For all u Pro "American Muscle" guys

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Ottoman
interesting... and as for the electro magnetic shocks... i'm assumin it uses a magnetic field as the "dampener" rather that conventional pneaumatic/hydrolic means.....
so does this mean when the car is off it sits on the springs? and the shocks are fed from the alternator just like other electronics in the car? interesting concept... wonder how reliable it will be in the long run.. and repair/maintence costs of something like this...
what if a wire got loose or something feeding one of the shocks...while cornering for example.. would one of the corners of the car just "slouch" that could be dangerous...
is the dampening force variable? like stiff to soft settings?
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The shocks contain an electromagnetic fluid which itself contains particles of iron. They can still function as regular hydraulic shocks when the car is not operating or if there is an electronic failure.

It does run off of the alternator with the rest of the electronics. Each wheel has displacement sensors which measure how far the wheel has moved from the body. Depending on the speed and direction of the displacement the dedicated onboard computer will alter the dynamics of the fluid by introducing current to coils contained within the shocks, creating an electromagnetic field which, depending on how much current is fed through the coils, will stiffen or soften the shock.

All of this is made possible by a separate computer which interprets the data from the sensors and adjusts the shocks accordingly in a thousandth (0.001) of a second.

Therefore each shock's dampening properties are being adjusted 1,000 times per second.
 
Computer controlled suspension? Like a Japanese car? :D


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i see..

it reminds me of the BMW 7 series active suspension...

at first i was thinking this was something totally new out of nowhere...
i realize it's just another way of reaching the same goal...

nice 👍

Computer controlled suspension? Like a Japanese car?
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hehehe true dat... ATESSA ETS and HICAS all the way ;)
 
Ottoman
here's what the latest of GM has to offer...

all i can say wow... that sux...

especially who it loses to in the drag race...

I can't wait for the guys who were dissing the honda's to see this
muhahahahha

Click here so see it all
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Well that's top gear and they never like American so the review doesn't surprise me.
 
Firebird
A note on the suspension:

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It isn't quite your ordinary leaf spring suspension.

The spring is mounted transversely (you can't really see it, but you can see it's not longitudinal), with double wishbones and electromagnetic shocks at each wheel. No other car in the world uses such a set-up.

Of course, Jeremy Clarkson wouldn't understand any of this since he's a stodgy old fart who has no comprehension whatsoever of mechanical engineering.

It's too bad it sells for £40,000 in Britain. In the United States it sells for the equivalent of about £27,000.
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Yeah and who cares if it has leaf springs. If it works for the Vette, then why not use it? Who cares if it's old.
 
The Corvette is one of the best performance cars for the money in the world. Its got world class performance and handling and plays with the big boys that cost double. biased fan boys dont buy cars they just drool over them.
 
The359
Magnetic Ride Control, a system first used on the C5 50th Anniversary Corvette as well as the new Cadillac XLR. Now available on the standard C6 and the upcoming Cadillac STS.
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SRX had it before the XLR. I had an SRX with it - I don't think it was worth the $1650.
 
98cobra
Well that's top gear and they never like American so the review doesn't surprise me.
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actually Jeremy Just bought himself a Ford GT one of 28 that are comin to UK
for a retarded wad of cash...

and that car is american.. and not exactly an Economy car either :P it averaged 4MPG on the show he actually finished the tank of gas in the car during the review heheh
 
Ottoman
actually Jeremy Just bought himself a Ford GT one of 28 that are comin to UK
for a retarded wad of cash...

and that car is american.. and not exactly an Economy car either :P it averaged 4MPG on the show he actually finished the tank of gas in the car during the review heheh
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Yeah I saw that part, but the other guys were so busy trashing the car about gas mileage. :sly: It's not like this is a daily driver car, you take it out for a nice Sunday drive.
 
Why not?

Clarkson, before the SL55 AMG, had a Ferrari F355 F1 and drove that every day.

If you buy a car, drive it. Cars are made to be driven.
 
Famine
Why not?

Clarkson, before the SL55 AMG, had a Ferrari F355 F1 and drove that every day.

If you buy a car, drive it. Cars are made to be driven.
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damn straight..

my friends flame me all the time for Driving my car as much as i do... they think i should make it a garage queen.. and wax it and wash it and then cover it.. and drive it once a week max... :sick:

i bought the car to enjoy it.. not to worship it...
 
Eh, this review was not as good as the other ones. The Aston Martin DB9 vs Train was the best one yet :D

I was thinking, why was Richard driving the C6 this time? Is it because Jeremy could not fit into the car or something? I mean, look at the Stig when he was sitting in the car. It looks cramped in there...
 
Ottoman
and p.s. U have an MR2?? is it a 2nd Gen.. I'm a HUGE fan of them.. and would love to get some more detail on urs.. pics even.. a seperate thread perhaps? :)
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1st gen. I'm swapping the motor right now, I'll post a thread when I'm done with some pictures and stuff, I'm sure there are other people like me who like stuff like that. It's not an interesting swap, just a low miles 4AGE.

oh, and on the corvette, it'll be interesting to see some better pictures of the suspension. It sounds pretty neat.
 

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