The Future of Automobiles... - Page 2

Admiral Buzzkill · June 30 2012, 04:46 PM

Ford still has a minority stake in Aston Martin, and their design people supposedly had some input into the Evos, so yeah. Good observation.

Kruezerman · June 30 2012, 07:11 PM

My Name Is Legion wrote:

Ford still has a minority stake in Astin Martin, and their design people supposedly had some input into the Egos, so yeah. Good observation.

Prettiest cars out right now, in my opinion, are made by Audi, Aston Martin, Jaguar, and Ford.

I saw an Aston Rapide roar (and I mean ROAR) by and I was just...

Admiral Buzzkill · July 1 2012, 01:56 AM

I agree.

MacLeod · July 1 2012, 02:50 PM

I'd like an Aston, unfortunatly the closest I'm likely to ever get to owning one is looking at one or TV or configuring my own one on the Aston website.

sojourner · July 1 2012, 05:55 PM

The new Ford Fusion looks like a 4 door Aston.

MacLeod · July 1 2012, 07:34 PM

The Ford Fusion looks nothing like an Aston, the Fusion could at best be described as a mini SUV.

junxon · July 1 2012, 07:42 PM

it makes a better aston than that hideous little toyota with an aston front end they did

Kruezerman · July 1 2012, 07:46 PM

junxon wrote:

it makes a better aston than that hideous little toyota with an aston front end they did

I remember that, the Signet I think it was called. So sad.

Adding another car to the "Pretty Car List", the Mercedes CLS-class. Sexy car.

I should make a thread for pretty cars... have people post up their favorites...

MacLeod · July 1 2012, 08:37 PM

http://www.ford.co.uk/Cars/Fusion

Please you are telling me that looks even close to an Aston?

John Clark · July 1 2012, 08:48 PM

MacLeod wrote:

http://www.ford.co.uk/Cars/Fusion

Please you are telling me that looks even close to an Aston?

Ours, hell no. The US (2013 version) may have some influence from Aston Martin, but that'll probably be sold as the next model of Mondeo here.

MacLeod · July 1 2012, 08:57 PM

Well I'll grant you that the car that most of the world knows as the Mondeo might have some similiarites to an Aston. It'll be what the Mk V version of the Mondeo.

John Clark · July 1 2012, 09:09 PM

MacLeod wrote:

Well I'll grant you that the car that most of the world knows as the Mondeo might have some similiarites to an Aston. It'll be what the Mk V version of the Mondeo.

Looking it up, yeah, it will be the Mark 5. One of my mates had a 2 until recently, but I didn't realize it was quite as old as that.

Talking about Astons, I do quite fancy one myself and saw a second hand Virage at one of the local car supermarkets back in 98. I certainly couldn't have afforded it, but it would have been a laugh to arrive at work one day driving that rather than the Vauxhall Chevette I was in the process of replacing.

MacLeod · July 1 2012, 09:20 PM

Yeah, the Mondeo came out in what 92, so it's been around as a name for 20 years. Has it really been that long.

Saturn0660 · July 2 2012, 12:59 AM

sojourner wrote:

At least by centralizing where the "power" is produced you can improve the clean efficiency through economies of scale in the short term and by replacing dirty plants with clean in the long term. Or would you rather just keep millions of ICE's on the road?

But thats just it. What defines "clean" power? And yes i would rather keep my super clean ICE.

Geckothan · July 4 2012, 11:53 PM

No electric cars or cars loaded with pointless distractions/idiot-centric driver aids for me, thanks. Give me a roaring V8, a nice light chassis, and suspension that puts function over comfort, and I'm happy.

June 30 2012, 04:46 PM	#16
Admiral Buzzkill The Man Location: Defying Gravity	Re: The Future of Automobiles... Ford still has a minority stake in Aston Martin, and their design people supposedly had some input into the Evos, so yeah. Good observation. __________________ "I think [J.J. Abrams has] done a great thing for Star Trek. I’m very grateful to him. We all owe him a lot. When someone comes along like he has done and picks it up and elevates it, we should be grateful." - Leonard Nimoy Last edited by Admiral Buzzkill; July 1 2012 at 01:57 AM.

July 1 2012, 01:56 AM	#18
Admiral Buzzkill The Man Location: Defying Gravity	Re: The Future of Automobiles... I agree. __________________ "I think [J.J. Abrams has] done a great thing for Star Trek. I’m very grateful to him. We all owe him a lot. When someone comes along like he has done and picks it up and elevates it, we should be grateful." - Leonard Nimoy

July 1 2012, 02:50 PM	#19
MacLeod Vice Admiral Location: Great Britain	Re: The Future of Automobiles... I'd like an Aston, unfortunatly the closest I'm likely to ever get to owning one is looking at one or TV or configuring my own one on the Aston website. __________________ On the continent of wild endeavour in the mountains of solace and solitude there stood the citadel of the time lords, the oldest and most mighty race in the universe looking down on the galaxies below sworn never to interfere only to watch.

July 1 2012, 05:55 PM	#20
sojourner Vice Admiral Location: I'm at WKRP	Re: The Future of Automobiles... The new Ford Fusion looks like a 4 door Aston. __________________ Baby, you and me were never meant to be, just maybe think of me once in a while...

July 1 2012, 07:34 PM	#21
MacLeod Vice Admiral Location: Great Britain	Re: The Future of Automobiles... The Ford Fusion looks nothing like an Aston, the Fusion could at best be described as a mini SUV. __________________ On the continent of wild endeavour in the mountains of solace and solitude there stood the citadel of the time lords, the oldest and most mighty race in the universe looking down on the galaxies below sworn never to interfere only to watch.

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July 1 2012, 07:42 PM	#22
junxon Fleet Captain Location: somewhere boringly picturesque	Re: The Future of Automobiles... it makes a better aston than that hideous little toyota with an aston front end they did __________________ Les yeux sans visage, Eyes without a face, Captain. - Harry Kim Hello to Jason Isaacs!

July 1 2012, 08:37 PM	#24
MacLeod Vice Admiral Location: Great Britain	Re: The Future of Automobiles... http://www.ford.co.uk/Cars/Fusion Please you are telling me that looks even close to an Aston? __________________ On the continent of wild endeavour in the mountains of solace and solitude there stood the citadel of the time lords, the oldest and most mighty race in the universe looking down on the galaxies below sworn never to interfere only to watch.

July 1 2012, 08:57 PM	#26
MacLeod Vice Admiral Location: Great Britain	Re: The Future of Automobiles... Well I'll grant you that the car that most of the world knows as the Mondeo might have some similiarites to an Aston. It'll be what the Mk V version of the Mondeo. __________________ On the continent of wild endeavour in the mountains of solace and solitude there stood the citadel of the time lords, the oldest and most mighty race in the universe looking down on the galaxies below sworn never to interfere only to watch.

July 1 2012, 09:20 PM	#28
MacLeod Vice Admiral Location: Great Britain	Re: The Future of Automobiles... Yeah, the Mondeo came out in what 92, so it's been around as a name for 20 years. Has it really been that long. __________________ On the continent of wild endeavour in the mountains of solace and solitude there stood the citadel of the time lords, the oldest and most mighty race in the universe looking down on the galaxies below sworn never to interfere only to watch.

July 4 2012, 11:53 PM	#30
Geckothan Fleet Captain Location: People's Republic of Britainistan	Re: The Future of Automobiles... No electric cars or cars loaded with pointless distractions/idiot-centric driver aids for me, thanks. Give me a roaring V8, a nice light chassis, and suspension that puts function over comfort, and I'm happy. __________________ You're a classic example of the inverse ratio between the size of the mouth and the size of the brain. RIP Star Trek 1964-1999