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ShaneG
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My latest issue of Road & Track came today, and I thought I would share these:
1. 5 Cars that won't be back in 2010
1. Honda S2000
2. Pontiac G8
3. Chevy Cobalt sedan
4. Cadillac STS-V
5. Pontiac Solstice/Saturn Sky
2. 5 new safty features that become mainstream for 2010.
1. Backup Vision cameras
2. Electronic Stability Control
3. Blind-spot-alert side mirrors
4. Bluetooth Phone Link
5. Accident-mitigation Braking
3. 5. cars that are not allowed in the United States in 2010.
1. Nissan GT-R SpecV
2. Ford Focus RS
3. Audi TT RS
4. Aston Martin V12 Vantage
5. Volkswagen Scirocco
4. 5 cars that probably won't make it into production in 2010.
1. Chevy Camaro Z28
2. Acura NSX
3. Lexus LF-A
4. Saleen S5S Raptor
5. Mazda RX-7
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Aug 31
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, 2009 at 12:48pm
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ShaneG wrote
on Aug 31
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, 2009 at 11:15am:
3. 5. cars that are not allowed in the United States in 2010.
1. Nissan GT-R SpecV
2. Ford Focus RS
3. Audi TT RS
4. Aston Martin V12 Vantage
5. Volkswagen Scirocco
Muhahaha. Vroom vroom beep beep.
Crash
(Wish I could afford one of those...)
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Why are they not allowed in the US? Health and safety?
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EJW wrote
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, 2009 at 8:17am:
Why are they not allowed in the US? Health and safety?
Because unlike American cars they can all go around corners very, very quickly and the natives don't want to be shown up
Matt
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expat wrote
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, 2009 at 12:24pm:
EJW wrote
on Sep 1
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, 2009 at 8:17am:
Why are they not allowed in the US? Health and safety?
Because unlike American cars they can all go around corners very, very quickly and the natives don't want to be shown up
Matt
Hehe. When I stayed in Maine, New England we hired a then-new Cadillac Seville. I think it was only a month or so old (2002) and you could turn the stearing wheel +30 or -30 degrees and noting would happen.
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Sep 1
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expat wrote
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, 2009 at 12:24pm:
EJW wrote
on Sep 1
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, 2009 at 8:17am:
Why are they not allowed in the US? Health and safety?
Because unlike American cars they can all go around corners very, very quickly and the natives don't want to be shown up
Matt
We wasted all this time perfecting the 'art' of going in a straight line, for nothing.
Actually, their front bumpers and headlamps don't meet US regulations, and rather than compromise looks/performance on these fine vehicles, they told the US to keep dreaming.
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ShaneG wrote
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, 2009 at 12:56pm:
expat wrote
on Sep 1
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, 2009 at 12:24pm:
EJW wrote
on Sep 1
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, 2009 at 8:17am:
Why are they not allowed in the US? Health and safety?
Because unlike American cars they can all go around corners very, very quickly and the natives don't want to be shown up
Matt
We wasted all this time perfecting the 'art' of going in a straight line, for nothing.
Actually, their front bumpers and headlamps don't meet US regulations, and rather than compromise looks/performance on these fine vehicles, they told the US to keep dreaming.
It is a shame MG and Triumph did not do the same instead of putting those huge lumps of rubber on the front
Matt
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It's a shame about the Soltice from Pontiac, as it was an affordable car with some nice retro styling. I can't speak for its power and handling, but my days of drifting around corners are over anyway. Patty and I were discussing buying two of them next year after my mortgage is renewed.
Flying with twins is a lot of fun..
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Opel was supposed to have a version of the Solstice/Sky, but I'm not sure what happened with it.
+1 About the MG's & Triumphs.
A guy down the road has a Sunbeam Tiger with big ugly plastic bumpers.
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ShaneG wrote
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Opel was supposed to have a version of the Solstice/Sky, but I'm not sure what happened with it.
+1 About the MG's & Triumphs.
A guy down the road has a Sunbeam Tiger with big ugly plastic bumpers.
There are a lot of great American cars out there though! I saw a 60s Corvette in pale blue with highly polished chrome a few days ago which looked great! There was a guy who lived on the same street as me who had a collection of 5 or 6 1950s Chevvys and a Lamborghini Miura which I was pretty envious of!
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ShaneG wrote
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Opel was supposed to have a version of the Solstice/Sky, but I'm not sure what happened with it.
+1 About the MG's & Triumphs.
A guy down the road has a Sunbeam Tiger with big ugly plastic bumpers.
A couple of years ago, I took a trip in a Sunbeam Tiger. It was my cousins neighbour's "little baby". He took me for a trip one evening. At some lights, a couple of big old 70's muscle cars sat behind us occasionally blipping the throttle as if to say out of the way...............they got a real education that night and as Bill told me to hang on we left the lights and them in our dust. I also I managed not to soil myself in the process
A pocket rocket in sheep's clothing
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