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[Haste]

Lamborghini to bid farewell to pure combustion cars this year

Lamborghini will launch its first plug-in hybrid model in 2023 as it moves to electrify its lineup by 2024

https://europe.autonews.com/automakers/lamborghini-bid-farewell-pure-combustion-cars-year

 

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https://www.carscoops.com/2022/01/wrc-driver-somehow-escapes-this-terrifying-crash-uninjured/

 

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https://www.carscoops.com/2022/01/wrc-driver-somehow-escapes-this-terrifying-crash-uninjured/

Brutal. They weren't wearing brown pants before the crash but I bet they were after. Glad both of them walked away uninjured. Shoutout to safety equipment manufacturers and everyone involved to ensure people can survive, let alone walk away from crashes like this ?

 

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Bacteria Study Reveals Our Car Interiors Are Dirtier Than The Average Toilet

https://www.scrapcarcomparison.co.uk/blog/the-dirtiest-areas-of-cars

 

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https://europe.autonews.com/automakers/global-sales-forecast-rise-6-2022-chip-shortage-eases

 

[therumblewagon]

This could be pretty cool. It's, of course, not as cool as the original, but I'm all for finding SOME way to keep manual transmissions a part of the game (click thru for more + diagrams) - https://www.musclecarsandtrucks.com...lutch-s650-mustang-bronco-fiesta-focus-st-rs/

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Ford Motor Company has moved to patent an electronic clutch system that would allow drivers to manually shift gears without having to worry about clutch engagement. Unlike conventional clutch actuation, Ford’s idea would do away with the physical connection between the clutch pedal and the throwout bearing, instead, clutch operation would become an electronic control based on sensor inputs to an algorithm. It could mean a new feature for the upcoming S650 Ford Mustang, an updated Ford Bronco, or a hot hatch like the Focus ST.

According to the patent abstract discovered by MC&T within the USPTO database, the system would feature a control module designed to automatically actuate the clutch allowing the driver to simply shift gears by moving the gear stick alone. The module would begin to disengage the clutch after a sensor in the shift knob tells it the driver has grasped the lever and has begun to move it through the detent, it would then reengage the clutch when the vehicle understands the shift has been completed."

 

[DevonK]

^ Reminds me of the early tiptronic semi-auto transmission available on some early 911s. You shifted without a clutch.

 

[therumblewagon]

To those who say "the two-tone paint scheme won't age gracefully", I present to you - https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2008-honda-s2000-cr-47/

 

[West Aussie]

To those who say "the two-tone paint scheme won't age gracefully", I present to you - https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2008-honda-s2000-cr-47/

Beautiful…and yellow too.

 

[Haste]

To those who say "the two-tone paint scheme won't age gracefully", I present to you - https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2008-honda-s2000-cr-47/

Really depends on the car for me. It will age just fine on the Z.

A RY CR with 5,500 miles... I'll be disappointed if this doesn't go for $112,113.

 

[therumblewagon]

Really depends on the car for me. It will age just fine on the Z.

A RY CR with 5,500 miles... I'll be disappointed if this doesn't go for $112,113.

Agreed. Also 1,000% agreed with this comment—

 

[Haste]

Agreed. Also 1,000% agreed with this comment—

About a year ago a CR with less than 1k miles sold for $112,111. That PY ITR ended up selling for $112,112. Must be nice to have the $ to play around like this ?