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Nov 20, 2002 | 02:33 PM

#26

rotary emotions

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New Mini is not so Mini at all, and uses some BMW stuff. Overhere in Belgium there's racecar Mini. It's actually a tubeframed car using Mini body and M3 engine.
The new Mini is rather large, so don't know if the gearbox would fit.

Nov 20, 2002 | 02:33 PM

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Originally posted by Project84
Its all well and good to save the environment and make less pollution, buy why does saving the environment have to be so ******* ugly? There hasn't been a concept car, hybrid car, or electric motor car that didn't look like a terd that was squeezed out of a square *******. These new cars are all so squatty and boxy looking its rediculous. Why can't they look like '89 trans ams?

Just my $.02

Its that SUV styling that the designers think people like. For instance, take the Pontiac Aztec, a real FUGLY monster. As for the Transam, I had a 87 TA, and while I liked the car, it wasn't my ideal....but yeah, good point! Why are they making these enviro cars total blunt bodies and not streamlined and aerodynamic?

Nov 20, 2002 | 02:47 PM

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Manntis

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Because streamlined cars like the Honda Insight and GM Impact rotted in showrooms, whereas soccermoms seem to love the brute-ute styling

Nov 20, 2002 | 04:13 PM

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Probably have to ditch the 6-speed gearbox in there, as it's only rated for 60 HP... might use the gearbox out of a new Mini or something...

Use a snowmobile clutch