Car Spotting Scavenger Hunt Redux. Round Nine on now!!!!!!

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A limo falls under the specialized commercial vehicle. Plus you wouldn't be able to get an accurate weight on it either.

For the rims though, go for it.
 
Round 2 Spots

1.) Street Legal Electric Vehicle

Electric VW Golf(s) at the VW North American HQ, I took another picture during this week to conform with the rules. As an added bonus it's even plugged in!
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2.) The vehicle with the worse power to weight ratio. (Measured in horsepower per pound.) (Must be a car, pick-up or van, no semi-trucks or other specialized commercial vehicles.)

Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser, 140hp and 4,221lbs. Power-to-Weight: 35.86lbs per horsepower
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3.) That bling bling!

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4.) The green vehicle with the most torque.

F-350 Super Duty, 457lb.ft. of torque
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5.) Doppelgänger

So I'm do not think I am going to be home tonight but I finally found a black Focus Titanium hatch without the handling package. I took a picture of my camera with my phone so I could upload it. I hope that's ok.
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Bonus Cars
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So far I have Bling bling, Doppelganger, and two bonus Countryman S'. I know where a Fisker Karma always hangs out, and I'm sure I could get the green torque car. The power to rate one is still out.
 
Ya I'm having a hard time with the rest of them, I didn't think I would to be honest. The power-to-weight ratio thing seemed like it was a shoe in for the Prius, but when you combine the horsepower from the gas and electric engine it doesn't make it even in the ballpark.
 
Haha, I was thinking of a Fisker Karma I always see near a starbucks over in the montrose area Ry, as for the rest, i've had trouble with em! Will go out friday to maybe complete some :)
 
Won't have the time to check for more tomorrow so here's my results.

1. Street Legal Electric Vehicle.
Nothing.

2. The vehicle with the worse power to weight ratio. (Measured in horsepower per pound.)
Volkswagen Type 2 T2 Kombi.
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2788 pounds, 70 hp (2.0l, biggest engine I know of) brings it to 39.83 pounds per hp. (thx Joey)


3. That bling bling! Any vehicle with 20"+ aftermarket "dub" style rims.
Nothing.

4. The green (as in the colour) vehicle with the most torque. (Measured in ft. lbs.)
BMW 730i (1995)
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290 Nm --> 213.89 Ft. Lbs. (I think).

5. Doppelgänger, find another vehicle that that looks like your own.
Best I could find, don't know if it'll count. All is the same except the colour is lighter and the rims are different.
Found.
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Mine.
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Bonus car.
None :ouch:

All these figures were found on various sites, if in doubt ask about it :)
 
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poolhaas
2788 pounds, 70 hp (2.0l, biggest engine I know of) brings it to 0.02510760 horsepower per pound.
This was calculated on ajdesigner.com.
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It's 39.83 pounds per hp, which is an awful power-to-weight ratio. Looks like a good spot!
 
I assume we are going off of factory numbers for torque since anyone could make something up. Countryman's are everywhere, electric cars not so much. Saw an i-Miev for the first time today, but it was at the dealership.
 
Yup, factory numbers it is.

And I've concluded I own the only Tuxedo Black, 5 Dr, Titanium Focus in the area. I must have searched over 100 different parking lots over the past day or two and only found 1 Titanium hatch and it was silver. I didn't think I'd have a hard time, but looks like I was foiled by my own category :lol:
 
It appears I'm way down in the torque section, not too many of those big Fords around here :)
 
I am terribly sorry guys, I have to skip this week altogether because I didn't expect this round to be this difficult and I am dissapointed the most with Doppelgänger category because it was so easy, seen many Proton Persona with the exact same trim line, same rims and clean and all but different colour. :ouch:

I'll see you guys for next week!
 
Well you still have until the end of today to get at least something. I'd say we can end the comp at 11:59pm tonight, say US Pacific time (GMT -8 hours).
 
I got the big rims and some others.

^ Ugh! Do we get a point for every car we have that fits the criteria? Or just a point for getting the required car?

Bling Bling:
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I'm not sure if these are big enough...

Worst Power to weight ratio:

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1990-94 Subaru Legacy Wagon

103HP, 1270KG.
 
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Worst power to weight ratio:

Chevy Laguna S3, P/W 28hp
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Dat Bling Bling:
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Doppelganger:

First gen Tundra SR5 Extended Cab
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Bonus:
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Wasn't as strong as I wanted to be with this one.
 
All I found was power to weight ratio, the doppleganger, and two bonus cars. Guess I am out for this round.
 
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All I found was power to weight ratio, the doppleganger, and two bonus cars. Guess I am out for this round.
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You still get points though for cars that meet the category. So you would have ended up with 4 pts.
 
Round 2: Results

1.) Electric Vehicle
- Joey D

2.) The vehicle with the worse power to weight ratio.
- Poolhaas

3.) That bling bling!
- Joey D, Cowboy, Astro

4.) The green (as in the colour) vehicle with the most torque.
- Joey D

5.) Doppelgänger
- Joey D, Astro, Poolhaas

Bonus Car
Joey D x2
Astro X2


Joey D 6pts
Astro 4pts
Poolhaas 2pts
Cowboy 1pt.

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Round 3
Ok so I will make these way broader in hopes more people play this week:

1.) Red car with the most horsepower, because you know red=fast. (No trucks, SUV's, vans, etc.)

2.) Street legal car with the highest OEM top speed. (Any colour, style, etc. as long as it's a car) (No modifications)

3.) A UPS delivery vehicle (any type as long as it shows their logo).

4.) Road going rally car (any street legal vehicle that was or is used by rally teams, i.e. Subaru WRX STI, Lancer Evo, etc.)

5.) All black everything, find a car, truck or SUV that is blacked out. Black paint, black wheels, black tint, etc.

Bonus Car:
Jaguar XJ (X351) (2009-present)

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Thanks for adding everything up for me, Joey! I figured you won again. Hopefully we'll break your winning streak. :sly:

I'll add the results to the leaderboard, pronto.
 
1. Got a Corvette pic

4 and 5., my neighbor has an all-blacked out Mini, and a Subaru! Which I think is blacked put as well.
 
So, are pictures taken early today good for use?
The SLS might come in handy.
 
Should there be a rule that you can't use pictures taken before the round starts?
 

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