Here's what I saw today, mark 3 (don't quote pictures, 24h ban!)

Seth Brundle

Troy White Traction wrote: »

Nice spot in Drogheda..

The S2K looks so much nicer than the R8 though!

q85dw7osi4lebg

kbannon wrote: »

The S2K looks so much nicer than the R8 though!

Thanks Do want an R8 tho...

Top Dog

tc20 wrote: »

^ ah, gotcha - it had me confused, I wasn't sure if there was a 5 litre derv version..

Similarly the 535d is also a 3.0 diesel - but with 2 turbo's. Just to add to the confusion over BMW badging

MadYaker

Troy White Traction wrote: »

I have issues in the rain with 240hp and rwd!!! Death trap right there..

It doesn't rain much in California.

Shannon757

MadYaker wrote: »

It doesn't rain much in California.

https://weather.com/storms/winter/news/winter-storm-leo-impacts

MetzgerMeister

Top Dog wrote: »

Similarly the 535d is also a 3.0 diesel - but with 2 turbo's. Just to add to the confusion over BMW badging

The last 5 means twin turbo....but that's only once you get over 2.5 litres as the 325 is N/A. This engine changed from a 2.5 litre to a 3.0 litre but remained 325i and you also had the 330i which is a 3.0 litre.................................

Carpentry

Mustang Fastback 2.3 Ecoboost, according to carzone

Looks amazing and sounds amazing even tough its "only" 2.3

CianDon

More a case of what I saw over the weekend;

h3000

Oh I really need to get to Monte some time.

Is that Boland's R5 in the last pic?

CianDon

h3000 wrote: »

Oh I really need to get to Monte some time.

Is that Boland's R5 in the last pic?

It is one hell of an event. Epic stages, obvioulsy the 17-spec epic cars and some epic drives between stages. Well worth getting to. Aye that's Eamonn and MJ in the last pic

Muckie

Came across this cool truck in Tallaght at lunchtime.



Reminded me of this......

h3000

CianDon wrote: »

It is one hell of an event. Epic stages, obvioulsy the 17-spec epic cars and some epic drives between stages. Well worth getting to. Aye that's Eamonn and MJ in the last pic

From the coverage/Youtube vids I seen it looked awesome.
I still haven't got abroad to a rally. None of my friends have any interest in rallying.
Nice pics btw. They are not easy ones to get right.

vandriver

Saw a MB S63 and a 911 turbo s tonight in Rathmines.The boom's back,lads.

Manic Moran

Shannon757 wrote: »

MadYaker wrote: »

It doesn't rain much in California.

https://weather.com/storms/winter/news/winter-storm-leo-impacts

He said 'much'. We've had a wet (By CA standards) Dec and January. According to the radio today, no rain expected now until the middle of next week, when we might get some showers. I think the rain season is mostly over now.

everlast75

Spotted near Dundrum

TheBigGreen

ScrubsfanChris

^^^^ Just read the other day that the European spec Mustang got only 2/5 stars on the Euro NCAP. Thats scarily bad for a modern car.

GustavoGaviria

ScrubsfanChris wrote: »

^^^^ Just read the other day that the European spec Mustang got only 2/5 stars on the Euro NCAP. Thats scarily bad for a modern car.

Thats also after tons of changes based on EU regulations.

Differences in Euro/US Spec

goochy

171 WW bronze colour hybrid Volvo xc90 in cork , looked well and nice and quiet !

bear1

goochy wrote: »

171 WW bronze colour hybrid Volvo xc90 in cork , looked well and nice and quiet !

Those are t8s aren't they?

kyote00

Seems pretty clear to me ?

http://www.euroncap.com/en/results/ford/mustang/26063

Note, Ford preparing updated model for late 2017 :P

(Probably borrowing some Jag parts.....)
http://www.euroncap.com/en/results/jaguar/xf/22029

LIGHTNING wrote: »

It's not as black and white as that if you read up about it

goochy

Yes the Volvo is a t8 . Had to check as couldn't remember what no. Was on back.

colm_mcm

bear1 wrote: »

Those are t8s aren't they?

Yep, but 4 cylinder 2.0 engine.

bear1

colm_mcm wrote: »

Yep, but 4 cylinder 2.0 engine.

Still has the guts of 400bhp though.

R.O.R

bear1 wrote: »

Still has the guts of 400bhp though.

320 from the Petrol and 80 from the Electric.

Is sold as a non Hybrid T6 in other markets with just the 320 horses, but VRT here would make that more than the T8 here, so no point selling that version here.

colm_mcm

bear1 wrote: »

Those are t8s aren't they?

colm_mcm wrote: »

Yep, but 4 cylinder 2.0 engine.

bear1 wrote: »

Still has the guts of 400bhp though.

Oh, no arguing with that, but the expectation from the badge might be that it's an 8 cylinder.

Older volvos would have a link between the number after the T and the number of cylinders.

I know with the diesels they changed that years ago.

bear1

colm_mcm wrote: »

Oh, no arguing with that, but the expectation from the badge might be that it's an 8 cylinder.

Older volvos would have a link between the number after the T and the number of cylinders.

I know with the diesels they changed that years ago.

Ah I get you now.
Still quite a feat to get such a monumental amount of power from a 2.0

cullow123

Seen this Bristol Blenheim yesterday on mount street:

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MuddyDog

Saw what I thought was an M4 earlier. 142D19510. However cartell says it's a 3 litre 4 series diesel? It had quad exhaust pipes and was debagded and looked perhaps lowered a bit (although I've never seen an M4 in the flesh before so not sure of their ride height). The quad exhausts made me convinced it was an M4 until I cartell'd it.

cadaliac

colm_mcm wrote: »

Oh, no arguing with that, but the expectation from the badge might be that it's an 8 cylinder.

Older volvos would have a link between the number after the T and the number of cylinders.

I know with the diesels they changed that years ago.

Volvos do big bad ass turbo's