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You wanted JDM? Well, here is your JDM.
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Skyline
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Auto Polo
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BMW M8 Prototype
Originally envisioned as a Ferrari competitor, only a single prototype BMW M8 was ever produced, equipped with a special 550 bhp (410 kW; 558 PS) version of the S70 engine, essentially a bored out version of the M70 with experimental multi-valve cylinder heads. A common misconception is that this engine powered the McLaren F1. However, when this was suggested to McLaren’s designer Gordon Murray, the idea was rejected because the engine was too heavy and long for the McLaren F1. Rather, variations on the original S70 used on the 850csi, the S70/2 and S70/3 were used for the McLaren F1 (The variation used on the M8 prototype was the S70/1 engine).

The project was eventually scrapped because BMW decided that there was no market for an M8. The only prototype ever produced (one that was reportedly not even road safe) was locked away by BMW in the company’s Giftschrank (poison storage). BMW and the M Division had strongly denied that the car was even a possibility since the initial stages of its development. A world exclusive feature in the February 2010 issue of BMW Car Magazine, however, revealed that the M8 prototype still exists in its entirety. The car was unveiled for the first time in front of journalists on July 2, 2010 at the BMW Museum in Munich.
9 notes | 1 year ago

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Jeep Mighty FC Concept
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There’s no such thing as too wide…
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Morgan Plus E
One selling point for electric cars is that they have massive heaps of torque available from a standstill. This largely negates the need for multiple gear ratios, but that hasn’t stopped Morgan from trying out a five-speed manual transmission on their new Plus E electric car.
The Plus E is Morgan’s Plus 8 with a 94 horsepower, 221 lb-ft electric motor from the UK firm Zytek instead of a gas-swilling BMW V8. It’s not that different from Morgan’s Aero Supersports-based +E prototype.
What’s especially weird about Morgan’s five-speed gearbox is that even though it uses a clutch like any other manual, you can keep the clutch engaged when stopped, and then pull away like driving an automatic. That’s what peak torque at zero RPM can do.
The unveiling at Geneva is really a sales pitch, as Morgan will only build the Plus E if there is sufficient demand.
Photo Credit: Morgan
4 notes | 1 year ago

Fast Fiat X1/9 with a Suzuki GSX-R 1000 engine…

(Source: jalopnik.com)

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Aston Martin Vantage GTE
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Citroën DS 4R
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Car guys…
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Noble M600
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Mazda 787
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1952 Mercedes Benz 300SL
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