2 YEARS!!

'bout time for another post, here it is,

It's The Blog's 2 Year Anniversary!

A couple days ago, the blog turned 2. I figured it would be a pretty good excuse for a special post. So, I bring to you,

The Challenger Redeye!

(autoblog.com)

While the information is shaky at the moment, I will attempt to report the best I can on this mechanical marvel.

For starters, the Redeye makes 797 horsepower. It makes its power from a differently tuned Demon engine, aided by it's fully functional twin hood scoops, providing passive supercharging effects.

The car puts down its power with help from a widebody kit, helping to give it greater cornering ability, to boot. The tires are also pretty good. The 'Cat wears Pirelli P-Zero's, which were worn by the legendary Ferrari F40 (albeit an older version of them).

On the specs, the Redeye makes more power than an Aventador (797 horsepower as opposed to 740), and costs less than 1/4 the price (~$70,000 as opposed to $400,000).

I am excited for more info on the Redeye, and want to see if it is truly competition for the ZL1 LE and the Cobra 350R.

So, thanks to you, the readers, for keeping this blog going for two years. It's been pretty fun, and I'm looking forward to another two (and more, hopefully).

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Le Mans Wrap Up

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 Le Mans Wrap Up!


LMP1


(jalopnik.com)

In this year's LMP1, we had a great race between Toyota and Toyota. It's not like the reason Rebellion couldn't have won is because LMP1 is prohibitively expensive and requires world-class drivers, of which hardly any actually want to drive it ( because most are racing Power Wheels and calling it "Formula E". Also, now, there is a fuel limit for each driver stint. I'm pretty sure that there will soon be a mandated racing line, and passing nets a 10 second penalty. I have heard that regular gasoline LMP1 cars may be coming back however (I have also heard that this is the end of LMP1. Let's hope for the former.).

LMP2
 
(oreca.com)

This year's LMP2 was actually quite heated! Although pretty much everyone used either an Oreca or a Gibson, it was pretty competitive. Two Jackie Chan DC cars crashed, making them do a lot worse than they were hoping. Interestingly, a bit of a scandal popped up surrounding another team, G-Drive. Apparently, they were using an illegal fuel-filler valve, helping to speed up pit stops.

GTE Pro

(autosport)

This was a pretty good year for GTE Pro. Porsche won with their "Pink Pig" cars. The Ford GT's did meh, rather like last year. Dirk Müller and his co-drivers did the best out of the GT's, winning 3rd in his class. I think that they would be faster if they ran with V8's. The Corvettes did OK, with the #63 car doing a gratuitous burnout on getting 5th. This was also the first year that the BMW M8's ran.
GTE Am

(motorsport.com)
The GTE Am was pretty normal this year. There wasn't anything especially interesting this year, aside from a couple crashes (everyone was OK). I think that despite the fact that LMP1 is expensive to enter, it is fantastic that small(ish) teams can race in the big time.

Here's hoping to a good Le Mans next year,

-Kailas

Let Mans 2018

Remember...

Le Mans is happening right now! Find a good livestream and watch it!

Another comic!

Ford Eco Sport

Finalmente, another post.

Road Test of the Ford EcoSport


(www.ford.com)

I was in a Ford EcoSport, so I figure that I should make a post about it.

To start, the interior is fairly meh. The plastics appear to be pretty good for what they are. They stayed quiet and didn't rattle. The seats were all right as well. They were cloth, and decently comfortable. However, the dash had one of those annoying "info-tainment" screens. It was too sensitive, and was a pain when driving over bumps. The suspension however, was a different story.

The suspension was too hard for what it was trying to be. It was somehow rolly-polly and jarring at the same time. It's the New Coke of suspension. Just somehow terrible in every way. I think the problem with it is that, like the crossover the EcoSport is, the suspension is trying to be two things and failing at them both.

The engine seemed good, however. The car had decent pickup, and seemed to have no trouble merging.

The name could do with a bit of changing. "Sport" and "Eco" do not go together. Although both are good, they ruin each other.

This, on principle, is not a bad car. It just needs to go on a diet and get the suspension lowered. I made a drawing!

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 Post coming soon! Sorry for the wait, May's been busy!

Comic IV

Prii fighting in the wild. The ones with higher M.P.G. win territory.

Road Test

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A Road Test of the Hyundai Santa Fe Sport

(Hyundai)

Well, to start, it is a crossover. As long-time readers of my blog know, I have an aversion to crossovers, primarily because most of them are terrible. Let's see how the Santa Fe stacks up.

The ride is rather mediocre. The dampers preform acceptably over bumps, but the other suspension components seem to have different ideas, as the rest of the car darts around. The anti-roll bar/system is surprisingly good, however.

The interior is rather like the suspension. Crunchy, with peanuts and nougat  Just meh. The plastics are poor quality (when I tapped it, the glovebox made a sound like nails on a chalkboard!), as are the seats. I doubt sitting in the car for sustained periods of time would be particularly comfortable. The seats also can't adjust/move very well. Although it's not really the interior, the rear window is difficult to see out of. There is a backup camera but it it gets covered/blocked, it could be quite difficult to reverse (but not as difficult as waging war against the Martian Enemy).

The engine could do with a bit more power, as it is difficult to merge. The brakes, however seem to have plenty of stopping power.

The Santa Fe seems to be a meh/low meh. On a scale of Yugo to Challenger, I rate the Santa Fe as an early 80's Mitsubishi sedan. Not a car I would want to drive, but, (with sufficient candy) I would not refuse to drive.

NOTE: This post reflects my opinion and not necessarily anyone else's.

NOTE 2: I was on vacation, so I'm sorry that I missed some posts.

NOTE 3: There will be a note 4

Note 5: Note 3 lies.

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It's a cat!

Meow!

Trans-Am!

Koeniiengsegggegg3gggeg

Swedish awesomeness!

NewGen customs

Can this place just be the capital of the world? It's fairly amazing.

Mitsubishi Mirage

Annoying fuel filler cap

The Fiat 500 crossover thingy has a really annoying gas cap. Here's the culprit:

Jeep Rubicon

Ram 1500

The 2019 Ram 1500 sort of speaks for itself. Just look at it.

2018 Silverado High Country

The 2018 Silverado High Country is fantastic! It has exquisite paint work, the plastics are very good, and the leather is of exceeding good quality.

Lexus ES Hybrid

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The Lexus ES

(https://www.caranddriver.com/)

Well, look at it. It is a beige Lexus, the epitome of boring. Also, the facets and "rakishness" of the body make it seem a bit like it's trying too hard to be cool. The grille seems to be straining for krill, which doesn't really add to the already short list of good styling components. On the same note, the roof is pretty bad. It is colo(u)red black, to achieve an effect that I assume is to make it look like the glass is all one piece. It's my reckoning that the ES is the first car that's going bald.

The Lexus E.U. (FIFY (name your car something that's memorable)) isn't fast, either. It makes 268 horsepower which seems like it would be enough, but it goes from 0-60 in 8 seconds and wheezes to a top speed of 116 miles per hour. According to Car and Driver the 2017 hybrid doesn't stack up well to other cars when compared by fuel economy. Turns out that the Lexus N.H. hybrid gets 4 mpg less than the BMW 330i, distinctly non-hybrid.

So, the <em></em>. It's trying hard to be cool, eating small crustaceans, and going bald. Also, it's really slow.

Super Special Awesomeness Extra Thing!

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Contest!

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What Feature on Modern Cars Do You Find Annoying?

This is a competition for you, the readers to participate in. Please comment in your suggestions, and I will compile the ones I find funniest/most interesting and post them later.

The thing that aggravates me most in modern cars is the "infotainment screen". I really like computers! They help me to do stuff like not get lost, and provide all the entertainment I could possibly need. They are fantastic in theory but, invariably, they are always TERRIBLE (infotainment screens, not computers. although some of those are pretty terrible too.)! Either too big or too small, not sensitive enough or much too sensitive, the infotainment (yes, dictionary word. )(:) screen always seems to not work in the manner in which you would like it to.

So, what do you think? Answer in the comments below!

Other Cartoon

Due to the overwhelming popularity of the previous cartoon I posted, I drew another!

Cartoon

If you click the picture it gets bigger! Wonders of the Interwebs!!

Mitsubishi Outlander

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The Mitsubishi Outlander

(Mitsubishi)

Well, it's a crossover, and as many long time readers of my blog will know, it is my duty to rid the world of these S.P.C.V.'s (soccer practice conveyance vehicles).

On the matter of looks, the Outlander definitely falls short, in my opinion. For instance, I'm pretty sure that the front grille will have to force Honda to go four-blade with the CR-V to continue to be a competitor (Toyota has already done it with the new Camry, I mean just look at it). Also, the Outlander appears to be the only car that I know of that has an angry looking tailgate. I'm wondering now if the tailgate is angry for being on such a bad looking car.

The bad looking car is also a slow one. The 3.0 V-6 (which isn't even the base trim) makes an abysmal 224 horsepower, which is not nearly enough to lug its 3,500 pound bulk around. As a consequence, the Outlander does 0-60 in 7.6 seconds. That used to be a respectable speed for cars not that long ago, but in 2018, you might find it a bit difficult to merge. Also, it does the quarter mile in 16 seconds exactly with a trap speed of 89 mph. To run this car in the quarter, it takes an actual lifetime. Also, the Outlander drinks premium fuel. It is not deserving of the distilled essence of greatness that is premium gasoline!

The transmisson is on-par with the other components (meaning it's sub-par. (this is getting confusing (hey, look, nested parenthesies! (I should stop this before it gets out of control (Nope, too late (great, now I'm out of ideas to end this joke with)))))). It is a CVT, which is a system that lets the driver essentially have infinite gears. It sounds great, but in reality, it breaks a lot, and makes a noise in equivalance to a sew-and-vac run by cows.

So, the Outlander. A crossover with questionable looks, A questionable engine that drinks fuel that should be reserved for Challengers and Koenigseggeggegg3gggegs, and a transmission that will not respond to your questions, because it is a cow.

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What's The Worst Mod?

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(github.com)

This isn't the usual post. Today, I have a question to pose to you, the readers. The question (in question) is:

What's The Worst Modification on The Road Today?

I look forward to replying to your answers in the comments!

(by the way, if you like this kind of post, I could do them on a semi-regular basis)

Nissan Versa Note

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The Nissan Versa Note

(credit: consumerreports.com)

To start, the Versa Note looks like that bean thing in Chicago, with swirly chair casters underneath it. It also appears to be the first car in existance that wears braces. The engine works as well as the body looks.

The engine makes a grand total of 109 horsepower. This is approximatley the power my fingers use to strike these keys to write this sentence. The 109 tired-out stallions reluctantly drag the Note frome 0-60 in 9.9 seconds. According to the interwebs, I can tie a tie faster than the Note can get up to (what you are supposed to do but no-one does on the) highway speed! Moving down the powertrain, the transmission is equally bad -if not worse- than the engine.

One of the two offered transmissions is a CVT. A CVT is pretty much a belt streched between two cones. It, in theory, is a good idea but -rather like a Tesla- it breaks all the time and is much louder than advertised. The 5-speed isn't great, either. Car and Driver said that "[the 5-speed] elicted a distinct 'meh'." The tires that get (barely) spun by the transmission are of similar quality as the rest of the car toaster.

The Versa sits on are Bridgestone Ecopia's all round. They are tuned for low rolling-resistance rather than grip. This makes the Versa run the skidpad at a not-perticulary-great .8 g, and it took a whopping 188 feet to stop from 60 mph.

So, the Versa Note. A silly name, a motorized jelly-bean wearing LEGO® tires and uses a rather noisy method of power conversion.

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Kia Sportage

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The Kia Sportage

(caranddriiver.com)

It's a crossover. In fact, it lies about being a crossover. The Sportage calls its bloated hatchback body a "small SUV". The body itself has some major flaws, the most blatant of wich are the fixtures. It has a silly, grinning face, sideways-pupil-goat-eyes, and fog lights that look like Windows logo. The back, at least, looks normal-ish. The engine works just about as well as the body does.

The turbo engine in the SX gets all of 23 mpg on the highway. A Challenger SRT Hellcat gets the same MPG, goes from 0-60 3.3 seconds faster, and is a fire-breathing muscle car desinged to not be eco friendly, just to be fast (yes, I know it is a bit like comparing apples and oranges because the Challenger is a lot more expensive, but COME ON!).

I think the issue at play is that because the Sportage has a large hatchback body made to look like it is an SUV, it has picked up a few pounds. In fact, the lardy Sportage weighs in at a hefty 3768 pounds. A '69 Charger has a curb weight of 3,646 pounds, and I'm pretty sure the General Lee was no featherweight.

So, the Sportage. A face that looks like a Doctor Who monster, an engine that gets worse mileage than my furnace that doesn't move, and, somehow, is a fat car.

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New Year's

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All the Great Cars That Died in 2017

(dodge.com)

Alas, the above Dodge Viper lives no more. The Viper was so special because it had an 8.4 liter V-10, which was the largest engine ever put into a production car since World War II, as well as being a breif respite of K- and P- cars for the Chrysler employees. 


I think it should only be fitting for a Viper to have the Nürburgring lap record for a road car, as a fitting send-off.


(mitsubishi.com)

The affordable, quick, and reliable Lancer is no more. This is especially sad as the fighter-jet, road-going rallycar Lancer Evolution died with it. No more are the days of 303 sideways, giant-spoiler-wearing horsepower converting dead dinosaurs into dust, smoke, and noise. Expect to see it replaced by some kind of crossover.


(public domain)
(This one is actually a Holden Commadore, but the only difference is the badge)

The Chevy SS wasn't loved enough. It was fast, with a top speed of 160, cheap for what it was with a price of $48,000, and powerful, with 415 stallions on tap. Also, it was the Chevy stealth-fighter car. I mean this in that the SS looked like a Malibu, but was as fast as a Camaro.

Honorable Mentions:

The Mustang V6


(cars.com)

The Chrysler 200


(cars.com)


2017 has taken with it plenty of great cars, but also plenty of utterly horrible cars, such as the Mitsubishi i-MiEV and Nissan Juke. Let's ring in 2018 with the hope that it brings some truly amazing cars with it.

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