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GG mentioned the oil pressure gauge in his 911 so I wonder whether there may be other useful instruments which have disappeared and we don't miss? My mk1 MX5s had oil pressure gauges which made me happy that there was oil pressure I suppose, but I didn't keep an eye on. Oil temp and turbo boost are ...

Engine noise, speed, rate of acceleration, even time since last gear change… some or even all of these are used to know when to change up or down. You shouldn’t really need to look down at a rev counter I agree with this. If you're thrashing it to the point you're constantly near the redline you sh...

Despite convicted felons not being allowed to vote, or hold security clearance. The US is THAT weird. This is incredulous - i can't work for the government unless i get Security Clearance, Counter Terrorism Clearance, Background checks and credit checks. Yet you can run to be the president of Ameri...

They really should sell it in pink with sprinkles on the roof.

They’re great machines but I am sticking with my Intel one because I was able to upgrade it to 32GB of RAM and 1TB SSD. I’d love to replace it with a specced-up M1 but they just aren’t depreciating.

At those prices, I wasn’t expecting them to need to run a ballot!

I don't think the iPace is being replaced directly either.

Only essential in an EV I think. But seriously, if I have an engine I want to know what it's doing. It's not just useful for getting into the power band, it's useful to know when the stop/start has turned it off completely or when you're in a lower gear than you expect to be at a cruise, indicating ...

I've set that to record. Even on a proper channel - it's a long time since the early days of Ch5 with Newsy Bunny and topless darts

Received an email from rocketeer, maybe I should make it as spam so that I don't receive any more temptation. This is cool af. https://www.rocketeercars.com/build-options/restomod In principle I like it, but as a simple engine swap of the Jag V6 (same weight as the original 4-cyl engine I believe) ...

The Volvo bug has been biting again. Seeing a C30 the other day has led me to the cheapest manual T5 on ebay. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/266828727472?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=CfHSmDHJRGq&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=dw1qcekfrvi&var=&widget_ver=artemis&me...

That pretty fairly describes what happened in Ross on Wye a couple of weeks ago - the roads disintegrated in a rain storm:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1d4vd4nrxko

Oh dear - I hope this was just a glitch in translation because I really don't think the battery is actually a flywheel:

I'm reminded of my Audi misreading the vandalised 20mph sign in the Welsh valleys as 80mph and giving it some beans unexpectedly :lol: Tried the A-road I mentioned this morning; I put the predictive cruise control on but turned off the lane keeping because it doesn't like some of the tighter bends. ...

I'd probably also want an i3 over an e-Mini too; I did contemplate the e-Mini after ruling out the Honda E due to the Honda's slight issues and crap range, but I'd just want to get a Cooper S in preference. Or an i3 because it's really interesting. Would have to be the 42kW version and I'd want to t...

You're getting ahead of yourself sir! This is the 992.2. Of course it is - feels like the 992 has been out so long they've facelifted it once already, but that's probably just because virtually all the 992s from around 2022 on the approved used site have the Sport Design pack which gives them the m...

I watched Porsche’s official launch video for the new 911 on YouTube last night. Quite surprised by a few things: - when they first showed it, I thought they were taking the piss because it looks like a tiny facelift of the 992; - Mat Watson being involved in the launch video and basically doing a C...

My Audi’s predictive cruise control reads speed limits. It often seems to go back to its database though. There’s one long 40 limit on an A-road near us where it decides to slow down to 30 for a second then realises it’s still 40 so speeds up again. No signs to misread.

I can see the appeal. Have you also considered an electric Mini? Same basic drivetrain tech should mean it’s reliable and with EV prices dropping you might get a much newer one for your budget.

Oh, a quick Google answered that one. 5,608,310 lbf⋅ft @ 102 rpm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W%C3%A4rtsil%C3%A4-Sulzer_RTA96-C I didn't spot the thermal efficiency in the Wikipedia article so I did some more digging. Apparently the engine is over 50% thermally efficient - i.e. more than half of t...