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Originally posted by Paradox Lost Exactly. I understand that earlier on, it was all the rage to stylize these things as uniquely (i.e., as ugly) as possible in order to distinguish them from the standard internal combustion dependent machine, but there's no reason to keep dressing them up this way now that everyone has apparently gotten the point. It seems that someone finally got the clue, as Nissan decided to start manufacturing hybrids that look like actual cars.

There is a reason that the Prius has the design it does. It has a very low drag coefficient. One that is right up there with Porsche 911's. That is part of the equation for high mileage.

Porsche 997 911 GT3 = .32 and 2001 Prius = .29.

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Originally posted by bas Dual exhaust tips on dual exhaust = QUAD EXHAUST = 300 gain in horsepower. Duh

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Originally posted by bas Undies with a dickhole aren't good for guys. Your balls can get caught in them. That's why I prefer to go over the gate instead of through the fence.

********: I created a thread with a topic...something of which yours has nothing to do with. Shut up with your stupid fucking posts.

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Originally posted by bas Dual exhaust tips on dual exhaust = QUAD EXHAUST = 300 gain in horsepower. Duh

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Originally posted by bas Undies with a dickhole aren't good for guys. Your balls can get caught in them. That's why I prefer to go over the gate instead of through the fence.

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Originally posted by gehzumteufel There is a reason that the Prius has the design it does. It has a very low drag coefficient. One that is right up there with Porsche 911's. That is part of the equation for high mileage. Porsche 997 911 GT3 = .32 and 2001 Prius = .29.

Sorry, all I saw was:



Facts mean nothing to me.

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Doesn't the engine switch to gas power once you go over 60km/h? Which would mean it's really only beneficial for city driving, right?

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Originally posted by jennypie Doesn't the engine switch to gas power once you go over 60km/h? Which would mean it's really only beneficial for city driving, right?

You are correct. Which in a lot of places, makes it pretty much useless as a hybrid. In most of California, we are going 120km/h on the freeways.

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Originally posted by bas Dual exhaust tips on dual exhaust = QUAD EXHAUST = 300 gain in horsepower. Duh

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Originally posted by bas Undies with a dickhole aren't good for guys. Your balls can get caught in them. That's why I prefer to go over the gate instead of through the fence.

So basically it's stupid then, right?

Ben- I thank you for the new sig.

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Originally posted by Domesticated Nah, it was in a magazine. The containers are filled with ionised metal filings. The car is powered by the filings de-ionising, and when you're finished with a canister, you go to a service station and swap it over for another, just like current day BBQ gas bottles.

New Scientist I think.

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Originally posted by ******** the $10,000 rebate in ontario for electric very much ties into hybrid vehicles also the train thing applies too but its not just the engine. It will go there because it allows more control and enforcement - highways are already being monitored. It is just one of the steps. Hybrids won't pay but with rebates like 10k they can be very cost effective for the individual see: http://www.wheredoesallmymoneygo.co...-electric-cars/

That wasn't the point of this thread. You are now on ignore for being too fucking annoying with your schizo posts.

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Originally posted by Paradox Lost Sorry, all I saw was: [IMG]h.ttp://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p233/Paradox_Lost/2503814131_c5e4776f24.jpg[/IMG] Facts mean nothing to me.

lol I never said it was a hot car. I just said it had a purpose. Is it that hard to get? Fuck.

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Originally posted by jennypie So basically it's stupid then, right?

In their current form yes. This was part of my whole original post. With most locomotives (the diesel-electric hybrid types) (I am going to assume, but not with any certainty, this will include Canada too) they are diesel-electric, but the diesel motor is used only for power generation. It is not used as a means to move the train, unlike with our car hybrids.

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Originally posted by bas Dual exhaust tips on dual exhaust = QUAD EXHAUST = 300 gain in horsepower. Duh

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Originally posted by bas Undies with a dickhole aren't good for guys. Your balls can get caught in them. That's why I prefer to go over the gate instead of through the fence.

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Originally posted by The17sss Ben- I thank you for the new sig.

lol np. I am so sick of that motherfuckers posts being so fucking off topic that it is insanely pointless to read. I have already quit reading his posts.

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Originally posted by Domesticated New Scientist I think.

Cool, thanks! I will try to find it.

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Originally posted by bas Dual exhaust tips on dual exhaust = QUAD EXHAUST = 300 gain in horsepower. Duh

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Originally posted by bas Undies with a dickhole aren't good for guys. Your balls can get caught in them. That's why I prefer to go over the gate instead of through the fence.

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Originally posted by gehzumteufel lol I never said it was a hot car. I just said it had a purpose. Is it that hard to get? Fuck.

Actually, I think it may be more of the obnoxious culture that's built around hybrids that irks me more than the designs of the cars themselves.

Then again, I'm San Francisco, so I suspect I get a greater dose of it than many others.

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