Useless Car/Motoring Facts

[Galliano]

any of you chaps know any odd yet true facts about motoring history or current cars?

heres a few ive picked up

The Lamborghini Murcielago uses the same side repeater lenses as the Mk1 Ford Focus.

The Volvo 340 CVT's were 2mph faster in reverse.

anyone got anything interesting?

[Bildo]

It costs more to buy a new car today in the United States than it cost Christopher Columbus to equip and undertake three voyages to and from the New World.

American car horns beep in the tone of F.

The Mazda 5 was going to be called the 4, but it was a rude number in Japan, so they had to rename it.

Under full throttle, a Top Fuel dragster engine consumes 6.8 litres (1½ gallons) of nitro methane per second; a fully loaded 747 consumes jet fuel at the same rate with 25% less energy being produced.

Drag racers' helmet chin straps are strapped to their seatbelts as it is impossible for them to hold their heads with the extreme g forces.

[Glanza_cl]

some awesome facts there lol

[Mad Matt]

The roof panels on TVR Griffiths and Chimaeras isn't carbon fibre at all. It's regular fibreglass with a veneer of carbon on the inside to make it look nice.

[Galliano]

Defect, those are fairly interestin man!! always wondered why theres no mazda 4, but theres a 2,3,5,6...

heres a few others

the latest Invicta (name escapes me) uses the same rear lights as the facelifted version of the passat (not the actual ful re-vamp version) just tilted 90 degrees

the MG ZT 260 has no ash tray in the front, but has one in the back, so proves a hit with the kids so they can have a shifty smoke and not have to worry about ash

You can double the value of a Skoda by filling it with petrol

[Galliano]

The roof panels on TVR Griffiths and Chimaeras isn't carbon fibre at all. It's regular fibreglass with a veneer of carbon on the inside to make it look nice.

youve been having a butchers of pistonheads too havnt you?

and heres another i know

Aparently light clusters are expensive to design and build, so cutting corners :

The MG SV used Fiat Punto front light clusters

The Noble M12 used Mk.1 Mondeo rear light clusters

The TVR Griffith used upside down Mk.3 Cavalier rear light clusters

The TVR S used late model Sierra rear light clusters

The TVR Wedges / Lotus Excel(?) used Rover SD1 light clusters

The TVR Cerbera used Fiesta rear clusters

A Bristol Blenheim uses Vauxhall Senator light clusters.

[Mad Matt]

noo... :P

yeah mate, as have you

Whahahaha, its true about the cavelier lights, look the lettering is even upside down, the cheap asses

http://www.dragtimes.com/images/13525-1992-TVR-Griffith.jpg

[59bhp]

a volkswagen vr6 has the cylinders banked at 15 degrees making it more of a straight 6 than v6

a Lamborghini Murcielago Reventons instrument cluster is machined from 1 solid piece of billet alluminium

a ferrari f40 has only 1 layer of paint so you can see the carbon fibre weave through the paint

[Tommy_G]

lamboghini diablo uses the same headlights as a 300sx

with the noble using the same lights as a mondeo, makes sense because the engine is a tuned mondeo engine if im not mistaken?

[Galliano]

Tommy your are correct.

its got 2 turbos strapped to it i think, and yes, has the lights too..

wouldnt be suprised if it had "ford motor co" on them too, as did the griffith and the cav lights

[montanajr]

A Toyota Starlet Glanza V is in fact a Nissan Micra with a 1.3 4EFTE engine under the bonnet.

[Galliano]

ouch.. man you have guts

[montanajr]

The V boys love a bit of bant !

[Sparky]

You can double the value of a Skoda by filling it with petrol

Thats got to be a Joke

Some good ones guys keep em coming

[Galliano]

you know what, im not sure if it is or not.

but either way it wont make it get up the hils by your house