The Car or Thing that gets you Inspired Thread

[Buller_Scott]

yeah for sure - the oz wheels look so much more dtm/ track spec.

[Mr Messy]

Porsche back in Forza! (via DLC)

[bigfoot]

[walshydub]

Aventador-J

[team_v]

Fun fact.
Apprently it's called the J after the Jota which was also a one off (based off the Muira - also a V12.)

[WABIT]

Fun fact.
Apprently it's called the J after the Jota which was also a one off (based off the Muira - also a V12.)

half of that is right, the Jota will be the murcealago replacement

Dom

[team_v]

half of that is right, the Jota will be the murcealago replacement

Dom

Right and wrong

Lamborghin Muira P400 Jota 1970

f you mention the name Miura among car enthusiasts, chances are most of them know exactly what you are talking about, the Lamborghini Miura is an icon in automotive history, so what happens when Chief Test driver Bob Wallace 'modifies' one of these exotic super cars into a race car ?

That is when the Jota comes into the picture, probably the most spectacular Lamborghini ever made and to date the most ambitious project Bob Wallace worked on during his days at Automobili Lamborghini … back in 1970 he wanted to build a pure bred racing machine based on the magnificent Miura. Hence the name as the syllable 'J' is pronounced Yota in Italian, and coincidence or not … appendix J was part of the International Auto Racing rulebook of that era.

But we all know the late Ferruccio didn't have much intention to race any of his cars, so while he did allow Bob to use the factory tools, a genuine chassis from the line (number 5084 to be exact) and even use one of the brand new engines (number 30744 in fact) as a basis for his 'toy' … but Bob did have a daytime job at the factory, so the Miura Jota had to developed during evenings and weekends.

From a distance the Jota still looked like a Miura, but up close a lot was different, just about the entire car was developed from the ground up … most of the bodywork was now made from Avional, a very light, composite alloy usually only found in the aircraft industry, but Bob also removed the floor of the steel chassis and replaced it with this much lighter alloy. Back to the outside, the Miura Jota looked like a race car on the outside using fixed headlights covered by plastic covers that could be quickly replaced during a race if needed. Up front a large chin spoiler was mounted to counteract any lift due to the high speeds this Bull could reach.

With all that weight saving and redesign it would be wrong to leave the interior alone, so Bob Wallace completely stripped away everything he could get rid of, the dashboard was replaced with a lightweight plate holding only the strictly necessary dials and switches, the central console was never to be seen again and the roof mounted switches were placed on the dashboard itself now. The seats were replaced with padded foam 'bags' hanging from the structure between the cockpit and the engine … perhaps not too comfortable, but it sure saved a lot of weight in the end.

[bigfoot]

2012 Opel Astra OPC: The hottest Astra ever

[gecko2k]

Yuk. An Opel!

[gareth_oau]

206kW from a 2 Litre.

VW will need to respond!

[brimway]

kWs are not everything, and the way they are measured, and therefore quoted, differ among manufacturers. Golf R in Europe produces 199kW, detuned to 188kW in Australia to cope with our heat??

Toyota claim 200kW for their Aurion, but the Aurion renters I drive don't feel as if that figure is correct.

[gareth_oau]

the aurion probably weighs a lot more and has an automatic gearbox straight from a washing machine - no comparison.

Be interesting to see if Opel detunes theirs for Aussie conditions too

[Spyda]

I think the difference you guys are talking about is what it actually puts down at the wheels and not at the motor.
How it is measured has less to do with it then how it is put down to the road i.e. loss through the drive train, gear ratios, weight of the car, size of the wheels even.

[Stuwey]

The 2GR motor in the Aurion/Tarago/Rav4 certainly has that much grunt - Just that the auto wants to stay low, while all the power is up high. No torque + low revs =

[hooba]

Love the helmet