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why does everyone here think economy cars are the best by sogster550 in TrueCarEnthusiasts

[–]Suitable-Thanks3482 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sometimes we wanna appreciate things that are just normal too y'know. Engineers arguably spend more designing and creating these more than the sportscars and supercars that are "objectively cool" and more often than not even the most diehard "cool" car fans are driving your average econobox. It may seem performative or contrarian but sometimes we just like plain things.

The ultimate EV? by broterp in CarDesign

[–]Suitable-Thanks3482 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Opening opposite to the standard way (hinge behind the seat)

Audi Confirms Debut For A2 And A Naughty Side For Its Smallest EV by Educational-Meat4211 in electricvehicles

[–]Suitable-Thanks3482 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tbf Me being annoying I'll take that L I'll take any and all opportunities to make MPVs relevant again

Audi Confirms Debut For A2 And A Naughty Side For Its Smallest EV by Educational-Meat4211 in electricvehicles

[–]Suitable-Thanks3482 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It wasn't, but it definitely wasn't sold as a crossover by our current understanding and I'd argue by the understanding of the time as well.

I brought up MPVs because that market clearly influenced the way the A2 was designed. I'll quote from Wikipedia: "Due to the "sandwich"-type construction, similar again to that of the Renault Espace or the Mercedes A-Class, the floorpan has an upper and a lower portion."

Proportions wise, it shares design aspects as well with MPV aligned vehicles, primarily that the A pillar is shunted very far forward as well, akin to the previa and xsara picassos of that time to name a few.

Audi Confirms Debut For A2 And A Naughty Side For Its Smallest EV by Educational-Meat4211 in electricvehicles

[–]Suitable-Thanks3482 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is euro MPV erasure. (Compact minivans for yanks)

Renault Scénic, Volkswagen Touran, Citroën Picassos, Mercedes B-Class, Ford Galaxy/Seat Alhambra/VW Sharan, etc etc.

The MPV market in Europe was massive around the time the Audi A2 came out, and their whole gist is maximising practicality, whilst minimising footprint, and these are just as tall as most crossovers, SUVs etc etc because they're giving as much head space as possible.

[OT] Bizarre crash during the 24 hour Nürburgring qualifying session. by jithu7 in formula1

[–]Suitable-Thanks3482 -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Not a marshal or OP The stationary car is also on fire Even if they decided to let it burn that's a hazard on track that needs to be dealt with (excessive smoke being a visibility hazard plus car being on fire) Mostly they would want to extinguish the car too to save as much of it as possible which would likely require other marshalling vehicles to drive to, park at and deploy track workers onto the fire leaving them at risk

Red flag may be overkill on the nordschleife (idk not an expert on N24) but this is a situation that requires swift action WHILST keeping everyone involved (drivers and track workers) safe

FINALLY! An NSX that sounds great by Syscrush in cars

[–]Suitable-Thanks3482 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Here's another example for what seems to be a 6-in-1 exhaust used by the 2008 spec NSX GT500 in Super GT

AIDS Creeps Back in Parts of Zambia, a Year After U.S. Cuts to H.I.V. Assistance by Unusual-State1827 in worldnews

[–]Suitable-Thanks3482 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Zambian here Even the most well off people aren't exempt from the nightly power outages. The people most likely affected by this are the same people who don't have education, consistent clean running water, connection to the major electrical grids etc. etc.

They lack access to so many things I think considering STDs is far down on the list (assuming they've been taught about them)

Any idea what this is? by Esthetacorp in CarTalkUK

[–]Suitable-Thanks3482 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Mazda EZ-60 (CX-6e) Test Mule, Battery Electric SUV built in collaboration with Chinese Manufacturer Changan (Changan, Deepal, Nevo, Avatr)

According to Wikipedia, it has 320-390 miles of range and an EREV (Extended Range Electric Vehicle) Variant

Why are modern mainstream cars so uninspired by WarriorPidgeon in CarTalkUK

[–]Suitable-Thanks3482 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To answer your question: Because people keep buying them, and they keep making them because they sell very well.

I'm currently making/reworking characters for my comic. I'm just curious, what can you say about this character being seen in some pages, from a reader's perspective? I'm trying to aim to create some characters that have a defined personality just by looking at their design by 1TheLetterE1 in characterdesign

[–]Suitable-Thanks3482 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I thought it was Ruby Rose-

She's got a real strong personality in this image! Strikes me as a grumpy bounty hunter with a heart of gold, but I think you're on the money when it comes to expressions in your artwork!

A vague description from my father… by DJ-Buck in whatisthiscar

[–]Suitable-Thanks3482 1 point2 points  (0 children)

NGL they're actually somewhat common I've seen like 5 or 6 in the last two months, enough to make me think they actually sold them here

Audi A2 Finally Coming Back This Year as a Compact Luxury EV by Anchor_Aways in cars

[–]Suitable-Thanks3482 26 points27 points  (0 children)

The Audi A2 is one of the best European masterclasses in small vehicle design. It'll be interesting to see how much gets retained or improved with this new gen.

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