Random Car Facts

[RandomCarGuy17]

Well what I find stupid about how the US Spec Golf is named is that its not very consistant; the Mk.1 & Mk.5 golfs are the only gens that are referred as the rabbit. The Mk.6,4,3,&2 golfs are still called golfs. If VW renames a car for another country, they could at least learn to stay consistent.

Another random fact; the VW cabrio is based off the Golf.

 

[Vic Reign93]

Because Golf is so much better? I knew someone with a Golf, it got rusty. Then, before they knew it. They had a hole-in-one, it tee'ed them off. They went for a long drive, which was par for course. Ended up in the sand, trapped!

Golf!

Oh god And here I was thinking about all the puns I could've taken a swing at.

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

Maybe VW thought you could take it GOLF karting.

 

[Vic Reign93]

Or maybe even take it GOLF clubbing.

 

[Crumpet]

Every Audi which comes out of the factory contains an Indicator switch which the owners frequently fail to find.

 

[GranTurismo916]

Every Audi which comes out of the factory contains an Indicator switch which the owners frequently fail to find.

 

[Slash]

Every Audi which comes out of the factory contains an Indicator switch which the owners frequently fail to find.

👍

 

[Vic Reign93]

Most BMW's have rather unique wing mirrors as such the only time they are actually not used is for parking.

 

[McLaren]

As mentioned by someone in my car thread, the Lamborghini Diablo used Nissan 300zx headlights when they phased out pop ups. Nissan also used them on the R390 Road and race cars

Source: http://jalopnik.com/5166209/the-nissan-300zx-shares-its-parts-with-a

Jalopnik needs to do a little more research, as the 300ZX headlamps were put in place before the 6.0 or Audi, on all the refresh models.

 

[RDF97]

Because Golf is so much better? I knew someone with a Golf, it got rusty. Then, before they knew it. They had a hole-in-one, it tee'ed them off. They went for a long drive, which was par for course. Ended up in the sand, trapped!

Golf!

What are you on about exactly? By the sounds of it the VW Golf is also known as the VW Rabbit. They are the same car except they face different emissions tests and face different markets. Apart from that they are the same cars. I'm used to the name Golf and when I heard Rabbit was its name in foreign market I got sarcastic!

Jalopnik needs to do a little more research, as the 300ZX headlamps were put in place before the 6.0 or Audi, on all the refresh models.

Isn't that what he meant? If you click the link you'll find that the parts provided were fitted to mainstream cars and then found their way onto the top end stuff.

Isn't that what he meant? If you click the link you'll find that the parts provided were fitted to mainstream cars and then found their way onto the top end stuff.

Apparantley, a Ford Focus became the 350 millionth Ford to roll off the prduction line.

And the Z3M coupe was 2.7x stiffer than the convertible.

 

[Liquid]

For a fairly long time of about 10 years, the Vauxhall Calibra had the world record for lowest drag co-efficient on a production car.

 

[Cano]

lowest drag co-efficient

This reminds me: The 964 Porsche had a better drag coefficient than it's succesor, the 993.

 

[Sage Ages]

As mentioned by someone in my car thread, the Lamborghini Diablo used Nissan 300zx headlights when they phased out pop ups. Nissan also used them on the R390 Road and race cars

Source: http://jalopnik.com/5166209/the-nissan-300zx-shares-its-parts-with-a

The R390 lights are different.

 

[Liquid]

Now that, Cano, is interesting, given the shapes.

 

[Cano]

Yeah. It was a freaking nothing, but it was better.

 

[Vantage7825]

Did you know the 6-speed manual trans. for all 2011- now Ford Mustangs are made in China? Even the ones in the GT500! That's not exactly American of them, but they just want the profit margins increased..

 

[xXKingJoshXx]

That's not exactly American of them

Actually, it is...


But yea, I seen a brand new '11 Mustang in a showroom in 2010 with a big piece of paper on the window saying the transmission was made in China and something was done in Mexico.

 

[eight6er]

The lotus Esprit used used Toyota tail lights from the AE86 corolla.

Also the Aston Martin DB7 used Mazda 323F tail lights.

 

[Vantage7825]

The lotus Esprit used used Toyota taillights from the AE86 corolla.

The later Esprits had the round lights which looked better IMO.

 

[Vantage7825]

Actually, it is...

But yea, I seen a brand new '11 Mustang in a showroom in 2010 with a big piece of paper on the window saying the transmission was made in China and something was done in Mexico.

If you can find a used 2010 with low miles, that would be great. Those have mostly all U.S. parts.

 

[MedigoFlame]

During my time wasted on the computer back in high school, I looked up more information on my first car, the 1997 Subaru Legacy Outback. Turns out that the exterior designer of the 2nd gen Legacy/1st gen Outback also designed the Maybach 57 and 62.

 

[Grayfox]

The FK1 and FN4 Honda Civic hatchbacks have a L13A engine which has a displacement of 1.3L.
It is sold as a 1.4L in the UK.

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

The Chevrolet lacetti is sold in the US as a Suzuki & the early 90s Ford/Mercury Capri was made to compete with the Mazda MX-5 Miata (which I think was a stupid idea).

 

[Vantage7825]

The 9th gen Civic Si and new CR-V share the same K24 Z7 engine... Exactly the same, which sucks haha..

 

[Famine]

Theoretically, a racing car which makes enough downforce (likely maximum drag settings), is light enough, powerful enough to propel said vehicle to not be hindered by the forces of gravity, have the right amount of grip, with a speed is high enough to do so, then it should do so, according to Newtonian physics.

The catch is building a Hot Wheels-inspired track that permits a car to gently angle itself enough as it accelerates and eventually be upside-down while at the right velocity...and finding the test driver willing to take on the risk of being the next Laika.

I'd have said the catch would be getting all the oil and fuel from the top of the tanks into the feeds at the bottom. And since oil is purged from the bottom of the pistons gravitationally even in dry sumped cars, that too.

 

[Dan]

I'd have said the catch would be getting all the oil and fuel from the top of the tanks into the feeds at the bottom. And since oil is purged from the bottom of the pistons gravitationally even in dry sumped cars, that too.

So... super-fast electric car instead?

 

[Famine]

If ZEOD can generate 1000lb of downforce at 186mph, it'd be a candidate.

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

The Honda S2000 can rev up to 9000rpm.

 

[Murcie_LP640]

The Honda F20C can rev up to 9000rpm.

Fixed. The F22C in the later USDM/JDM models "only" revved to 8200rpm IIRC.

 

[Vic Reign93]

The most powerful diesel production car ever sold was the Audi Q7 V12 TDI at 493hp.