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I guess it will come down to what makes the most money, plus you're always going to have competing technologies and companies behind them saying their version of something is better. Let the consumer decide. Likely we will see a diverse market as like with most consumable goods, there is never just a one size fits all solution. I saw an article the other day from Toyota CEO, he made some interesting points I agreed with https://www.wsj.com/articles/toyotas-chief-says-electric-vehicles-are-overhyped-11608196665 Interesting thoughts from Mr Akio Toyoda!

Better get a Ferarri Testarossa then, sounds like they'll be going cheap! Run it on synthetic carbon neutral fuel. Life is good. Probably banning logging too. Just ban everything!

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What method did you use to do that?

Bearings don't last forever had those kind of levels. Very interesting engine, port injection too! Too bad the car itself is a stupid looking thing but at least the engine is an impressive feat. Of course they need to add in hybrid technology to make it pass regulations though

I love the appeal of those, such a classic. Now is a great time to get any interesting older car, they are never going to get cheaper!

Sounds like engine tuners will be busy converting all the modified cars back to regular fuel if tuned on E85

These climate change zealots will come for the petrol and diesel car, especially older ones we love with the ferociousness of how they've gone for privately owned firearms. There is also a notable trend of this anti-freedom movement, some people hate the fact you can drive anywhere at anytime, instead you must use public transport, if it's not good & doesn't get you where you need to go , tough luck. We saw how they celebrated the lack of cars during the height of the covid lockdowns, they will cite how there was a reduction of emissions during this time, it's so obvious they will try play that card again to have climate lockdowns and probably bring back the careless day policies. That is such an expensive solution and totally destroys the appeal of a car as originally built, I can understand how some type of person might find the appeal but I am not one of them. What good is an E34 M5 without the howling straight six, a Shelby 350 without the thumping V8, a Honda Type R without the 9000rpm redline or a Ferarri 512 without it's soulful engine & manual transmission, the list goes on. One of the only reasons I'm interested in cars is because of the sound the 1000s of different engines make and the way they produce their power & torque.. A silent mostly maintenance free electric motor makes it so boring I'd rather take up new hobby if that was were it was at. An electric car being fast or not isn't even relevant to me either, fast cars aren't really on my radar. I love the joy of a slow straight six or v8 that takes 6, 8 or even 10 seconds to get to 100kph, at least you can hear all the soul stirring noises on the way up to that while changing a gear or two. What a joy!

Love the grey interiors in E46s models. A satisfying place it be.

Dash looks so much cleaner with the OEM headunit installed.

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oh that is what I've got in a jar in one of my cupboards, I bought it years ago to polish glass but never ended up using it.

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Yeah would be nice to go to a better colour like technoviolet, but changing a cars listed colour from factory is a bit iffy so keeping it correct seems like the better way to go.

Will you be keeping it the same colour?

Mmmm double chain goodness!

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I don't think I've ever used bluetooth in any of my cars

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Even the hottest cars of 1991 were around 400hp, maybe 450hp. Corvette ZR1, Testarossa, Viper V10... but all those were 100s of kgs lighter than the 8 series so extended the performance gap. That said the Mercedes 6.0 V12 of 1991 was 400hp so showed up the 850i quite a bit.. I've always thought the 8 series should have come out as the 850 csi as the model from day one, 375hp would have made a lot more sense given the RRP.

They look so good with the right colour and having that front bumper extension. Style 5 wheels suit it perfectly too.

Drag races are a fun test though, simple and focused. Between dynos and 1/4 mile drags they are a great talking point. They don't provide the full picture of how a car goes in all conditions obviously. All of these cars in the above video are great in their own way.

I was just quoting Back to the Future lol. Great Scott!