Eh, it can be interesting to see how the opinions of the board change over time, as new members join and old members develop, but repolling effectively the same vehicle is unacceptable (ie. I didn't think my nomination of the P400S was actually acceptable, and if I was the curator I would have turned it down, but a P400SV that period of time after the P400 is noticeably different enough to the lay observer from the P400 to be fine), and having the same nameplate pop too often (as has happened with the Mustang) just becomes frustrating.
Personally I think that we should move to the previously suggested "seasonal" approach to the cool wall. I think putting polling on hiatus, allowing the nomination list to fill up to 40 cars or so, and then closing nominations until they run out and posting no more than 4 polls a week (I think 4 is optimal, keeps the interest up without becoming over the top, although 3 is fine too.) is the first step in reforming the cool wall that needs to be taken.
Also, a limit of one model of any name plate per two "seasons" should be put in place so as to keep the repetition down. (So only one Ford Escort every two seasons, say.)
Also, we need to ban Mustangs from being nominated for at least the next year, if not more. They don't even get fair polls any more because everyone votes SUBAFM.
Body Style:Two Door Grand Tourer Engine:5358cc V8 Power Output:400 BHP Torque:N/A Weight:1200 KG Transmission:4-speed Manual Drivetrain:Front Engine, Rear Wheel Drive Additional Information: Look at it.
So since my nomination is currently being polled. I guess, based on the rules, I can post another nomination.
2012+ Aston Martin Vanquish
Engine: 5.9 Liter V-12 Power:2012-2014 Vanquish: 572 hp; 2014+ Vanquish: 575 hp Torque:2012-2014 Vanquish: 457 ft-lb @ 5,500 RPM; 2014+ Vanquish: 465 ft-lb @ 5,500 RPM Weight: 1,739 kg (3,834 lbs) Transmission:2012-2014 Vanquish: 6-speed Automatic; 2014+ Vanquish: 8-speed Automatic Body Styles: 2-door coupe, 2-door roadster (Volante) Additional Info: Top speed on 2012-2014 Vanquish is 183 mph, 201 mph on the 2014+ coupe, and 197 mph on the 2014+ Volante. A revival of the Vanquish from the early 2000's and successor to the DBS V12. First Aston Martin available with launch control.
Body Style: Two-door, two-seater convertible Engine: 1.8L inline 4; turbocharged 1.8L inline 4 (1.6l in Europe and Asia only) Power Output: 1.6L- 110hp; 1.8L- 142hp; turbo 1.8L- 180hp Torque: 1.6L 99lb-ft; 1.8L 118 lb-ft; turbo 1.8L 168 lb-ft Weight: '99 and '00 weighed roughly 2200lb, while the '01-'05 weigh roughly 2350lb Transmission: 4-speed auto; 5-speed manual; 6-speed manual Drivetrain: FR Additional Information: The LS and SE trim models came standard with an LSD, among other amenities. The 10th Anniversary edition, Mazdaspeed, and SE models came standard with a 6-speed transmission.
My nomination is third in the queue, and I'm fine with how the nomination looks, but is it okay if I add some additional pics? I didn't actually add any like I probably should. I won't make any other changes to the nomination.
My nomination is third in the queue, and I'm fine with how the nomination looks, but is it okay if I add some additional pics? I didn't actually add any like I probably should. I won't make any other changes to the nomination.
Body Style: 4 Door Sedan
Engine: M30B34 3.4L Striaght Six
Power Output: 218hp
Torque: 230 lbft
Weight: 1430kg
Transmission: 5 Speed Manual
Drivetrain: Front Engine Rear Wheel Drive
Additional Information: The Original BMW Motorsport Tuned 5 series, and known to some as the "First BMW M5".
Body Style: 4 doors Hatchback Engine: 2.0L direct-injected turbo 4 Cylinder Power: 306hp @ 6,500rpm and 400Nm at 2,500rpm Torque: 400Nm @ 2,500rp Transmission: 6-Speed Manual Drivetrain: Front-Engine, Front Wheel Drive Additional Information: 0-100km/h (62mph) in 5.7 seconds ; top speed of 270km/h (167mph).
Fastest FWD car on the Nürburgring!
Previously I nominated an obscure electric supercar from Croatia, now time for something less obscure!
2014-present Chevrolet Corvette Z06
Body style: 2-door coupe/targa or convertible Engine: 6.2L OHV supercharged V8 Power: 650 hp Torque: 650 lb-ft Weight: 1617 kg Transmission: 7-speed manual, 8-speed automatic Drivetrain: Front-engine, rear wheel drive Other info: The first Corvette Z06 to be offered as a convertible in regular production (The C6 427 convertible had Z06 hardware on a regular Corvette chassis, and I think one of the C2 Z06s was sold as a convertible), the first to offer an automatic transmission, and the first with a removable roof panel on the coupe, just like lesser Corvettes. Previous Z06s were manual only fixed roof coupes. Per Car and Driver's testing, the automatic coupe can reach 60 in 3 seconds flat. Not bad for a rear drive.
I realize the Stingray has already been polled, but the Z06 hasn't been, and I think it's different enough.
Weight: 1406 kg (3,100 lbs.) Transmission: 5/6-speed manual, 5-speed automatic Drivetrain: Front engine, front/all wheel drive Body Styles: 4-door sedan, 5 door wagon Additional Info: The B5 Passat was considered the generation that moved the Passat into a more upscale market.
Body style: 3-door hatchback Motor: Neodymium AC electric motor Power: 32 hp Torque: 96 lb-ft Weight: 840 kg Transmission: Single speed direct drive Drivetrain: Front motor (?), rear wheel drive
Body Style: 4-door sedan
Engine: 1.3L 2-rotor Wankel (13B)
Power: 130hp
Torque: 102lb ft
Weight: 1575 kg, 3472 lbs
Transmission: 3 speed automatic
Drivetrain: Front engine, rear wheel drive
Price (in 1975) 3.8M Yen, or close to $10,000.
Additional info:
Essentially a Holden Premier with a rotary engine, sales were slow due to lack of torque, poor fuel consumption (9mpg), and high purchase price. Only 799 were sold over a 3 year period.
Body Style: 4-door sedan
Engine: 1.3L 2-rotor Wankel (13B)
Power: 130hp
Torque: 102lb ft
Weight: 1575 kg, 3472 lbs
Transmission: 3 speed automatic
Drivetrain: Front engine, rear wheel drive
Price (in 1975) 3.8M Yen, or close to $10,000.
Additional info:
Essentially a Holden Premier with a rotary engine, sales were slow due to lack of torque, poor fuel consumption (9mpg), and high purchase price. Only 799 were sold over a 3 year period.
Body Style: 2-door microcar hatchback. Engine: I2, 550cc engine Power Output: 28hp Torque: 29 lb.ft Weight: 670kg Transmission:4-speed manual Drivetrain: Front engine, rear wheel drive Additional Information: There were built 500 units of this portuguese microcar. For some one of our best attempts of building a car at some sort. Only very few survive to this date. "It packs a Daihatsu engine, mainly because most Portuguese bike engines lacked the horsepower to move it properly" (by @Niku Driver HC, here)
Production: January 2011-September 2013 Body Style: 3-door hatchback Drivetrain: Front-engine, front-wheel drive Engine: 1.3 liter Toyota 1NR-FE Duel VVT-i inline-4 Transmission: 6-speed manual, CVT Power: 97 HP Torque: 92 lb-ft Weight: 988 KG (2178 LB)
The Cygnet was created in part for Aston Martin to be complied with the European Union's fleet emissions regulations set in 2012. Production of the mini-Aston ended after only two years due to poor sales. The poor sales of the Cygnet was pointed to the car's price tag, which was nearly 3-times more than the car it was based from....the Toyota iQ.
I've said before about slowchat. The less pages of it there are for @GranTurismo916 to wade through, the easier it is to actually sort out the nominations.
Body Style: 5-door hatchback
Engine: 111 KW Electric Motor or 55 KW Electric Motor, 1.4L I4
Power Output: 84hp for the engine, 149 and 74 for the electric motors.
Torque: 273 ft-lb
Weight: 1721 kg
Transmission: Voltec Multi-Mode Transaxle
Drivetrain: Front Engined, Front-Wheel-Drive
Additional Information: The designer's name was Bob Boniface.
Body Style: 2-door coupe Engine: 4.0 litre naturally aspirated flat-six Power: 493hp Torque: 339 ft lbs Weight: 1360kg Transmission: 6 speed manual Drivetrain: Rear engined, rear wheel drive Additional info: "The final run-out special for the 997 series of 911, with a larger 4.0 litre engine which also signalled the end of the Mezger flat-six units. Limited to 600 units."
Body style: 2-door coupe, 2-door convertible, 2-door liftback Engine: 6.3 L V8 (1966-1971), 7.2 L V8 (1971-1976) Power: 325-385hp
Torque: 350-490 ft lbs
Weight: 1677-1823 kg
Transmission: 4-speed manual, 3-speed automatic Drivetrain: Front-engine, rear wheel drive; front-engine, all-wheel-drive (FF) Other info: Designed by the Italian coachbuilders at Touring, Jensen's grand tourer was one the more underrated classic GT cars as it tended to have a reputation for being very thirsty. The FF was the first production sporting car to come with all-wheel-drive, preceding the Audi Quattro by a decade.
2002-2012 Range Rover View attachment 331805
Body Style: 5-door SUV Engine:4.4 V8 (Petrol), 3.0 I6 (Diesel), 4.2 V8 Supercharged (Petrol), 4.4 V8 (Petrol), 3.6 V8 (Diesel), 5.0 V8 (Petrol), 5.0 V8 Supercharged (Petrol), 4.4 V8 (Diesel) Power Output:4.4 - 286 hp
3.0 (Diesel) - 175 hp
4.2 Supercharged - 395 hp
4.4 - 302 hp
3.6 (Diesel) - 268 hp
5.0 - 370 hp
5.0 Supercharged - 503 hp
4.4 (Diesel) - 309 hp Torque:4.4 - 325 lbf·ft
3.0 (Diesel) - 288 lbf·ft
4.2 Supercharged - 413 lbf·ft
4.4 - 325 lbf·ft
3.6 (Diesel) - 472 lbf·ft
5.0 - 376 lbf·ft
5.0 Supercharged - 461 lbf·ft
4.4 (Diesel) - 516 lb·ft Weight: 2592 kg - 2710 kg Transmission: 5-speed automatic, 6-speed automatic, 8-speed automatic Drivetrain: Front engine four wheel drive Additional Information:Originally developed under BMW ownership and had some BMW sourced parts and engines, which were later replaced by Ford and Jaguar-Land Rover developed parts.
Body Style: 2 door coupe. Engine: 350ci V8, 5.4L V8, 396ci V8. Power Output: 300hp (350ci), 375hp (396ci). Torque: 415 ft-lbs. Weight: 1,498 kg (350ci), 1,590 kg (396ci). Transmission: 2 speed auto, 3 speed auto, 3 speed manual, 4 speed manual. Drivetrain: Front Engine, Rear wheel drive. Additional Information: Nothing, really. It followed the standard "Huge engine in a small car" ideology of building pony cars at the time.
I apologize if I was supposed to edit my previous post.
Body Style: 2 door Roadster Engine: 988cc C series straight 4. Power: 34hp. Torque: 48 lb-ft. Weight: 810kg Transmission: 4 speed manual. Drivetrain: Front engined, rear wheel drive. Additional information: Only 20 examples of the S211 were built, making the S211 the rarest of all Datsun models.
Body Style: 4 Door sedan Engine: 5.9 Liter V12. Power Output: 550 horsepower. Torque: 457 ft-lbs. Weight: 2,000 Kilograms. Transmission: 6 Speed automatic with manual shifting mode. Drivetrain: Front engine, rear wheel drive. Additional Information: Car and Driver test results:
Zero to 60 mph: 4.7 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 10.6 sec
Zero to 130 mph: 17.9 sec
Rolling start, 5-60 mph: 4.9 sec
¼-mile: 13.1 sec @ 111 mph
Top speed (drag limited, mfr's claim): 190 mph
Braking, 70-0 mph: 158 ft
Roadholding, 200-ft-diameter skidpad: 0.93 g
Racing Class: NASCAR Nationwide Series Engine: 5.8L (353.9 cu. in.) Pushrod V8 Power Output: 650–700 hp unrestricted, ≈450 hp restricted Torque: 520 ft·lb Weight: 3,200 lb (1,451 kg) minimum (without driver); 3,400 lb (1,542 kg) minimum (with driver) Transmission: 4-speed manual Drivetrain: Front Engine, Rear Wheel Drive Additional Information: Not exactly the same to the other NASCAR Nationwide Series cars "Each manufacturer uses a distinct body design, built within strict aerodynamic guidelines provided by NASCAR." These cars can run road courses on the rain if necessary. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won both the 2011 & 2012 Drivers Championship in one.
Told you guys I'd nominate a unique Mustang @GranTurismo916 Does adding more additional information at a later date lose my nominations place in the queue
Body Style: 3-door Hatchback Engine: 1.2 I4 (Petrol), 1.2 I4 (Petrol), 1.2 I4 (Petrol) Power Output: 1.2 - 54 hp
1.2 - 57 hp
1.2 - 74 hp Torque:1.2 - 66 lb-ft
1.2 - 99 lb-ft
1.2 - 77 lb-ft Weight: 790 kg - 850 kg Transmission:5-speed manual, 5-speed semi-automatic, 3-speed automatic Drivetrain:Front engine front wheel drive Additional Information:First shown in 1992 Paris Motor Show, with production starting in early 1993. The project was originally supposed to replace Renault 4 with a minivan, although the minivan-ness of the final model is rather vague. It was replaced in Europe by new model in 2007, but the first generation model continued in production in Columbia to 2012. The name Twingo comes from the words Twist, Swing, and Tango.
~ In 1994 Ferrari unveiled the F355 - a model considered to be the greatest production sports-car of the 20th Century. The F355 remained into production until 1999 and with 11,273 units produced it became the most successful Ferrari in history.
My Take On This: Before i found and loved the 288 GTO, this was my favorite Italian Stallion (my favorite Rocky ). Still have that sweet spot in me to this horse. Entry level 90s supercar dominance going to the Cool Wall: check.
Born from the passion of a little boy, the Zonda C12 is the first Pagani supercar to be constructed at the atelier of San Cesario sul Panaro.
The bodywork, inspired to the Silver arrows of the Mercedes C group, encloses the essence of an unmistakable wind, where art and science beautifully combine to create a unique symphony, fascinating and bewildering at the same time.
And like a passionate lover, the melodious performance arises from the engine and gradually grows to a fascinating and vertiginous crescendo until blazing bright blue flames come spurting out from the 4–stroke exhaust system.
Production Year: 1999 - 2002
Body Style: 2-door berlinetta.
Price: $280,000.
Engine: 6 liter, Mercedes AMG V12.
Power Output: 389 Horsepower.
Torque: 420 lb ft.
Top speed: 185 MPH (298 KM/H)
0-60: 4.2 seconds.
Transmission: 6-speed manual.
Length: 4,345 mm (171.1 in)
Width: 1,933 mm (76.1 in)
Height: 1,151 mm (45.3 in)
Weight: 1350 kg
Drivetrain: Rear mid-Engined, rear Wheel Drive.
My Take On This: The original Zonda that was destined a Seriously Uncool in the real Cool Wall, thanks to the genuine love of one 'bumbling idiot' Richard Hammond. But this is the GTPlanet Cool Wall: this is the big time. Where will the first and original Zonda end up this time?
Notes: Initially known as the XJ-S before the name was restyled in 1990, this is a classic example of beautiful British design and engineering; something which may very well work against it in polling. Commercially available as a hardtop, targa or convertible, the car was renowned for its big V12 engines and ultimate driving comfort. It was very successful in touring car racing and had a total production run of 21 years, with the slightly less beautiful facelift arriving in 1990.
Rare models include an estate with coachwork by Lynx, a super sports cabriolet and the one-off prototypeDaimler badged model.
