Cars - For Car Enthusiasts

GM has absolutely cooked on this insane thing

Not a car I would want to own, but man I'd love to ride in one once!

I had a poster of this on my wall as a kid, I wanted one so bad. Seeing it here makes me want one again.

But at original MSRP, not the $250k they said they go for now.....

It looks like Top Gears YouTube channel is going to continue adding laptimes with the Stig. The leaderboard was always one of my favorite aspects of the show.

Koenigsegg Jesko

Ford SuperVan 4.2

Not sure this belongs here, but I love Group B and would have loved to experience it first hand! Sadly I got into cars (and adulthood) far too late to enjoy this era.

I figure I'll know if y'all like this type of content or not by the votes.

Just don't look at the price

This is disappointing. I'm not a muscle car fan to start with but to miss this much on a style of car that clearly has a loyal fan base is unfortunate. Hopefully they recover now that their CEO is being swapped out with luck for someone who doesn't think Chainsaw Al or whatever his name was is someone to admire.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuxuSLB1hg8

https://youtu.be/8AnhxB8Xh6w?si=CF6gGQT9nz255D3r

The Prius Prime is a dual fuel vehicle, able to run 100% on Electric, or 100% on gasoline, or a computerized blend in-between. This presents me a great opportunity to be able to do a direct comparison with the same car of an EV engine vs an ICE engine.

• Toyota computer claims 3.2mi-per-kwhr.

• Kill-a-watt (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kill_A_Watt) claims 2.2mi-per-kwhr.

• Additional 1.5% losses should be assumed in the wires if you wish. (120V drops down to 118V during charging, meaning 2V of the energy was lost due to the resistance of my home's wires).

• Level 1 charger at home (known to be less efficient).

• Toyota computer claims 53miles-per-gallon (American Gallon).

• I have not independently verified the gallon usage of my car.

• 295 miles driven total, sometimes EV, sometimes Gasoline, sometimes both.

• 30F to 40F (-1C to 4.5C) in my area this past week.

• Winter-blend fuel.

• 12.5miles per $electricity-dollar (17.1c / kw-hr home charging costs)

• 17.1 miles per $gasoline-dollar ($3.10 per gallon last fillup).

If anyone has questions about my tests. The main takeaway is that L1 charging is so low in efficiency that gasoline in my area is cheaper than electricity. Obviously the price of gasoline and electricity varies significantly area-to-area, so feel free to use my numbers to calculate / simulate the costs in your area.

There is also substantial losses of efficiency due to cold weather, that is well acknowledged by the EV community. The Prius Prime (and most other EVs) will turn on a heater to keep the battery conditioned in the winter, spending precious electricity on battery-conditioning rather than miles. Gasoline engines do not have this problem and remain as efficient in the winter.

In depth look at the C8 ZR1.

Also Corvette ZR1 LT7 Engine Walk Around

I think the new transmission is exciting! I knew some of the drawbacks of the traditional CVT but the efficiency loss is new to me.

You know the track day is over when the transmission goes crunch.

personally surprised that Tesla beats Jeep, but I'm uploading it mostly because it says not to.

My only wish is that the steering got better. Otherwise I think this is a perfect car.

I can only dream of being this cool.

Love this comparison, someone I've wondered off and on about. Yes tires are a big deal! Don't cheap out on them.