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The 'leaper' is a cat from the Americas . . . third largest species in the world, likes water, and was found as far north as Texas and Arizona.
Leaper/Leopard ??
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Leaper/Leopard ??
When I read about that my first thoughts were 1 - do we actually believe the Chinese and 2 - how in the hell do tires hold together at those speeds?
1: We absolutely don't believe the Chi-Coms .
2: Land speed record cars have gone well over twice the speed .
Not production cars though
Social media is full of Chinese propaganda
Over the weekend, BYD announced on a RedNote livestream that the U9 Xtreme version has now broken the overall production car top speed record, clocking in at 496.22 km/h (308.37 mph). The car had just set the EV top speed record of 472.41 km/h a few weeks ago. In addition, in its first test at the Nürburgring, it set the EV lap record at 6:59.157. BYD also implied that the top speed was limited by the 500 km/h-rated tires, as the car was still accelerating at the recorded speed. And the lap time was also just the start, with the car electronically limited to 350 km/h.
Looks like they ripped off some of the design cues on it (shocker!). Honestly, I don't really give a shit though because not only could I not drive it, I can't take it seriously because the brand name is "Yangwang". Makes me think of this...
I saw that. Possible, yes, but does that car actually do it, I have doubts.
But those have specialty tires, usually built for aircraft, and some are even solid. The tires on these hyper cars look to be street/comp type tires, something like a Michelin Cup tire.
BTW, I just fell into a rabbit hole, and it's your fault.
I'm looking through a land speed forum, and I need to be "working".And I thought KO2s had gotten expensive...
As of now BYD has built 1 car and are allowing orders to be taken for 30 cars globally per year.
Which is exactly the same number of production as the Thrust SSC Land speed record car , which currently is 455.035 miles an hour faster .
Of course this could change if the Chi - Com government finds it to it's advantage . To act like this is an actual company that is developing tech. to automotive public doesn't show the whole story . Never trust Communists , no matter how good the product appears .
Already did.Not a common car. I did not know they could be had in manual flavor. A V8 with manual, that's just enough to overcome those aesthetics.
I don't recall that one. But its a sleeper: very forgettable looks but packing 400hp V8/ manual
They were. And I've always heard it was called Chief Pontiac, as well. Think I have an old one of these in my garage, btw.
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It's funny that you would say that, because I was just thinking about that very thing last night, after we found out about the accident. In as much as I'd like to have some version of a "sports car", it could be detrimental to my health, especially if the wife and I ever do relocate to Idaho or Montana. We saw three Bighorn sheep along the road only about fifteen miles from our destination in Montana. Prior to that sighting, the only ones I'd seen were of this variety...
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Since you brought up Big Horn Sheep, how about a little Ram on ram irony
A local managed to do this the same year that she drew a Big Horn Ram hunting tag (which is a once in a lifetime draw). She ended up with 2 mountable ram heads that year.
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