blue—the 22B was an ultra-rare collection of unique elements, combined one time, with one goal in mind: ultimate performance.
Unlike any other Impreza of the time, a larger-capacity turbocharged 2.2-liter flat-four engine, rather than a conventional 2.0-liter unit, was used to power the 22B. Apart from featuring a bigger bore and increased capacity, the 22B’s EJ22 engine was based on a closed-deck rather than an open-deck block, and was also home to a metal head gasket, forged pistons, sodium-filled exhaust valves, and hollow-stem inlet valves.
With an 8.0:1 compression ratio and 7900 RPM factory rev limit, the engine was officially listed as having 280 horsepower at 6000 RPM and 267 lb-ft of torque at 3200 RPM. And it was fast as hell.
“Even though it’s 20 years on, [the 22B is] the statement that Subaru can punch above its weight,” Bui said. “Many years before it launched, not many people really can pronounce the ‘Subaru’ correctly. But since the launch of the 22B, it’s actually put it on the world map.”
(Jalopnik.com)
Exclusively finished in Subaru’s mandatory “74F” blue—known through the years as Sonic Blue, Rally Blue, 555 Blue Pearl, WR Blue, and WRC Blue—the 22B was an ultra-rare collection of unique elements, combined one time, with one goal in mind: ultimate performance.
Unlike any other Impreza of the time, a larger-capacity turbocharged 2.2-liter flat-four engine, rather than a conventional 2.0-liter unit, was used to power the 22B. Apart from featuring a bigger bore and increased capacity, the 22B’s EJ22 engine was based on a closed-deck rather than an open-deck block, and was also home to a metal head gasket, forged pistons, sodium-filled exhaust valves, and hollow-stem inlet valves.
With an 8.0:1 compression ratio and 7900 RPM factory rev limit, the engine was officially listed as having 280 horsepower at 6000 RPM and 267 lb-ft of torque at 3200 RPM. And it was fast as hell.
“Even though it’s 20 years on, [the 22B is] the statement that Subaru can punch above its weight,” Bui said. “Many years before it launched, not many people really can pronounce the ‘Subaru’ correctly. But since the launch of the 22B, it’s actually put it on the world map.”
(Jalopnik.com)
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Did You Know - Automotive Cargo Edition
These Are The Eight Official Pieces Of Luggage Used To Decide How Big Your Car's Trunk Is
(Jalopnik.com)
• Men’s 2-suiter
• Women’s overnight
• Women’s pullman
• Women’s wardrobe
• Women’s train case
• Men’s overnight
• Golf bag containing:
2 woods, 4 irons, 1 putter, 10-1/2 shoes, 3 golf balls
• H-boxes
(Jalopnik.com)
a.k.a. Working Smarter, Not Harder
Why you should actually be doing even less work: It
took Morten Hansen five years to confirm what we’ve known since we met a
majority of our co-workers: some people are better at work than others.
But Hansen’s findings (and new book) claim to help you be better while doing less. Take my money.
(BroBible.com)
(BroBible.com)
Sports Car
WHICH Would You Rather? A High-performance Sports Car OR A High-performance SUV?
While we know most people want a sport-utility vehicle in their driveway, we also know that high-performance cars are not dead.
There's a reason why the horsepower wars are alive and well and Tesla's Model S P100D is a darling. What isn't clear, however, is where this line is drawn.
THINK: Would you rather have a Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk OR a Dodge Challenger Hellcat? Would you rather have a BMW X5M or a BMW M5?
That said, we've go to ask: WHICH would you rather? A high-performance sports car or a high-performance SUV?
(AutoSpies.com)
While we know most people want a sport-utility vehicle in their driveway, we also know that high-performance cars are not dead.
There's a reason why the horsepower wars are alive and well and Tesla's Model S P100D is a darling. What isn't clear, however, is where this line is drawn.
THINK: Would you rather have a Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk OR a Dodge Challenger Hellcat? Would you rather have a BMW X5M or a BMW M5?
That said, we've go to ask: WHICH would you rather? A high-performance sports car or a high-performance SUV?
(AutoSpies.com)
Monday, April 16, 2018
Such Great Advice, That Always Falls On Deaf Ears
Here Is Why Expensive Cars Aren't Always Reliable
Basically, it comes down to complexity. Luxury cars have all kinds of upgraded features and technology that sets them apart from more plebeian modes of transportation. But the more moving parts a car is packed with, the more likely one of those parts may fail or wear out.
Think about the life of your computer or cell phone. Many of these devices don’t last more than a few years before becoming obsolete or unusable. When the same kind of tech is packed into a car for a multitude of functions, the longevity of what is essentially a giant rolling computer is compromised.
(Jalopnik.com)
Basically, it comes down to complexity. Luxury cars have all kinds of upgraded features and technology that sets them apart from more plebeian modes of transportation. But the more moving parts a car is packed with, the more likely one of those parts may fail or wear out.
Think about the life of your computer or cell phone. Many of these devices don’t last more than a few years before becoming obsolete or unusable. When the same kind of tech is packed into a car for a multitude of functions, the longevity of what is essentially a giant rolling computer is compromised.
(Jalopnik.com)
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