Is the Range Rover Sport the apex in arsehole wheels ?

[Brainaddict]

Haha, that's hilarious. "We must make our front grille as aggressive and manly as possible for fear it be seen as a pussy's car." "But we don't need one at all because it's electric." "SHUT UP AND MAKE IT BIGGER."

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

BMW XM coming in 2023. The 750bhp plug in hybrid we didn't know we needed.

As an example of the sheer lack of imagination/innovation in modern car manufacturing and/or their target markets, that takes some beating.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Haha, that's hilarious. "We must make our front grille as aggressive and manly as possible for fear it be seen as a pussy's car." "But we don't need one at all because it's electric." "SHUT UP AND MAKE IT BIGGER."

It's hybrid, so large diesel/petrol engine + a couple of AA batteries.

 

[Brainaddict]

It's hybrid, so large diesel/petrol engine + a couple of AA batteries.

Ah, you're right, there was in fact an important reason to design a front that will kill maximum children.

 

[platinumsage]

Ah, you're right, there was in fact an important reason to design a front that will kill maximum children.

I'm sure you know far more than vehicle designers about pedestrian impact surfaces, but BMW have gotten pretty good at designing some of the safest front-ends there are.

The one pictured above hasn't been tested yet but I'd far rather kids stepped out in front of this BMW than in front of almost any other car:

 

[hash tag]

You would have difficulty seeing smaller children over the front of that bonnet.

 

[Leafster]

You would have difficulty seeing smaller children over the front of that bonnet.

I remember riding in a vintage Bentley. I think it was a 4½. It wasn't just small children you couldn't see over the bonnet but whole cars!

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

 

[hash tag]

Eureka, i have discovered why people want tractors in London. I'm watching motor pickers and the bloke wants n electric car for 59-69k. Car 1 is a large Audi SUV. He says it will be perfect for dealing with pot holes. So there you have it.

 

[Part 2]

Motorist jailed for running over cyclist who spat on his car

Alan Moult, 74, jailed for 18 months after road rage incident that broke Nick Cook’s pelvis and ribs

www.theguardian.com

 

[UnderOpenSky]

Eureka, i have discovered why people want tractors in London. I'm watching motor pickers and the bloke wants n electric car for 59-69k. Car 1 is a large Audi SUV. He says it will be perfect for dealing with pot holes. So there you have it.

The amount of brutal traffic calming they've installed round my way I'm starting to think they have a point.

 

[hash tag]

This is a fine example and often gets em. I once saw a person turn left on to the bridge, got stressed by the width restrictions and went around them in the other side of the road ( this is in Chelsea).

 

[T & P]

This is a fine example and often gets em. I once saw a person turn left on to the bridge, got stressed by the width restrictions and went around them in the other side of the road ( this is in Chelsea).
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This is on my commute home every day. It’s a bloody nightmare, in particular the traffic turning left onto the bridge from the Chelsea Embankment road.

To be fair most of the vehicles that get properly stuck are not SUVs but white vans or small trucks. Some of them were clearly not familiar with area & not paying attention to the signage, as their vehicle would have not been able to squeeze through the bollards at all. Others however are the typical entitled selfish white van cunts who will happily manoeuvre back and forth for a good half a minute until they have it aligned and can inch forward. Fucking up the local traffic in the process, and all because using Battersea Bridge a mere few hundred metres down the road would add a whole three minutes to their journey.

Anyway, I’d be in favour of removing the bollards, and introducing cameras and instant fines for unauthorised vehicles. Also banning left turns onto the bridge for anything wider then Golf.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Motorist jailed for running over cyclist who spat on his car

Alan Moult, 74, jailed for 18 months after road rage incident that broke Nick Cook’s pelvis and ribs

www.theguardian.com

This should be in driving standards, but why is that not attempted murder with ~10 years?

 

[UnderOpenSky]

This should be in driving standards, but why is that not attempted murder with ~10 years?

Only banned for 3 years as well. Although he's rather old.

 

[DownwardDog]

Murdered out, slammed, widebody RR Dawn. Should hate it but don't.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Murdered out, slammed, widebody RR Dawn. Should hate it but don't.

Another car that would look good in WA, but look like a cunt in Dorset.

 

[nick]

This is a fine example and often gets em. I once saw a person turn left on to the bridge, got stressed by the width restrictions and went around them in the other side of the road ( this is in Chelsea).
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Regrettably I think it also has a weight limit. I had a friend with access to a Bentley 8 (he was the chauffeur) - Even if he could get it through the gap, it was too heavy for the bridge (2.3 Tonnes > 2 tonnes)

.... Battersea Bridge a mere few hundred metres down the road would add a whole three twenty minutes to their journey.

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fixed it for you

 

[hash tag]

Regrettably I think it also has a weight limit. I had a friend with access to a Bentley 8 (he was the chauffeur) - Even if he could get it through the gap, it was too heavy for the bridge (2.3 Tonnes > 2 tonnes)


fixed it for you

I gather electric cars can be on the heavy side

 

[T & P]

fixed it for you

IME that's not the case at all. In particular when you bear in mind that there is almost always a queue to turn left onto Albert Bridge from the embankment anyway. Admittedly clearing the bridge and driving away faster than doing so at the nearby Battersea Bridge, but it doesn't equate to more than a very few extra minutes.

 

[T & P]

Whilst on the subject of Chelsea, the new Land Rover Defenders have started popping up around the place. God they're ugly...

 

[hash tag]

Restrictions on the Albert - They had barriers on Hammersmith to restrict the flow of traffic; what happened to those
Then there is the barrier between Townmead Road and Harbour Avenue which is manned 24/7 and they will not let unauthorised vehicles through come what may.
Imagine what it would do for the cruise if they took the restrictions on the Albert away ( I can remember the big yanks doing a circuit that included Chelsea and Albert)

 

[Leafster]

I think it had a minor overheating problem

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

I think it had a minor overheating problem

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Socket set, can of WD40 and some T-Cut, be good as new.

 

[A380]

Socket set, can of WD40 and some T-Cut, be good as new.

Well it is a Range Rover so it’s reliability will only be slightly impacted…

 

[T & P]

Great opportunity to convert it to an electric vehicle though!

 

[not-bono-ever]

none of that wiring and plumbing in the engine bay worked anyway, the owner could probably still drive it home and not see any difference

 

[SpookyFrank]

Well it is a Range Rover so it’s reliability will only be slightly impacted…

What they've done there has probably made it more likely to work properly than it was when it left the factory.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

 

[DownwardDog]

I feel like BMW are now just doing things specifically to annoy Urban and I wholeheartedly approve.