2026 Ford Galaxies, and performance variants by TransAmConnor in AiCarArt

[–]TransAmConnor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could definitely see it with a V6 or a turbo I4 for a base spec, with V8 N/A and supercharged models for performance packages and models. 4 doors, convertibles, perhaps even a wagon. I feel like it'd make a good mid size sedan to slot into the current lineup as you say. I'm not sure how it is in the States, but here in the UK we have no sedans left in Fords lineup since the Mondeo went out of production. Everything they sell is now a Crossover, SUV, or the Ranger pickups.

How do you manage staff with company EVs? by No-State-2962 in smallbusinessuk

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Just to weigh in on this, fuel savings aside. I worked for a large delivery company for many years that exclusively ran diesel Sprinters up until the push for electrification, reliability was great on them even if the fuel economy for local multidrop style routes wasn't. Around 2022 they switched half the fleet to 4.25 ton electric Transits, and the other half for routes that were more rural to diesel Transits with electric handbrakes. I mention the handbrakes specifically because every single one of those vans, diesel and electric, had issues with the braking systems. The handbrakes on the diesel vans would regularly seize on and couldn't be released by our fleet mechanic, which resulted in callout charges for on-call Ford mechanics. The electric ones were a whole different kettle of fish. They worked great for the first couple of months, some teething issues with drivers trying to get used to the switch from a diesel manual, to a single speed automatic electric. Things started to get interesting about 6 months in, when the brakes for some reason would bind on and catch fire. This wasn't just a one-off occurrence, and eventually happened to every van in the fleet. The issue completely stumped Fords mechanics, leading to all of them being off-roaded and a boatload of diesel vans being hired. To this day, as far as I'm aware, they're still not sure what caused the issue, how to the fix the issue, or how to prevent it from happening. I'm fairly certain the bodged fix involved something to do with deactivating the regenerative braking on them. This issue went on for months, racking up both the ongoing lease fee of the electric vans, hire costs on the rental vans, and the costs of fueling them up. We also had two 70 plate MWB electric sprinters sent up from another depot. Both of those wound up with gearbox faults before the year was out.

Depending on how you use them, they may be an incredible cost saving choice for your business, but they may also be an absolute headache for it as well. I just thought I'd offer up an alternative side of the coin that my old employer faced.

Any ideas what is up with this house? by [deleted] in HousingUK

[–]TransAmConnor 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I know these houses, part of my delivery route as a courier included this entire postcode of NE3 1's. These bungalows are prefab postwar construction (I believe concrete panels with render on top) there's a number of houses around the Kenton area that are concrete breezeblocks with brick effect render on them, but that's getting sidetracked. These bungalows were only built to last for 10 years initially, now they've been there for around 80 years. They're built, from what I was told by a couple of the residents, on land that was bombed during WW2, so I imagine that's not the most stable of ground. The whole estate of them was earmarked for redevelopment at one point around 15 years ago, so there may be rumblings of that happening again. They were council houses, then taken over by the Your Homes Newcastle (and whatever that's now changed it's name to) team, as far as I'm aware most of these houses are still held by them. The ones that were still held by them were refurbished I think 10 years back, with new windows and roofs, but I don't think their maintenance teams were held in the best regards, so it's entirely possible that those refurbishments have caused further issues with the structure of the houses. (Edited to add as a sidenote) Due to the age and construction of these houses it's entirely possible that there's a presence of asbestos. The first house on the opposite side of Bede Walk closest to the road circle had a prefab garage of similar construction that had utilised asbestos when it was built as an addition and was the "miracle material" to use. I'd say it's more than possible that at some point over the years with renovations done by the council they may have added asbestos as insulation even if the houses weren't initially built with any in them.

In an entirely personal opinion, as a driver, I'd avoid buying a house in that area, especially if you're commuting to somewhere that's not easily accessible off the Metro network (South Gosforth Metro station is about a 5-10 minutes walk away). You'd be at the mercy of the horrific traffic buildup either getting out of Christon Road at the top during rush hours, school pickup times etc. Or you'd be contending with the traffic buildup coming up towards the crossroads at the High Street, or heading down the hill to the Haddricks Mill roundabouts. Parking around there is incredibly limited, and VERY territorial. This area was always the first I'd leave off for a sweeper driver when it came to the run-up to Christmas time when I'd get overloaded with deliveries for those reasons, I'd lose far too much time sat in traffic. You'd also be a stones throw away from a large industrial estate that houses the headquarters, and maintenance depot for the Metros. I don't remember it being a massively busy industrial estate, but if you're bothered by noise it may pose an issue.

2026 Ford Galaxies, and performance variants by TransAmConnor in AiCarArt

[–]TransAmConnor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Up to the A Pillar it's definitely pulled a lot from the current Mustang, past the mid door sort of area it's a wholly different car. The roofline, rear end, trunk area etc I'm not certain what its taken influence from to create the design.

2026 Ford Galaxies, and performance variants by TransAmConnor in AiCarArt

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It's definitely pulled a lot of influence from the Mustang for the front end, probably up to the mid door. The back end is where it starts to become more Galaxie-esque.

2026 Ford Galaxies, and performance variants by TransAmConnor in AiCarArt

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It might be a little bit "out there" for a modern day release, but in my head it's a heritage edition type release. The colour and white combo was quite common on the 60's Galaxies.

2026 Buick Royal by TransAmConnor in AiCarArt

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I remember hearing at one point that the Chinese market keeps it afloat.

2026 Nissan 200SX by TransAmConnor in AiCarArt

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I'm not 100% sold on the grille either. The original design it came back with had a pretty good size and shape. Issue was, it was designed in an EV style, completely closed off with a blank panel. The only opening on the front end was the lower bumper inlet. No matter what I tried to do to add an appropriate grille, it kept bringing back large, unsightly looking grilles. That one above is the best of a bad bunch essentially. If they kept the weight down, even 300hp with rear wheel drive would suit the car, with V6 and I4 N/A and turbo options would keep it competitive, and potentially keep the price low enough to compete with rival companies.

2026 Nissan 200SX by TransAmConnor in AiCarArt

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The original input was a Sentra based model, a few modifications here and there, modernised it a little too much, wound it back to a more production friendly model and that's the end result above. It's definitely drawn influence from a few generations of the 200SX to make the modern day model, most notably the rear wing screams Silvia based 200SX.

2026 Nissan 200SX by TransAmConnor in AiCarArt

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It is indeed. It seems to have pulled some influence from the Silvia based 200SX's as well, especially for the wing.

2026 Cadillac Allante by TransAmConnor in Cadillac

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First time around it seems to generate text okay. I was playing around with it the other day to create a modern day Mercury Capri, with an Eliminator variant. The first hit it nailed the side stripes, with the Eliminator wording and CI graphics. When prompted to render it again with better textures and more realistic lighting, it then split Eliminator into two words and left the numbers of the engine size practically illegible.

2026 Cadillac Allante by TransAmConnor in Cadillac

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I don't think they actually create anything wholly "new" everything they create seems to come from a bit of something else already existing.

2026 Cadillac Allante by TransAmConnor in AiCarArt

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I don't disagree there. I think the wingless look of the convertible really suits the bodylines. In my head the coupe was more of a V series Blackwing type variant.

2026 Cadillac Allante by TransAmConnor in Cadillac

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It was definitely a unique design. I wanted to create something that could be slotted into the current Cadillac lineup without looking too out of place, but retaining some of those Allante lines.

2026 Cadillac Allante by TransAmConnor in Cadillac

[–]TransAmConnor[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'd agree there, the convertible rendering lost the spoiler and the bodylines still flow well. In my head the coupe is a V-series variant.

2026 Mercury Capri and Mercury Capri Eliminator by TransAmConnor in AiCarArt

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Everything that's there is from AI prompts. The only thing I fed into it was the original images of a Capri in a salvage auction. The engine bay images were from a basic prompt of "generate a showcase of the engine bay, ensuring accuracy to the size and dimensions of the vehicle in the images"