Random Car Facts

[Slash]

Most cars also do 0-60 in 6-7 seconds now-a-days....

His point is back then in 1998, that was actually pretty impressive for a car like that.

Yeah I guess that is true for the time period. I wasn't taking that into consideration. Good point 👍

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

There's 2 cars named the "Continental" and both are made under a Luxury style manufacture.
- Lincoln Continental (out of production)
- Bentley Continental (currently in production)

 

[xXKingJoshXx]

There were more Continentals than just the Lincoln and Bentley. There was a De Vaux Continental, a Triumph Continental, and a Rolls Royce Phantom II Continental. There may be more, too.

 

[Roger the Horse]

The BMW 2002 Turbo was the first European turbocharged production car sold.

The Jaguar XK120 was named as such because of its 120 MPH top speed, which made it the fastest car in the world at the time. It was, however, capable of notably higher speeds with some fairly basic aerodynamic modifications.

Although the AC Cobra is often thought of as an American car, it was, in fact, originally built in Surrey* of all places.

Following world war two, Messerschmitt were banned from producing aircraft. As a result the factory was used for other purposes, one of which was the manufacturer of pre-fabricated houses, but more notable was the 3 wheeled "Kabinenroller" bubble car, which featured prominently in Terry Gilliam's critically acclaimed 1985 film "Brazil".




*The home of Cricket, if that says anything to you.

 

[Slash]

In Smokey and the Bandit III, the turbo 5.0L Trans Am was so underpowered that they had to use a combination of bleach and nitrous to get the car to light the tires up for the scenes.

 

[Liquid]

Although the AC Cobra is often thought of as an American car, it was, in fact, originally built in Surrey* of all places.

As the AC Ace. They dumped a big V8 in the Ace, and a few incredibly minor aesthetic changes resulted in the AC Cobra.

 

[Wolfe]

V8 power? Small lightweight British roadster?

 

[Slash]

V8 power? Small lightweight British roadster?

 

[High-Test]

Why not Zoidberg?

 

[Liquid]

So if the AC Cobra is a car that needed an American engine, (courtesy of Bristol stopping their I6 in 1961), the Rover V8 is an American engine that needed a car.*

*Your mileage may vary with that analogy.

 

[Roger the Horse]

The AC Cobra was a continuation of the Ace line. The original* Cobra was still constructed in the same place, even if it used an American built engine.

*I say original to avoid confusion with later continuation models built elsewhere, and, of course, the countless replicas the car has spawned.

 

[Liquid]

Now, I did read this somewhere, but I am unsure of its absolute veracity;

Internal combustion engines as used in automobiles run at just 15% average efficiency.

 

[ExigeEvan]

Now, I did read this somewhere, but I am unsure of its absolute veracity;

Internal combustion engines as used in automobiles run at just 15% average efficiency.

It's about right. 25-30% at peak.

 

[Dennisch]

It's about right. 25-30% at peak.

Modern Diesels pump this up to ~50%.

 

[TeeJay305]

If you know it so well then why did you get it wrong?

You wouldn't go up more than forward with a grade of less than 100 percent.

A 46 percent grade actually means that the angle is about 25 degrees, doable by most cars, maybe not an old Beetle with 2 people though.

Give it up man, you're way out of your elemment here.

 

[TeeJay305]

They work the best parked haha.

Why? Is "drive" not a gear?


This.

Ya, never considered an automatic tranny, sorry. If you ride a motorcycle - you know why not.

 

[Slash]

Ya, never considered an automatic tranny, sorry. If you ride a motorcycle - you know why not.

All good. I just thought that was a bit odd of a claim to be making.

 

[MarinaDiamandis]

Give it up man, you're way out of your elemment here.

He is correct, you are incorrect. It's quite clear who is out of their "elemment" here.

 

[Sage Ages]

The current Camaro ZL1 was going to be called the Z/28, but GM felt it wouldn't be a proper successor, so it was renamed the ZL1.

 

[Nicksfix]

Windshield wipers were invented by a woman named Mary Anderson.

 

[Bopop4]

I'm way out of my elemmmmmmment here.

Fixed.

 

[GTV0819]

Windshield wipers were invented by a woman named Mary Anderson.

There are many Mary Anderson. I guess that's one of them.

 

[Doog]

There are many Mary Anderson. I guess that's one of them.

And the point of this post was...?

On average, a Ford F-Series is sold every 34 seconds in the US.

 

[GTV0819]

And the point of this post was...?

Lol, you better figure that out rather than asking.

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

Ford recently introduced a Concept car of the Ford Escort intending to sell it in the China Market alongside the Focus as a more affordable & less flashy C-segment offering.

http://www.caranddriver.com/news/ford-escort-concept-photos-and-info-news

Kinda a silly idea to bring the Escort back imo. I mean, the point of the Focus was to replace the Escort and Ford just decides to ressurect the car?!

 

[Doog]

Lol, you better figure that out rather than asking.

Lol, or you could just explain your obscure joke (I think) to me, lol. Crazy stuff, lol.

 

[GTV0819]

Lol, or you could just explain your obscure joke (I think) to me, lol. Crazy stuff, lol.

Seriously, if you know how to search this using the internet, then you would know what I mean, rather than playing some lame jokes, because I don't have time for any of your jokes and I'm not even trying to give you that. You're just wasting my time.

There are many Mary Anderson. I guess that's one of them.

 

[Leonidae@MFT]

Chapman Strut. That man should be made a saint.. I would gladly do burnouts on St Chapman's day

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

A specific description of the Windshield Wiper inventor, she actually made the windshield wiper blade though. Not the wipers in general.

Mary Anderson (1866–1953[1]) was an American real estate developer, rancher, viticulturist and inventor of the windshield wiper blade. In November 1903 Anderson was granted her first patent[2] for an automatic car window cleaning device controlled inside the car, called the windshield wiper.[3]

Robert Kearns here invented the windsield wiper system:

Robert William Kearns (March 10, 1927 – February 9, 2005) was an American inventor who invented the intermittent windshield wiper systems used on most automobiles from 1969 to the present. His first patent for the invention was filed on December 1, 1964.

 

[Doog]

Seriously, if you know how to search this using the internet, then you would know what I mean, rather than playing some lame jokes, because I don't have time for any of your jokes and I'm not even trying to give you that. You're just wasting my time.

So you're not gonna give me some insight as to what you may have meant, are you?