My favorite car ever.
Part Metro 6R4, part Peugeot 306, part Impreza.
The story:
Very GRM.
Someone posted this before at some point in it's own thread, but it's certainly worth re-posting:
This too:
This guy sounds like he's doing everything he possibly can to impersonate Richard Hammond.
I love every berkeleying thing about this car!
Cross posted from the hotlink pic thread because AWESOME. As i said over there, will one of you mad bastards please build a replica of this for SCCA Rallycross.
The suspension design back in 1970 left a bit to be desired......
Enjoy the picnic basket carnage!
KyAllroad wrote: The suspension design back in 1970 left a bit to be desired...... Enjoy the picnic basket carnage!
Ouch, I thought I'd seen that one before, it's either a different one or my mind had blocked out some of it. Several things.
One. I bet there was some fairly serious injuries in some of those, at least some major cuts bruises and concussions.
Two. That should be shown to track students. Don't try and save it after it's lost, just let it go off. Stop, collect yourself then check the surroundings. Many of those would have had a better ending if people had gone two feet in.
Three, who the hell thought swing arm rear suspension was ever a good idea. A lot of those were caused by swing arms 'jacking'
Four. People complain about the weight of modern cars and the roof pillar thickness, but man I'll take a roll over in any modern car, inc a modern convertible with factory hoops over almost any of those cars.
Finally. OUCH
In reply to Adrian_Thompson:
It would appear a lot of those guys weren't wearing seat belts, on a race track. Also how they all want to hop out of the car, while on a racetrack.
In reply to BrokenYugo:
It's a toll road not a race track.
In reply to Nick (LUCAS) Comstock:
In name only. It's a one way toll road that runs in a loop, has no lane markers, mostly has no speed limit, and it was formerly a race track, a very dangerous one at that. IIRC it's the only toll road in Germany.
Adrian_Thompson wrote: Three, who the hell thought swing arm rear suspension was ever a good idea. A lot of those were caused by swing arms 'jacking'
But it's independent suspension which is automatically better than solid axle because reasons. And you may badmouth it but it has a great camber curve which is the most important characteristic of any suspension because it keeps the tires in the fender lip when you lower the car four inches.
Video unrelated. This guy's gaming rig is incredible.
In reply to Hungary Bill:
For the otaku:
Initial D, done in Gran Turismo 5.
Not just Initial D cars, but the same cars in the same situations as appropriate to the dialogue.
"What the heck is a sleighty...?" 
1:20, went from "missed turn!" to turned around and back up the correct road (on three wheels) in astounding time...
In reply to Knurled:
That co-driver tho. More motivational than even DJ Kahled! "It's flat, it's flat. GO BROTHER, GO for me!"
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