Monday, July 2, 2018

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!
Image result for 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).

Do you have any thoughts about cats/cats? What drives you crazy? One post a week so stay tuned!

Thursday, June 21, 2018

Le Mans Wrap Up

'bout time for another post, here it is,

 Le Mans Wrap Up!


LMP1

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(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
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(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
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(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
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(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

Saturday, June 16, 2018

Let Mans 2018

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

Thursday, May 31, 2018

Ford Eco Sport

Finalmente, another post.

Road Test of the Ford EcoSport

Image result for 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!


Do you have any thoughts about cats/cats? What drives you crazy? One post a week so stay tuned!

Tuesday, May 29, 2018





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


Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Comic IV

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

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Road Test

'bout time for another post, here it is,

A Road Test of the Hyundai Santa Fe Sport
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(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.

Do you have any thoughts about cats/cats? What drives you crazy? One post a week so stay tuned!

Tuesday, April 3, 2018

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.

Saturday, March 31, 2018

Lexus ES Hybrid

'bout time for another post, here it is,

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!


Do you have any thoughts about cats/cats? What drives you crazy? One post a week so stay tuned!

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Contest!

'bout time for another post, here it is,
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!

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Other Cartoon

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