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Old 21-03-2010, 11:20 AM   #1
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SOME people think sports cars are threatened with extinction by tightening restrictions on carbon-dioxide emissions and unacceptable fuel-guzzling. They fear the roar of the V8 will be replaced by the whirr of the electric armature—and that motoring will never be the same again. Well, it ought to be quieter, that is true. But the Jeremy Clarksons and J. Bonington Jagworths of this world need not fear that it will be slower.
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Old 21-03-2010, 11:28 AM   #2
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They may well be faster, but I shall find it hard to be passionate about driving something related to white goods and sounds much the same

How does one standout from the crowd without the noise......go faster.
Silent but deadly will have a whole new meaning.
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Old 21-03-2010, 01:18 PM   #3
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I can see it now - the 2025 Australian F1 Grand Prix - 300km - takes 8 hours. 1.5 hours for the driving part, 6.5 hours for the pitstop to recharge
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Old 21-03-2010, 01:25 PM   #4
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I can see it now - the 2025 Australian F1 Grand Prix - 300km - takes 8 hours. 1.5 hours for the driving part, 6.5 hours for the pitstop to recharge
come off it are you for real - pretty sure an F1 team could afford a second set of fully charged cells that will be hotswapped in seconds and the removed ones placed on charge :
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Old 21-03-2010, 01:29 PM   #5
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come off it are you for real - pretty sure an F1 team could afford a second set of fully charged cells that will be hotswapped in seconds and the removed ones placed on charge :
Reminds me of the battery powered R/C car i used to have :

OT so i cant even get half way from Brisbane to Sydney without a recharge. So to go and see my old man in Albury its going to take me 4 days.
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How does one standout from the crowd without the noise......go faster.
Silent but deadly will have a whole new meaning.
Some massive speakers ala "duf duff" and select the sound of your desire on your iPOD
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Old 21-03-2010, 02:17 PM   #7
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Sort of like when the throaty roar of the merlin in the Spitfire was replaced by quiet turbines?
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Old 21-03-2010, 02:59 PM   #8
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Since when was a ram jet quiet?!
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Since when was a ram jet quiet?!
Well ram jets actually do not have turbine blades and are not suitable for aircraft use but it was really a bit of satire.......
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The day I surrender the keys to my V8 dinosaurs, in favour of an electric appliance, is the day I hand in my licence. I'd rather walk.
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Old 21-03-2010, 06:03 PM   #11
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Old 21-03-2010, 05:12 PM   #12
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We must resist this silliness. Viva! Le V8 REVOLUTION!
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c,mon really , who wants to drive a car that runs on "sunshine and fairy farts" ??
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