The 8 most high-tech cars ever. That arrived too early!
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Date: 2022-04-11
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Haldane's
Go on! Get an A2, best car I've ever owned. Make sure you get the tdi90 version and get it rolling road remapped at stealth racing (they know their a2s) and you'll have an eco pocket rocket! Another popular mod is to get the 5 speed box swapped for a 6 speed myp passat box for motorway cruising. I got 51mpg the other day whilst driving to Cornwall averaging a true 85mph. My personal best is 75mpg while driving super eco on a long motorway run. Long term plan is to buy a 1. 6fsi a2 with a blown engine and convert it to electric with nissan leaf running gear
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Go on! Get an A2, best car I've ever owned. Make sure you get the tdi90 version and get it rolling road remapped at stealth racing (they know their a2s) and you'll have an eco pocket rocket! Another popular mod is to get the 5 speed box swapped for a 6 speed myp passat box for motorway cruising. I got 51mpg the other day whilst driving to Cornwall averaging a true 85mph. My personal best is 75mpg while driving super eco on a long motorway run. Long term plan is to buy a 1. 6fsi a2 with a blown engine and convert it to electric with nissan leaf running gear
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Helloweener
I think VW had the idea earlier than Rover to make a normal car more offroady with the Golf Country.
But also they were ot the first, the Simca rancho and the AMC Eagle had the symbiosis of streetcar and offraod car earlier.
The Rover streetwise was just to ugly in relaion to his competiors. Not that there are so many beautiful design cars around, most of them are these ugly SUV suburban tanks.
Yes and all cars the Rover inspired are ugly like the night.
Another car that was ahead of its time was the NSU Ro 80.
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I think VW had the idea earlier than Rover to make a normal car more offroady with the Golf Country.
But also they were ot the first, the Simca rancho and the AMC Eagle had the symbiosis of streetcar and offraod car earlier.
The Rover streetwise was just to ugly in relaion to his competiors. Not that there are so many beautiful design cars around, most of them are these ugly SUV suburban tanks.
Yes and all cars the Rover inspired are ugly like the night.
Another car that was ahead of its time was the NSU Ro 80.
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Erik
The GM electric from the 90's was crushed due to arbitration. You see, the project comtrsct with North Korea - who actually designed the thing - stated that the car was going to sell at a minimum of 1 000 000 000 cars a year. And then they sneaked in a miniscule clause that if not achieved the car would be bought back and crushed. If only GM CEO had not signed a contract written ina language he did not speak! The whole thing went to arbitration for a couple of years before the crusher started to do its work.
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The GM electric from the 90's was crushed due to arbitration. You see, the project comtrsct with North Korea - who actually designed the thing - stated that the car was going to sell at a minimum of 1 000 000 000 cars a year. And then they sneaked in a miniscule clause that if not achieved the car would be bought back and crushed. If only GM CEO had not signed a contract written ina language he did not speak! The whole thing went to arbitration for a couple of years before the crusher started to do its work.
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humphreychiu
Good selection of cars and potential warm welcome to the A2 ownership. The suspension is a bit stiff but it is certainly ahead of its time. The diesel A2s are more front heavy and I prefer the petrol with less front weight to swing about. Diesels great for high miler, petrol(Euro4) better around town and not subject to ULEZ. You probably won-t benefit as much but the rear seats of the A2 have great leg room for a city compact and are super easy to get in/out.
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Good selection of cars and potential warm welcome to the A2 ownership. The suspension is a bit stiff but it is certainly ahead of its time. The diesel A2s are more front heavy and I prefer the petrol with less front weight to swing about. Diesels great for high miler, petrol(Euro4) better around town and not subject to ULEZ. You probably won-t benefit as much but the rear seats of the A2 have great leg room for a city compact and are super easy to get in/out.
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Richard
Always had a soft spot for the Lagonda. Went to the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, parked out Vauxhall Viva and got out the cheese butties. Lagonda pulls up in the row behind us, AML1 registration - opens boot, champers and shooting sticks. Such a difference. Remember getting back to the car after the race and peering into the cabin of the Lagonda through the window - oh how the other half live.
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Always had a soft spot for the Lagonda. Went to the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, parked out Vauxhall Viva and got out the cheese butties. Lagonda pulls up in the row behind us, AML1 registration - opens boot, champers and shooting sticks. Such a difference. Remember getting back to the car after the race and peering into the cabin of the Lagonda through the window - oh how the other half live.
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Erik
I saw rhe 959 before it was released. Grew up in Swedish Lappland in the 80's, and just about every new car passed the community we lived in on their way to Arjeplog for winter testing. We kids, and every car enthusiast living there, allways kept a lookout for new cool things when the season was on. Almost every German car passed our eyes at least a year before the reviel on some big motor show.
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I saw rhe 959 before it was released. Grew up in Swedish Lappland in the 80's, and just about every new car passed the community we lived in on their way to Arjeplog for winter testing. We kids, and every car enthusiast living there, allways kept a lookout for new cool things when the season was on. Almost every German car passed our eyes at least a year before the reviel on some big motor show.
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Safe
GM crashed their electric car in the 90s because of some petrol companies hate the idea of having an affordable electric car at that time which the public can buy one of it with a reasonable price, and also can be a threat for their business (i. e. petrol cars, so they threatened GM to shutdown this car production line and to crush the rest of non sold of this car. Finally, GM ended this case.
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GM crashed their electric car in the 90s because of some petrol companies hate the idea of having an affordable electric car at that time which the public can buy one of it with a reasonable price, and also can be a threat for their business (i. e. petrol cars, so they threatened GM to shutdown this car production line and to crush the rest of non sold of this car. Finally, GM ended this case.
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AlGhoul
Well, seeing how they're scraping the Camaro soon, yeah. GM and intelligence doesn't always go in the same sentence. Sometimes it skips a page, and sometimes, it skips an entire book. Car industry is not a good one. Innovative thinking gets some people fired. the a few years later when said person meets a kindred spirit in one of their rival companies they always bite their fingers.
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Well, seeing how they're scraping the Camaro soon, yeah. GM and intelligence doesn't always go in the same sentence. Sometimes it skips a page, and sometimes, it skips an entire book. Car industry is not a good one. Innovative thinking gets some people fired. the a few years later when said person meets a kindred spirit in one of their rival companies they always bite their fingers.
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Sonofagun
Missed a ticket on the Aston comparing it to Tesla when Buick was making two cars with touch screens in them during the same time, granted they were stateside so its understandable that its not too well known in Europe when the Reatta and Riviearas touch screens aren't even well known here.
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Missed a ticket on the Aston comparing it to Tesla when Buick was making two cars with touch screens in them during the same time, granted they were stateside so its understandable that its not too well known in Europe when the Reatta and Riviearas touch screens aren't even well known here.
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DogJr2fast4u
carwow, the type of people to claim in their thumbnail that the old Aston Martin Lagonda had Tesla Screens.
Yes the Lagonda had screens that replaced traditional gauges. like my other 80's cars.
None of the screens are the Tesla Tablet, nor did Tesla invent in-car screens.
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carwow, the type of people to claim in their thumbnail that the old Aston Martin Lagonda had Tesla Screens.
Yes the Lagonda had screens that replaced traditional gauges. like my other 80's cars.
None of the screens are the Tesla Tablet, nor did Tesla invent in-car screens.
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