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2.4L? psh. 1.5L 4cyl is as least as relevant today as it was in the '80s, we could make almost 1000hp/L then, no-one complained about the sound, and we liked it dammit.
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08-23-2018, 03:27 PM
Mustang GT500 to have 500 hp, but weight 4200 lbs?
![[Image: 2019-ford-mustang-shelby-gt500-02-1.jpg]](https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims3/GLOB/crop/1985x1116+0+0/resize/800x450!/format/jpg/quality/85/http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/286ccb36cf3f3e70f4ba5ba2050b41db/206614667/2019-ford-mustang-shelby-gt500-02-1.jpg) https://www.autoblog.com/2018/08/23/2020...cs-leaked/ Don't know where that extra 400 lbs is coming from but I'm sure people will be tripping over their mullets to buy these anyway.
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08-23-2018, 04:03 PM
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08-23-2018, 04:06 PM
The new Z4 looked bad on my phone, even worse on my monitor. Wow that's bad.
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08-23-2018, 04:12 PM
Looks. Basic. Actually, I take that back. It looks like a bloated Fiat 124
![[Image: 124-abarth-front.jpg]](http://www.canadianautoreview.ca/images/car_photos/2017-fiat-124-spider-abarth/normal/124-abarth-front.jpg)
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08-23-2018, 04:24 PM
Let's put them side-by-side because Jesus Crust they are so similar up front:
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08-23-2018, 05:09 PM
It looks like they literally copy pasted the front of a 6 series gran coupe on the already existing z4. That's terrible looking.
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08-23-2018, 05:10 PM
Man all the other Z roadsters had at least somewhat bulgy fenders...where did they go?
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08-23-2018, 05:16 PM
Don't know how BMW missed the mark so badly on the Z4's styling. All of the previous Z4's looked way better than this one.
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I like it.
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Ya I think it looks fine too. But yes, just like the Fiat.
(08-23-2018, 03:27 PM)G.Irish Wrote: Don't know where that extra 400 lbs is coming from but I'm sure people will be tripping over their mullets to buy these anyway.Cafe standards are out. Replacing all plastic with iron is in.
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08-23-2018, 06:41 PM
(08-23-2018, 05:41 PM)Ryan T Wrote: I like it. +1 The kidneys look elongated, but still better than the Fiat or a Miata, IMO.
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08-23-2018, 09:07 PM
Better than the Miata? You cray
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08-23-2018, 10:36 PM
it only gets worse from other angles
![[Image: 0823_bmwz4-7857.jpg]](https://s.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/a3bd227950fefe7767f07cf35fadfc36/206614653/0823_bmwz4-7857.jpg) "You motherfuckers miss me now, dont you!" -Chris Bangle
08-23-2018, 10:45 PM
(08-23-2018, 03:27 PM)G.Irish Wrote: Mustang GT500 to have 500 hp, but weight 4200 lbs?4200 lbs is scary heavy I hope that's not the real weight Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk Current:
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08-23-2018, 11:36 PM
That sucks, always liked the Z3/Z4 models. That's just not working for me. The front looks so wide that it messes up the length / width proportion of the car I loved.
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08-23-2018, 11:44 PM
(08-23-2018, 10:36 PM)Evan Wrote: it only gets worse from other angles Okay that's kinda nasty.
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"Here, at last, is the cure for texting while driving. The millions of deaths which occur every year due to the iPhone’s ability to stream the Kim K/Ray-J video in 4G could all be avoided, every last one of them, if the government issued everyone a Seventies 911 and made sure they always left the house five minutes later than they’d wanted to. It would help if it could be made to rain as well. Full attention on the road. Guaranteed." -Jack Baruth
I can't wait for the over-styled, cuts 'n angles, angry headlights design language to become extinct.
(08-23-2018, 09:07 PM)G.Irish Wrote: Better than the Miata? You cray Speaking of, I saw a ND RF the other day in black and that was a seriously good looking car. ![[Image: New-2017-Mazda-MX-5MiataRF-GrandTouringM...VkNS5qcGc=]](https://cloudflareimages.dealereprocess.com/resrc/images/c_limit,fl_lossy/v1/dvp/1766/1121759586/New-2017-Mazda-MX-5MiataRF-GrandTouringManual-ID1121759586-aHR0cHM6Ly9jb250ZW50LmhvbWVuZXRpb2wuY29tLzIwMDEzNTkvMjEwMjE5My85YzY1MGNmMGExOWU0YzJiYTY2YTkxMGU3OTM1Y2VkNS5qcGc=) ![[Image: New-2017-Mazda-MX-5MiataRF-GrandTouringM...M4NC5qcGc=]](https://cloudflareimages.dealereprocess.com/resrc/images/c_limit,fl_lossy/v1/dvp/1766/1121759598/New-2017-Mazda-MX-5MiataRF-GrandTouringManual-ID1121759598-aHR0cHM6Ly9jb250ZW50LmhvbWVuZXRpb2wuY29tLzIwMDEzNTkvMjEwMjE5My83ODA1NWNhOWQ1NTQ0NGIxYWRkZWI2ZTdiMTg5NjM4NC5qcGc=)
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08-24-2018, 10:32 AM
ND RF :puke:. Looks so bad.
I honestly don't think the Z4 looks terrible but for sure does not look great. All of these manufacturer's are going for a pointed down, scrunched up look on the front end/hood. I get it for aero efficiency but they could at least make it nice looking... |
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