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Post by Tribal » 15 Mar 2011, 4:38 am

http://www.streetfire.net/video/top-gea ... 194265.htm
Watch from 6:00 - They pretty much state what is the real "Competition" as some want to call it, between the evo x and a Sti... LOL!
hahaha....love topgear! :grin:

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Post by TNT » 15 Mar 2011, 10:43 am

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Mitsu fan-boy alert!

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Post by Fahrer » 17 Mar 2011, 3:49 pm

MMC President and Global Chief Executive, Osamu Masuko has said:

"We recognise that automakers have a responsibility to take the lead in developing environmental initiatives... Our goal is to become a world leader in the reduction of CO2 emissions on a global scale."

Masuko continued to say:

"Production of the current Lancer Evolution X continues as planned. As for its successor, regulations and market feedback will dictate its engineering package and architecture. MMC has kept the Lancer Evolution sedan evolving as the brand’s highest performing model in the global market. However, as the markets needs and demands change, MMC is considering not advancing the Lancer Evolution concept in the same way as before, but to find a different direction for the Lancer Evolution model to evolve. The new direction, the technologies involved, and corresponding products will be disclosed in due course."

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Post by TNT » 17 Mar 2011, 4:14 pm

Hybrid/EV etc. is GHAY!

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Post by CaL][CaB » 17 Mar 2011, 4:19 pm

All of a sudden this guy gets a shock to go green? Wierd man...

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Post by ROJ » 17 Mar 2011, 4:52 pm

Whats with all this think green obsession? I know petrol is expensive but being gay isnt the only way to go..

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Post by Tribal » 17 Mar 2011, 7:53 pm

http://www.nationwidevehiclecontracts.c ... ion/21649/
Following the devastation of Friday’s earthquake and Tsunami which ripped through many areas in the North of Japan, Japanese car companies have suspended production.

Some 2,400 people have now been confirmed dead and thousands are still missing.

Not surprisingly, Toyota suspended production at all of its plants and Mitsubishi has halted production at its three domestic assembly plants.

Honda and Nissan have also temporarily stopped operations while Fuji Heavy Industries, maker of Subaru cars, closed five factories.

Around 2,300 Nissan and Infiniti brand vehicles awaiting shipment to US and elsewhere were damaged when the tsunami swept through the Port of Hitachi.

Toyota has stopped production at more than a dozen assembly plants and parts factories, the company said it will decide when to restart production after assessing damage to ensure conditions are safe for a return to work.

Mazda and Suzuki were pretty much spared from the quake’s effects because their assembly plants are in other areas of the country but they said they are gathering information about the impact on suppliers and distribution systems.

But for those who survived – car manufacturer is the last of their concerns- they are facing a terribly grim existence for a while yet, with no power in much of the country and food, water and fuel in desperately short supply.

All the japanese car companies have stopped production, and everyones fleeing japan for the nuclear plant, now we have to buy cars that suck... Sh*t! :roll:

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Post by WKZ » 17 Mar 2011, 8:35 pm

Tribal wrote: everyones fleeing japan for the nuclear plant, now we have to buy cars that suck... Sh*t! :roll:
This is what the Japanese get for going green!

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Post by TNT » 18 Mar 2011, 1:10 am

A bit harsh, don't you think?

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Post by Tribal » 18 Mar 2011, 1:18 am

Just saw in the news, GM stopped production for a week too, cause they aint gettin their parts from Japan lol

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Post by CaL][CaB » 18 Mar 2011, 6:28 am

The world is at a fritz!! .... Real wierd things are hapening

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Post by kartoos100 » 18 Mar 2011, 10:16 am

Well that makes my dream of getting an evo go up in smoke!

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Post by WKZ » 18 Mar 2011, 1:33 pm

TNT wrote:A bit harsh, don't you think?
I never meant it in that way,its just that using alternate resources isn't actually saving us!There is a dark side to most of them and they can replace conventional fuels with EVs but dumping the gazillions of batteries will become an issue.If you do your math,electric cars leave a much greater carbon footprint than conventional cars in countries using fuel-fired power plants.

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Post by grayfox666 » 18 Mar 2011, 8:37 pm

So all the best automotive engineers did their math wrong? :razz:

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Post by RasHooD » 18 Mar 2011, 9:36 pm

^Its not about math all the time... Look for videos like these:

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_q ... rsion&aq=8

Also, when electricity is usually produced with natural fuels, coal, etc... how does it actually differ if the government is burning it to provide converted energy as electrical to the people or if the people's cars do it themselves like internal combustion?



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