[!Aznboi128]

In this forum there's a bunch of know-it-all's lets see what we know.

Share any interesting facts that's cool about any car.

I'll start

Renault made a car called the Avantime, based on the Espace minivan the Avantime was the "cool/futuristic" car so it only sat 5 but the doors on them are very unique. The doors are long and wide but to be still be usable when parked next to a car, they were double hinged so people can get in or out easier.

http://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/comment-image/349058.jpg

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zTOM3VPIwyM/hqdefault.jpg

[!e.lo_]

THIS FUCKING GUY !

[hud 91gt]

Fairly well known fact but cool non the less.

In this day and age, side mirror blinkers are fairly common.

VW had something very similar on their early VW Beetles. Called Semaphores, small arms controlled by a push/pull solenoid operated these little buggers. The inter webs says they were equipped until 1961. I didn't think they were use that long, I thought it was only on the Split Window bugs.

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/7VFnDxRc_wU/maxresdefault.jpg

[!e.lo_]

Here's an odd fact:
ITR VTAK is much louder than V6 Accord VTAK

[Timpo]

Mustang is more girls' car than Miata.

Approx 50%(sometimes up to 60%) of Mustang buyers are female, whereas 25%-35% of Miata buyers are female.

[CorneringArtist]

Not to savage Subaru owners, but back in the 90's when they were struggling for sales against the other major brands, they found out that their cars were popular with buyers who were lesbians. Capitalizing on it, they started ad campaigns that boosted sales among them and cemented the brand outside the demographic itself.

https://priceonomics.com/how-an-ad-campaign-made-lesbians-fall-in-love-with/

[fliptuner]

In 1989, Mazda built a 4.0L W12 for their flagship Amati 1000, which never went into full production. It had an aluminum block, magnesium heads, ceramic cylinders and aluminum/ceramic valves.

http://www.invetr.com/uploads/2/1/8/2/21829402/9819813_orig.jpg

[toyota86]

caterpillar uses a variant of the 4G63 for their fork lifts

[fliptuner]

When using the GM Tech II on a Saab 9-3 SS (I believe this works on 2003-2007 cars) if you go into the Airbag/SRS system submenu, there is a easter egg that allows the tech to play Pong on the Tech II.

[bcrdukes]

CELs are an anomaly for my car. In fact, it should never happen. #Corolla

[underscore]

- In terms of fatalities, the three safest vehicles in the world are the BMW 7 series, the Infiniti G35, and the 4th gen Toyota 4Runner. Circa 2007 anyways.

- Back in the 80's Toyota had a full-time development team in Kenya working on the Celica GTFour rally cars, as that was the toughest rally in the championship. So Sometimes I'll tell people my car was designed in Kenya :lol

- In the WRC there was a requirement to have a restrictor of a certain diameter before the turbo in all the cars. In the 90's somebody at Toyota came up with a modified one with a hidden spring, that looked completely normal when the car was off or at low revs, but under high load part of the restrictor would pull back, allowing air around it. After the car did a bit too well in multiple rallies the officials seized the car, stripped it apart, and banned Toyota when they found the device.

- As part of WRC homologation there needed to be 5000 special editions of the car that were sold to the public that more closely resembled the racing cars. Some of the things done to make them more similar were only cosmetic (in the 6th gen Celica GTFour WRC there's non-funtional anti-lag piping on the exhaust manifold), some were functional (the timing belt air scoop on the 5th gen Celica) and some can be made functional with a few tweaks (the intercooler sprayer on the 5th gen Celica).

...I've spent a lot of time around Celicas. I know a pile of other odd facts about them but I doubt anyone else would find them interesting.

Renault made a car called the Avantime, based on the Espace minivan the Avantime was the "cool/futuristic" car so it only sat 5 but the doors on them are very unique. The doors are long and wide but to be still be usable when parked next to a car, they were double hinged so people can get in or out easier.

Top Gear mentioned that at some point, I think during their tuning challenge in an early series.

[Timpo]

The 2010 Lexus SC430 was the last car to have standard cassette player.
However the 2011 Ford Crown Victoria had cassette option.

[Timpo]

The McLaren F1 Prototype had a Chevrolet 454 big block V8.

Gordon Murray(chief engineer of McLaren F1) asked Honda 3 times to build approx. 550hp 4.5L V10 or V12.

Honda declined.

McLaren had to compromise with BMW 6.1L V12, it was a lot heavier than they wanted, but had lots of power so ended up getting the fastest top speed record.

http://www.supercars.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Screenshot-2016-03-24-12.48.38.png

[Dragon-88]

When you gear down and heel-toe an automatic corolla. It Rev matches.

[Robert Stack]

There were 16 1985 Corvettes optioned with a CB radio

[nsx042003]

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[donk.]

As most have seen it at ricescene meets, the Del Sol SIR had a fully automatic roof / trunk.
Also notorious for failing.

https://c8.staticflickr.com/9/8188/8079082639_0fb4d1baac_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/diVpNg)[url=https://flic.kr/p/diVpNg]

Should have never sold it, once day i will buy another. Too much fun

[cunninglinguist]

The thread for bolts on seat belts for most cars in the world is 7/16-20 unf.

[boostfever]

lamborghini in late 90's/early 2000's borrowed these headlights
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/bI8sRRWbSX8/maxresdefault.jpg

for this
http://www.topcarrating.com/lamborghini/2000-lamborghini-diablo-vt-6-0-4.jpg

[boostfever]

McLaren F1 tail lights were indeed from a Dutch made bus

https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--FTzEGupw--/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800/jfwh2rp5uhuw4ppy2lp4.jpg

[Timpo]

Lotus Esprit had AE86 taillights

http://www.lotusespritturbo.com/Lotus_Esprit_Sports_300_rear.jpg
http://oversteer.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/AE86-rear.jpg

[Timpo]

Koenigsegg has RX-7 FD bumper light

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SgB0a7nrhcs/Ts0JEip3XcI/AAAAAAAAAq8/R9262fZIap4/s1600/Koenigsegg_Agera_R-15.jpg
http://www.moibbk.com/images/mazda-rx7-white-2.jpg

[Mancini]

5252.
How do you convert engine torque to horsepower? | HowStuffWorks (http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question622.htm)

[jasonturbo]

Getting road head is cool.

Giving road head is homo.

:derp:

[asian_XL]

The average Bugatti customer has about 84 cars, 3 jets and 1 yacht.

[underscore]

The rear turn signal/reverse light on the Diablo was used on a bunch of cars as well.

http://wallpapers-diq.net/wallpapers/17/Lamborghini_Diablo_VT_Coupe_Rear_1996.jpg

The 300ZX headlights on the Lambo is funny because the 300 uses the door styling of the first Lambo, the Muira.

http://i.imgur.com/HXW2erI.jpg

Shitty picture of the 300 door but you see can see how the rear ed comes up.

http://www.zhome.com/ZCMnL/PICS/stereo/passdoor.jpg

[ae101]

Fun fact: aznboi just made thread for timpo to shine lol

[!Aznboi128]

^ basiclly.....

[Galactic_Phantom]

Fun fact: aznboi just made thread for timpo to shine lol

Not so fun fact: 14 year member of the forum still doesn't know how to put everything in one post.

[SpeedStars]

The maserati ghibli shares these two switches with a Dodge caravan :pokerface:

[trollface]

There is a Ford Hemi

There is a 4 door Ferrari

Old VW beatles float

[pastarocket]

The Oldsmobile Cutlass supreme had a vinyl top.

Fun fact: My first car was a black Cutlass Supreme. -drove that car while some friends/classmates at SFU were driving Preludes way back in the day.

Some guys thought that I was a gangsta. LUL

-picture similar to my first ride:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/1980_Oldsmobile_Cutlass_Supreme_coup%C3%A9_in_blac k.jpg

[trollface]

^ Ah yes, the shitty Monte Carlo, aka the shitty Grand National.

[neverLift]

Subaru had a brief stint in Formula 1 in 1990 with a flat 12. Didn't do well, but it looked cool.
http://i.imgur.com/xrdw9k0.jpg
Fly-by at 10:01

[ijaz_97]

The Lexus LS400 could fully balance a mountain of stacked champagne glasses on the hood while revving the engine out. Talk about silky smooth.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1vZenBX4-0

[dvst8]

In 1982, the Honda Accord was the first Japanese car built in the USA.

[TouringTeg]

Audi RS2 fog lights, turn signals and big red brakes were borrowed from the Porsche 993.

http://www.ibiblio.org/tkan/audi/audi-misc/pantg-rs2-2.jpg
http://files3.porsche.com/filestore/image/multimedia/none/rd-2014-porscheclassic-models-993-911carrera4-mo-teaser/preview/6eecb920-7c75-11e4-bbba-001a64c55f5c/porsche-preview.jpg

[oldsnail]

McLaren MP4-12C has a Nissan heart

Early in this project, McLaren engineering director Neil Hannemann nominated an engine for the MP4-12C that was originally developed in Nissan’s racing department. Nissan and Infiniti had raced this spinoff from the Infiniti Q45 V-8 at Le Mans (1997 and 1999) and in two Indy Racing League series (1997–2005).

Other than a 93-mm (3.66 inches) bore dimension, little of Nissan’s VRH engine exists in today’s M838T V-8. Developed in collaboration with Ricardo, this is a compact 90-degree twin-turbo V-8 with aluminum construction, Nikasil bore surfaces, dual overhead cams, and variable intake- and exhaust-valve timing. The modest 3.8-liter displacement is McLaren’s nod to the environment.

[westopher]

The Mclaren f1 uses mirrors from the VW corrado, and when removed they were even still stamped with the VW part no.
http://media.fastestlaps.com/o2n35bezbh5e
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l308/westopher2006/P1010002-4.jpg (http://s99.photobucket.com/user/westopher2006/media/P1010002-4.jpg.html)

[noclue]

Ford needed permission from the Ford family to change the Ford emblem on the raptor to the letters instead of the blue oval.

[tofu1413]

The BMW 850i / 750i of the same era was the first production car with the drive by wire throttle body. (ugh)



Mazda has been the sole Japanese Manufacturer thus far to win Le Mans (Toyota... so close)


Mitsubishi Evo 6 WRC was the last machine that competed under Group A rules.

[mr00jimbo]

-Ford's 302 H.O engine in the 80's-90's 5.0 Mustang is actually 4.9 litres. The new 5.0 is indeed 5 true litres.

-The LT5 engine found in the late 80's early 90's Corvette ZR1 was designed by Lotus and assembled by Mercury Marine.

[twitchyzero]

Prowler is one of the most polarizing production car ever conceived
with limited trunk space, a matching trailer was a $5000 option

http://www.prowleronline.com/ubb/image_uploads/tlrmag62.jpg

pictured above is one with a replica kart & its trailer

[TopsyCrett]

The 2000-2001 Mazda MPV Has an engine (Duratec 25) very similar to the Ford SVT Contour / Mercury Cougar therefore it sounds freakishly good under acceleration.

It's struts are also manufactured by Tokico and has Takata branded seatbelts :D

[SumAznGuy]

Some model years of Jaguars use Ford fob remotes.
Why pay Jag prices when you can walk into a Ford dealership and buy the same remote. LOL.

[Pumbaa]

The Porsche logo pays tribute to Germany

The Porsche logo features the colors of the German flag, the name of the city where the company is based (Stuttgart) and a picture of a horse to denote power and speed. Horses horses were also bred in Stuttgart -- the city's name translates to "stud farm." The background comes from the coat of arms of Württemberg, a former state in southwestern Germany (which had Stuttgart as its capital)

[EndLeSS8]

Crazy fact:

When the 1st gen NSX was released, the lightest paint (weight-wise per gallon) was the RED colour, so technically the fastest NSX were Red NSXes