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Ekona

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See above, the compound charged, mid engined, spaceframed, 4WD Lancia Delta S4.

 

How many S4s did they make?

 

Road cars? 200. However due to their immense price (£55K in 1985) they didnt sell very many and ended up crushing most of them.

 

There are still 45 left, and they aint racecars .........

 

1985-Lancia-Delta-S4-Front.jpg

 

1985-Lancia-Delta-S4-Interior.jpg

 

Already put the Veyron in as the defining technological marvel, did you know it changes its suspension geometry as it lowers itself?

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I don't understand your thread either, but i'm contributing! after all, throwing in your opinion when you don't understand the question is what internet forums are all about!

 

docwra, don't most cars change their suspension geometry as they get lowered???

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Well, the geometry changes but not for the better, the Veyron actually sorts itself out so the toe, camber, caster and spring rates are the same when its running at 50 km/h and 400 km/h. Or at least so Ive been told, Im struggling to find anything to support this.

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I don't understand your thread either, but i'm contributing! after all, throwing in your opinion when you don't understand the question is what internet forums are all about!

 

docwra, don't most cars change their suspension geometry as they get lowered???

Yeah I keep throwing ideas out to see what sticks

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I suppose all it needs is hydraulics on the adjustment points, a bit like the McLaren active suspension and the Porsche PDCC, but that seems a lot of effort.

 

Also seems totally believable for the Veyron.

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I suppose all it needs is hydraulics on the adjustment points, a bit like the McLaren active suspension and the Porsche PDCC, but that seems a lot of effort.

 

Also seems totally believable for the Veyron.

 

Have you seen the Netflix program Ignition? Yank program but they review the new NSX and really talk a lot about the capabilities. The suspension is unbelievable, it adjusts to different settings, by wheel, per bump...multiple suspension changes per split second. Not a case of just changing from Sport, to Sport+ to Track etc. but tiny iterations as the car moves. Astonishing piece of computer wizardry the NSX.

 

Anyway, back to the thread...

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Looking back through the thread I recognised some of the cars that I or my two sons have had so I thought I'd list them in the order they come up here

 

Porsche 911

Evo 6.5 Tommy Makinen

Black RRS

Mustang

Supra

Aston Martin DB9

E-Type

Land Rover

Toyota Corolla

Mini

TransAm

Escort

Oh and did someone mention an Esprit V8

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...ended up crushing most of them.

 

 

I did not know that. What a crying hurtful giant hairy donkey bollock sized shame. I'm actually gobsmacked why anyone would do that. :( I still think the Clio is madder though, cos it had no purpose, they did it for the sheer f*** of it, and what a result. It's my absolute number 1 car I must own before I die (mk2), closely followed by the CGT, and then the lambo I promised myself when I was 14 (any one will do). :lol:

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The Clio was production, this is why Aashes saying its mental - there was no reason for it.

 

The story on the Delta S4's is an interesting one that no-one has ever been able to prove (and I cant find reference for anymore :(

 

Apparently the homologation cars were forgotten about after Lancia went bust for the eleventymillionth time and left in some Italian warehouse. When a new buyer of Lancia found them they thought they would make a quick buck by selling them off, still on their original, now perished tyres. Following two fatal crashes (probably due to the tyres and the fact the car was never crash tested) they decided the car was too dangerous for the road and destroyed the remaining examples. :scare:

 

The other awesome S4 story is that they took one of the Group B cars round Estoril in gravel setup, including tyres, "for a laugh". Supposedly it would have qualified 6th for the F1 GP a few weeks before :scare:

Link: https://www.redbull.com/gb-en/henri-toivonen-at-estoril-exploring-the-myth

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Ekona started the thread, how can he be confused over the purpose of the it?

 

Well. You do know right now he's almost entirely full of **** Doc?

 

 

You'll all be delighted to know I nearly had a poo this morning! First one in over a week!

 

;)

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Definitive time travel car - Delorean.

 

Undeniable.

 

Definitive Essex drug dealer car = black Range Rover/RRS

 

Nah uh, I think you'll find the definitive Essex drug dealer car will be a BLUE range rover...with smashed windows and blood stained seats.

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I dont know much about the Clio referred to. I assume it was a production thing unlike the JukeR and Aygo Crazy.

 

I completely realise you could easily have done this yourself, but let me save you the trouble. :)

 

3.0v6 mid engine two seater rear wheel drive hatchback.

 

https://en.wikipedia...6_Renault_Sport

 

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I dont know much about the Clio referred to. I assume it was a production thing unlike the JukeR and Aygo Crazy.

 

I completely realise you could easily have done this yourself, but let me save you the trouble. :)

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clio_V6_Renault_Sport

 

Hi I'm Jason, I lack the ability to Google or you tube search. Other things I've asked is: what's this thing in my zed (it was/is a radar jammer). Yeah I know I should have looked it up lol

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