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Post by Seth » Sun Sep 12, 2021 4:15 pm

I have a buddy that leads their off road testing in Moab.
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Re: Car Spotting

Post by blkgsl » Sun Sep 12, 2021 9:35 pm

Awesome!!

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Re: Car Spotting

Post by BacoNoir » Sun Sep 12, 2021 10:10 pm

That’s so cool that they are actually off road capable! Makes sense based on the starting prices.
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Re: Car Spotting

Post by Erratic101 » Mon Sep 13, 2021 5:06 am

Those are the trucks they built as a prototype for Ewan McGreggor’s long way up. They did an all electric trip on motorcycles from southern tip South America to California. Their support team drove the Rivians.

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Re: Car Spotting

Post by dnslater » Mon Sep 13, 2021 12:50 pm

BacoNoir wrote:
Sun Sep 12, 2021 10:10 pm
That’s so cool that they are actually off road capable! Makes sense based on the starting prices.
Supposedly with electric torque and air suspension they are extremely capable. Rivian is also planning to put a supercharger network along popular off road routes.

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Re: Car Spotting

Post by Seth » Mon Sep 13, 2021 3:37 pm

Extremely capable is an overstatement. Off road vehicles are generally limited by tires and clearance. While electric vehicles can have nice clearance and a great COG, they’re not special. The physics of traction and power never alter.

The arguments about defender/ bronco/ wrangler are absurd for the same reason. They’re still applying power to traction.

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Re: Car Spotting

Post by bedlam » Mon Sep 13, 2021 9:34 pm

Seth wrote:
Mon Sep 13, 2021 3:37 pm
Extremely capable is an overstatement. Off road vehicles are generally limited by tires and clearance. While electric vehicles can have nice clearance and a great COG, they’re not special. The physics of traction and power never alter.

The arguments about defender/ bronco/ wrangler are absurd for the same reason. They’re still applying power to traction.
I'd love a 4x4 EV but I don't see how you get over the range issue. My Isuzu has a range of 700 miles and even with that I have to carry extra fuel at times. I can't ever see these being in any way functional for remote touring.

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Re: Car Spotting

Post by dnslater » Tue Sep 14, 2021 4:51 am

Seth wrote:
Mon Sep 13, 2021 3:37 pm
Extremely capable is an overstatement. Off road vehicles are generally limited by tires and clearance. While electric vehicles can have nice clearance and a great COG, they’re not special.
It all depends on your frame of reference... I simply meant for a stock production pickup/SUV, the articles that I have read about them are that they do very well off road.

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Re: Car Spotting

Post by demer03 » Tue Sep 14, 2021 5:17 am

Some cool stuff...but if I could "check out", I'd do this. Seen at a local fair here.

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Re: Car Spotting

Post by Seth » Fri Sep 17, 2021 3:29 pm

Alrighty. Since the carriers gt wasn’t good enough…. How about Leh Keen’s personal 911 Safari.
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Re: Car Spotting

Post by DoctorC » Sun Sep 19, 2021 3:08 pm

bedlam wrote:
Mon Sep 13, 2021 9:34 pm
Seth wrote:
Mon Sep 13, 2021 3:37 pm
Extremely capable is an overstatement. Off road vehicles are generally limited by tires and clearance. While electric vehicles can have nice clearance and a great COG, they’re not special. The physics of traction and power never alter.

The arguments about defender/ bronco/ wrangler are absurd for the same reason. They’re still applying power to traction.
I'd love a 4x4 EV but I don't see how you get over the range issue. My Isuzu has a range of 700 miles and even with that I have to carry extra fuel at times. I can't ever see these being in any way functional for remote touring.
What Isuzu do you have?
With a mild lift and a little bigger tires, my trooper was lucky to get 250-275 on a 20 gallon tank :banghead: :roll:
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Re: Car Spotting

Post by HapaHapa » Sun Sep 19, 2021 5:27 pm

DoctorC wrote:
Sun Sep 19, 2021 3:08 pm
bedlam wrote:
Mon Sep 13, 2021 9:34 pm
Seth wrote:
Mon Sep 13, 2021 3:37 pm
Extremely capable is an overstatement. Off road vehicles are generally limited by tires and clearance. While electric vehicles can have nice clearance and a great COG, they’re not special. The physics of traction and power never alter.

The arguments about defender/ bronco/ wrangler are absurd for the same reason. They’re still applying power to traction.
I'd love a 4x4 EV but I don't see how you get over the range issue. My Isuzu has a range of 700 miles and even with that I have to carry extra fuel at times. I can't ever see these being in any way functional for remote touring.
What Isuzu do you have?
With a mild lift and a little bigger tires, my trooper was lucky to get 250-275 on a 20 gallon tank :banghead: :roll:
Was wondering that myself. 38 gallon tank, or do you have a bed-mounted fuel cell tapped into your tank?

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Re: Car Spotting

Post by bedlam » Sun Sep 19, 2021 10:32 pm

DoctorC wrote:
Sun Sep 19, 2021 3:08 pm
bedlam wrote:
Mon Sep 13, 2021 9:34 pm
Seth wrote:
Mon Sep 13, 2021 3:37 pm
Extremely capable is an overstatement. Off road vehicles are generally limited by tires and clearance. While electric vehicles can have nice clearance and a great COG, they’re not special. The physics of traction and power never alter.

The arguments about defender/ bronco/ wrangler are absurd for the same reason. They’re still applying power to traction.
I'd love a 4x4 EV but I don't see how you get over the range issue. My Isuzu has a range of 700 miles and even with that I have to carry extra fuel at times. I can't ever see these being in any way functional for remote touring.
What Isuzu do you have?
With a mild lift and a little bigger tires, my trooper was lucky to get 250-275 on a 20 gallon tank :banghead: :roll:
A 2018 MUX. I had the stock tank upgraded to 37 gallons. It has a lift, 32in tyres, 4 cylinder 3L turbo diesel. Gets 20 mpg when off-road touring,

I smile at the guys running 35in+ muddies and tuned V8's cos I know the hit they take on fuel consumption and range.

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Re: Car Spotting

Post by Selym » Mon Sep 20, 2021 7:46 am

bedlam wrote:
Sun Sep 19, 2021 10:32 pm
4 cylinder 3L turbo diesel
Wow! That's a big inline 4. Does it have balance shafts?

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Re: Car Spotting

Post by toxicavenger » Mon Sep 20, 2021 4:37 pm

demer03 wrote:
Tue Sep 14, 2021 5:17 am
Some cool stuff...but if I could "check out", I'd do this. Seen at a local fair here.

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same. just give a 50 gallon of oil and I will keep it going. :salute:

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Re: Car Spotting

Post by bedlam » Mon Sep 20, 2021 7:26 pm

Selym wrote:
Mon Sep 20, 2021 7:46 am
bedlam wrote:
Sun Sep 19, 2021 10:32 pm
4 cylinder 3L turbo diesel
Wow! That's a big inline 4. Does it have balance shafts?
Don't know TBH. Its their J-Series diesel. They are famous for reliability and that was one of the draw cards for me

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Re: Car Spotting

Post by Seth » Fri Sep 24, 2021 8:10 pm

Ok…. Lifted 911 wasn’t it…. Let’s try widebody cobra race car
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Re: Car Spotting

Post by Seth » Sat Sep 25, 2021 1:08 pm

Hmmmm. Tough crowd….

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Re: Car Spotting

Post by Seth » Sat Sep 25, 2021 1:09 pm

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Re: Car Spotting

Post by Seth » Sun Sep 26, 2021 2:34 pm

Gt40?
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Re: Car Spotting

Post by JP Chestnut » Sun Sep 26, 2021 2:58 pm

Seth wrote:
Fri Sep 24, 2021 8:10 pm
Ok…. Lifted 911 wasn’t it…. Let’s try widebody cobra race car AF868A34-3B54-4E13-AFAC-FB8FCBDFDAE0.jpeg
Oof. I hope that's a FF kit car they based that on.

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Post by Seth » Sun Sep 26, 2021 3:06 pm

Look a little closer. That’s a Right Hand drive, Australian cobra replica.
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Seth wrote:
Fri Sep 24, 2021 8:10 pm
Ok…. Lifted 911 wasn’t it…. Let’s try widebody cobra race car AF868A34-3B54-4E13-AFAC-FB8FCBDFDAE0.jpeg
Oof. I hope that's a FF kit car they based that on.

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Re: Car Spotting

Post by JP Chestnut » Sun Sep 26, 2021 6:06 pm

Some kid on campus just got a Lamborghini SUV
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It’s pretty ugly in person. The crap sliding rear calipers are a joke on a car this expensive.
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Re: Car Spotting

Post by HapaHapa » Sun Sep 26, 2021 7:13 pm

Seth wrote:
Sun Sep 26, 2021 2:34 pm
Gt40?

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Love me some gt40
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