Few things in this world get me excited, I'm overly blasé.

"My citroen won't start" (lucasboechat) 11/05/2014 at 12:04 • Filed to: None

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But this and rotary/radial plane engines, they make me feel odd and happy at the same time.

Sir_Stig: and toxic masculinity ruins the party again. > My citroen won't start 11/05/2014 at 12:08

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It's just radial, unless you know of planes I don't...

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > My citroen won't start 11/05/2014 at 12:11

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Well sir have I got the car for you!

My citroen won't start > Sir_Stig: and toxic masculinity ruins the party again. 11/05/2014 at 12:13

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WWI planes had rotary engines (not wankel).

CAR_IS_MI > My citroen won't start 11/05/2014 at 12:14

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One of my neighbors has a maroon 06 QP and another has a black 2012 QP. The guy with the maroon one just lets it sit in his garage (or under a tree while it rains) and I've only seen him drive it twice in the past 2 years, and he babies it at that. The guy in the black one though, he leaves the neighborhood and lets that Italian V8 rip. Sounds SO good.

Mattbob > My citroen won't start 11/05/2014 at 12:14

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you mean radial.

My citroen won't start > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 11/05/2014 at 12:15

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Oh, all the incredible noises.

My citroen won't start > Mattbob 11/05/2014 at 12:15

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They are two different things.

Mattbob > My citroen won't start 11/05/2014 at 12:16

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rotary = wankel. Radial = plane engine. In common usage.

My citroen won't start > Mattbob 11/05/2014 at 12:20

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Rotary and radial engines look strikingly similar when they are not running and can easily be confused, since both have cylinders arranged radially around a central crankshaft. Unlike the rotary engine, however, radial engines use a conventional rotating crankshaft in a fixed engine block.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > My citroen won't start 11/05/2014 at 12:25

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Rotary's don't have cylinders.

Radial:

Rotary

My citroen won't start > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 11/05/2014 at 12:27

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I'm so confuse right now, are all rotary's wankel cycles?

This is also a rotary engine, but not a piston-less wankel

Sir_Stig: and toxic masculinity ruins the party again. > My citroen won't start 11/05/2014 at 12:27

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I did not know that there were rotary engines of that type, you learn something new everyday. I would still say that a rotary of the kind you mean is still technically a radial, just one that rotates.

Sir_Stig: and toxic masculinity ruins the party again. > My citroen won't start 11/05/2014 at 12:30

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I think we should just clarify what type of rotary engine we mean, since wankels are ingrained as THE rotary engine to car people.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > My citroen won't start 11/05/2014 at 12:30

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That is considered a radial. All rotaries are Wankels, or at least follow the same principle.

Mattbob > My citroen won't start 11/05/2014 at 12:31

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oh, you are talking about those really obscure ones. I got you now.

My citroen won't start > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 11/05/2014 at 12:35

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All Wankels are rotaries, but not every rotary is a wankel, like WWI planes

Sir_Stig: and toxic masculinity ruins the party again. > My citroen won't start 11/05/2014 at 12:37

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And turbines.

Too many M's > My citroen won't start 11/05/2014 at 13:04

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Saw a few Maseratis and Ferraris at the dealer down south today. Love the sound of those ridiculous things.

Textured Soy Protein > My citroen won't start 11/05/2014 at 13:30

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The front end on the Quattroporte has always struck me as odd. It's like they took an old F1 car from the 50s and surrounded it with a modern sedan. Like, say, this Maserati 250F.

My citroen won't start > Textured Soy Protein 11/05/2014 at 13:41

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And that is a wonderful thing, but most Maseratis share that trait.

Textured Soy Protein > My citroen won't start 11/05/2014 at 13:56

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I mean, you could also say it's trying to look like the original Quattroporte.

Personally I think the 5th gen Quattroporte looks better after the facelift it got in 2009, especially in Sport GT S form.

The overall look of the front fascia, while being pretty similar to the pre-facelift version, just flows a lot better. Mostly around the headlights (which are bigger), the surfaces directly below the leading edge of the headlights, which smoothed out compared to having that kinda "bumper" ridge below them on the original version. Also the bottom of the fascia has been straightened out and is less lumpy looking, along with the speed holes in the bottom of the fascia.

In the same color, from similar angles, you get the idea.

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66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash > Textured Soy Protein 11/08/2014 at 17:39

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I've never seen the redesign, it actually does look much nicer...