manufacturer's traits
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hmm i think by now most if u guys shld know here that many car maufacturers round the world have certain traits or "characters".....care 2 list them down here??(not talking about ONE car of each manufacturer but most of them throughout the years)
eg.
1.BMW:sticking to NA and Inline-6 engines,sporty handling,keeping their cars RWD
2.porsche:sticking to their flat/rear engined layout,driving feedback and chassis design instead of outright power
3.Honda:NA and VTEC 4 bangers
4.bentley: outrageously fast cathedrals
5.subaru:for their symmetrical AWD and flat-4 engines
6.toyota:simple,reliable and economical
7.Volvo:5 cylinder turbos,Safe and family orientated cars with bags of low end power
8.Audi:quattro and mounting their engines way forward
9.Lotus:light and fast cars with small engines(apart from esprit)
10.TVR:hard charging car tt responds only to brute force(if u can get it working)
11.lamborghini:scissor doors and mad styling
12.mazda:for sticking to wankels
13. Rolls Royce: Huge front grills, instantly recognisable by even the most average joe.
14.mercedes-benz: over-engineered mad sedans
15.jaguar:for losing $$$
16.FIAT:for being unitalian that they're italian
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Originally posted by AE86tofu:
2. Their Carrera GT?
hmm i think by now most if u guys shld know here that many car maufacturers round the world have certain traits or "characters".....care 2 list them down here??(not talking about ONE car of each manufacturer but most of them throughout the years)
eg.
1.BMW:sticking to NA and Inline-6 engines,sporty handling,keeping their cars RWD
[b]2.porsche:sticking to their flat/rear engined layout,driving feedback and chassis design instead of outright power
3.Honda:NA and VTEC 4 bangers
4.bentley: outrageously fast cathedrals
5.subaru:for their symmetrical AWD and flat-4 engines
6.toyota:simple,reliable and economical
7.Volvo:5 cylinder turbos,Safe and family orientated cars with bags of low end power
8.Audi:quattro and mounting their engines way forward
9.Lotus:light and fast cars with small engines(apart from esprit)
10.TVR:hard charging car tt responds only to brute force(if u can get it working)
anyone else wants 2 add in?[/b]
11. Pagani: Never really changed their design. No need to anyway, it's about as mad as it can get.
12. Mercedes Benz: More or less scraped the autobox, AMG used to do supercharging, now changing direction
13. Rolls Royce: Huge front grills, instantly recognisable by even the most average joe. -
mercedes:very torquey..
toyota: predictable
honda: FF except for s2000 and nsx
jaguar: stlying machiam stuck in time.. until recently with the new XK.. appeals mostly to diehards..
alfa romeo: car design veh swee... but reliability in question...
lamborghini: ostentatious and loud syling...
saab: very driver orientated "c0ckpit" derived frm their aviation roots.. -
ferrari: full of soul and passion.
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Mazda - nice styling
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only for the recent models hello... the 323 in the 90s was nice meh?Originally posted by nightsky87:Mazda - nice styling -
AMG for insane power and insane braking powerOriginally posted by AE86tofu:hmm i think by now most if u guys shld know here that many car maufacturers round the world have certain traits or "characters".....care 2 list them down here??(not talking about ONE car of each manufacturer but most of them throughout the years)
eg.
1.BMW:sticking to NA and Inline-6 engines,sporty handling,keeping their cars RWD
2.porsche:sticking to their flat/rear engined layout,driving feedback and chassis design instead of outright power
3.Honda:NA and VTEC 4 bangers
4.bentley: outrageously fast cathedrals
5.subaru:for their symmetrical AWD and flat-4 engines
6.toyota:simple,reliable and economical
7.Volvo:5 cylinder turbos,Safe and family orientated cars with bags of low end power
8.Audi:quattro and mounting their engines way forward
9.Lotus:light and fast cars with small engines(apart from esprit)
10.TVR:hard charging car tt responds only to brute force(if u can get it working)
anyone else wants 2 add in?
Mitsu for insane high strung electronic wizard EVOs
Lambo for cars that look like door wedges
Aston for... well they all look alike
Hummer for... building each Hummer as a small country wheels.
Caterham... for... looking like Caterhams -
dude i am talking abt most of their mainstream cars la.....thats just ONLY 1 carOriginally posted by Kr0n:2. Their Carrera GT? -
thats only for one car again...not like Subaru or porsches...not a trait like sticking to IL-6s and keeping their cars RWD....something like ttOriginally posted by HENG@:Mitsu for insane high strung electronic wizard EVOs -
thats for now...I'm talking abt something which they have which they stuck to from last time till now....die die dun wanna change cos its their identity(like porsche with their rear engined cars)Originally posted by nightsky87:Mazda - nice styling -
Nah - their speciality was the rotary engine.Originally posted by nightsky87:Mazda - nice styling -
Originally posted by AE86tofu:hmm i think by now most if u guys shld know here that many car maufacturers round the world have certain traits or "characters".....care 2 list them down here??(not talking about ONE car of each manufacturer but most of them throughout the years)
eg.
1.BMW:sticking to NA and Inline-6 engines,sporty handling,keeping their cars RWD
2.porsche:sticking to their flat/rear engined layout,driving feedback and chassis design instead of outright power
3.Honda:NA and VTEC 4 bangers
4.bentley: outrageously fast cathedrals
5.subaru:for their symmetrical AWD and flat-4 engines
6.toyota:simple,reliable and economical
7.Volvo:5 cylinder turbos,Safe and family orientated cars with bags of low end power
8.Audi:quattro and mounting their engines way forward
9.Lotus:light and fast cars with small engines(apart from esprit)
10.TVR:hard charging car tt responds only to brute force(if u can get it working)
11.lamborghini:scissor doors and mad styling
12.mazda:for sticking to wankels
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Originally posted by HENG@:Lambo for cars that look like door wedges
but JC described them as torpedos instead... the one where he drove 1 of the spiders... forget is murcie or gallardo... -
Citröen - they're returning to their roots as a marque know for its hydro-pneumatic suspension and quirky designs
Fiat - making spritely small to medium sized cars
Land Rover - produces proper off-roaders with true mud-ploughing abilities
Maserati - grand tourers are now its forte
Saab - turbocharging and aeroplane-inspired styling in its cars -
Proton, for cheap and crap cars
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ferrari and red...
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just realised the swedes like to turbocharge their cars and are kinda obsessed with low end torque right from the start....(apart from konigsegg which supercharges)
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thats becos of national racing colours.Originally posted by YiFengz:ferrari and red...
Italy - Red
Germany - Silver
Japan - White
UK - Green
French - Blue -
volvo n saab. LPTs and FWDOriginally posted by AE86tofu:just realised the swedes like to turbocharge their cars and are kinda obsessed with low end torque right from the start....(apart from konigsegg which supercharges) -
bmw is coming out with twin turbo 3 series soon...it was in last month's autocar. so i guess they broke their triat.Originally posted by AE86tofu:hmm i think by now most if u guys shld know here that many car maufacturers round the world have certain traits or "characters".....care 2 list them down here??(not talking about ONE car of each manufacturer but most of them throughout the years)
eg.
1.BMW:sticking to NA and Inline-6 engines,sporty handling,keeping their cars RWD
2.porsche:sticking to their flat/rear engined layout,driving feedback and chassis design instead of outright power
3.Honda:NA and VTEC 4 bangers
4.bentley: outrageously fast cathedrals
5.subaru:for their symmetrical AWD and flat-4 engines
6.toyota:simple,reliable and economical
7.Volvo:5 cylinder turbos,Safe and family orientated cars with bags of low end power
8.Audi:quattro and mounting their engines way forward
9.Lotus:light and fast cars with small engines(apart from esprit)
10.TVR:hard charging car tt responds only to brute force(if u can get it working)
11.lamborghini:scissor doors and mad styling
12.mazda:for sticking to wankels
13. Rolls Royce: Huge front grills, instantly recognisable by even the most average joe.
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its not red la...its rosso corsa and for UK its not green but british racing green...Originally posted by HENG@:thats becos of national racing colours.
Italy - Red
Germany - Silver
Japan - White
UK - Green
French - Blue -
BMW actually had a turbo car in the past, the BMW 2002 turbo... in limited production thoughOriginally posted by YiFengz:bmw is coming out with twin turbo 3 series soon...it was in last month's autocar. so i guess they broke their triat. -
Mercedes-Benz :
Single stalk control on the steering wheel.
The key ignition slot is positioned in such a way that it faces the driver.
If it were a watch, it would be a Rolex.
Ferrari: Seen the least, spoken the most.
Cadillac: For Nigger
Lincoln: For Whites
Bufori: WTF is that? -
Bufori: WTF is that indeed?Originally posted by philia:Mercedes-Benz :
Single stalk control on the steering wheel.
The key ignition slot is positioned in such a way that it faces the driver.
If it were a watch, it would be a Rolex.
Ferrari: Seen the least, spoken the most.
Cadillac: For Nigger
Lincoln: For Whites
Bufori: WTF is that?