Samoht @sam0ht.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Gold-plated thermal insulation, you say? A little on the pricey side? 110
Samoht @sam0ht.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I grew up seeing the lollipops of European COTY affixed to the rear windows of pretty tedious and undesirable cars, so no, not at all. Conversely an award from Autocar or Evo (and especially a podium in Evo's COTY) would definitely encourage me to buy. 020
Samoht @sam0ht.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I think a Lotus Esprit would work well with 500hp or so rotary. The limited torque would also let the Renault gearbox survive. 120
Samoht @sam0ht.bsky.social · 21/09/2026same, drove this early 2019 and couldn't understand why it wasn't sold in Europe. All part of the post-Ghosn effort to blow Nissan's big lead in electrification... 000
Samoht @sam0ht.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Yes, the first marshal arrives with a fire extinguisher at 47s. But then he gives it to Loek Hartog and runs away. My expectation would be that the marshals arrive in c. 30s, and at that point they suppress the fire and rescue the driver. Not leave that to another competitor, a la David Purley. 010
Samoht @sam0ht.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Interestingly they were curvy twice, once in the sixties and again in the nineties, with a hard-edged period in between. 110
Samoht @sam0ht.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Merc C-Class SportCoupe? Has the extra rear window at the back which is a design feature I enjoy on these sorts of cars. 141
Samoht @sam0ht.bsky.social · 03/09/2026The good news, they still exist. The better news, on a great car with a Nissan-based engine and Citroen-based suspension. The only bad news, the price. 100
Samoht @sam0ht.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Quite a lot of Japanese cars were available with AWD in their home market. After a year there I could see why... 010
Samoht @sam0ht.bsky.social · 31/08/2026and the 90s reincarnation of its Munich counterpart, the Z8 060
Samoht @sam0ht.bsky.social · 31/08/2026This was the best image I found, main thing is that all the accessories normally attached to the front of the engine are instead remote, driven by an extra driveshaft. Thus swapping in something like the Audi V6 would likely run out of room for all the extra bits in the engine bay. 340
Samoht @sam0ht.bsky.social · 30/08/2026The benefit today is that you roughly halve the carbon emissions www.volvocars.com/assets/volvo... Society is also 'switching tracks' from a technology where further carbon reductions are incremental to one where (with electric mining equipment and more renewable generation) it'll fall quickly. 140
Samoht @sam0ht.bsky.social · 27/08/2026I first encountered her art at the 2012 Tate Modern show which was cool. Most recently was a couple of years ago at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art (outside Copenhagen) which was great - fortunately we went on a weekday as the elaborate queueing system bore witness to her popularity at weekends. 010
Samoht @sam0ht.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Yeah, for someone who grew up with Honda's confident cadence of innovation in the 80s and 90s, it's quite a trip to read about the trials and tribulations of their earlier days. 110
Samoht @sam0ht.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Nah, you're right... I now think it's a Toyota Corolla 'Mango' 220
Samoht @sam0ht.bsky.social · 14/08/2026The other thing on CO2 emissions is that, if existing trends continue, your household's emissions are likely to reduce further in the coming decade - even assuming no further changes in your tech or energy usage. So genuinely 'future-proof' in that regard. 010
Samoht @sam0ht.bsky.social · 13/08/2026I really like how they managed to get a whole V12 in behind the front axle. 110
Samoht @sam0ht.bsky.social · 30/07/2026this reminds me of another aerial spot I made in Germany, very surprised to see the orange car 152
Samoht @sam0ht.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Balcony solar isn't necessarily vertical, you can get brackets to set them at a closer to optimal angle. 121
Samoht @sam0ht.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Price history on the blue car FYI. Feels it's worth a look. I'd use www.vcheck.uk before actually buying anything, just to try and catch if it's bent. 120
Samoht @sam0ht.bsky.social · 21/07/2026If you're consistently behind the curve then you can manage to get have the wrong products and make huge losses at each stage of the process. 110
Samoht @sam0ht.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Yeah... hired one in Japan for a few days. Also an LS with half the luggage space occupied by H2 tanks. I like it, but would need more development to compete with today's EVs. 110
Samoht @sam0ht.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Shocked due to the VH41's funky transverse inlet manifold? Or just wouldn't expect a RWD 90s Nissan? 230
Samoht @sam0ht.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Nice :) I think it's an interesting question, how does a tourist organisation's mission change when inbound tourism increases sevenfold, how does it change who you're trying to reach and the stories you want to tell? 010
Samoht @sam0ht.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Remembering my RX-7 on #SevensDay . A demanding car to own but a rewarding one to drive, getting better the harder you push it. 071
Samoht @sam0ht.bsky.social · 16/06/2026I know Putin's very keen on nostalgia for the Great Patriotic War, here's another great opportunity for him 120
Samoht @sam0ht.bsky.social · 08/06/2026slightly confused with the C2 as said - downturned lip, Corvette script on right rear corner of deck, central ridge line. 010
Samoht @sam0ht.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Yeah, note the rear glass has a 'step' halfway across, check the lower rocker area where AI couldn't decide if it should have a stripe or not... 130
Samoht @sam0ht.bsky.social · 05/06/2026The Mazda RX-7 has excellent visibility with a low beltline, and is generally recognised as beautiful. 141
Samoht @sam0ht.bsky.social · 02/06/2026We none of us live forever, but a precious few will leave behind a legacy of inspiring others to greatness. 021
Samoht @sam0ht.bsky.social · 27/05/2026"Hell Joseon" has become the latest Korean cultural import to go big in the UK :( www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01... www.bbc.co.uk/news 000
Samoht @sam0ht.bsky.social · 22/05/2026I always think the McLaren 570 looks quite friendly and approachable, for the kind of car it is 110
Samoht @sam0ht.bsky.social · 18/05/2026So.. there are a few places where major roads go over mountains, where you get overtaking lanes to pass slower vehicles, so two lanes up one lane down. In this case the total road width approaches that in Microsoftland. However IRL these are very much the exception. 020
Samoht @sam0ht.bsky.social · 17/05/2026It's kinda ironic how they have a very successful heritage in this sector, but (understandably) haven't liked to talk about it. 000
Samoht @sam0ht.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Found a reference in Autocar 13 Nov 1991 reader.exacteditions.com/issues/10851... (£) 130
Samoht @sam0ht.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Judging by the zig-zag area on the side and the rear, it's modelled on the Lamborghini Revuelto 110
Samoht @sam0ht.bsky.social · 29/04/2026I remember seeing my first one of these, black, in London. It looked like some kind of commercial vehicle, like a cross between a taxi and a transit, super-ugly. 291
