Let's Talk About F1 Engines and A Bigger, Heavier, Softer M3

"DasWauto" (DasWauto)
05/04/2014 at 16:45 • Filed to: Best of Oppositelock

Assembled here are the best Oppositelock posts from Monday and Tuesday. It includes the evolution of the M3, Red Bull's options for 2015, getting lost in a Jaguar and Ford designer Chris Svensson.

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The BMW M3. It's a car that we as enthusiasts all know and love. Most of us have coveted one at some point, in one of its many flavors; many, myself included, have been lucky enough to own. In every format, it's a gem of a car and each brings something unique to the table. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

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Or more specifically, the engine choices/possibilities Red Bull has for the future. You know how they say "Never change a winning team"? What happens if the team is not winning anymore? Dr. Marko described publicly the way things could go: if Renault screws up this championship, then they will start looking for alternatives. If this is serious, then I strongly suppose that the team leaders will already have carefully sounded out the possibilities they have. Because making an educated guess is fun (and something that I was drilled into for 8 years), I'll do the same. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

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Sunrise on day two comes fast, but since we only had our little red supercharged cat for the rest of the morning, it's go time as early as possible. So we get up. Brush stuff. Pack our camera gear and batteries. Chew breakfast and head to the garage where a Jaguar F-Type was waiting for us. Before loading our camera gear (which somehow fit perfectly into the shallow, lumpy trunk) we take time to shoot the car in the early morning light. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

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A few weeks ago, I got to take a classic Mustang road trip with Moray Callum and Chris Svensson, Ford's top two designers. The trip generated a two-part story for Gizmodo but there was way more interview material than I could ever fit. Here are some of my favorite side conversations from Day 1, riding with Chris Svensson, straight from my notebook in unedited form. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

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I've been playing around with film photography, and I'm in deep now. I've decided any pit environment in motorsports is the perfect place for B&W. All I want to do is shoot film, and come home and develop it now. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

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Far too often I hear horror stories of people receiving terrible service or being gouged by dealerships and/or car salespeople. This got me thinking: How hard can it be? !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

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New Yorkers love going to the New York International Auto Show because it is more than just a reminder of what cars look like when they aren't covered in pigeon shit and parking tickets, it's also an opportunity to see and actually get inside some of the latest rides. Also, for some, it's the perfect place to steal random dashboard buttons and shift knobs. Dude, what are you going to do with that hazard button? I mean, what aren't I going to do with it! !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

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Think of Smart and no doubt you imagine an odd little two seat city car that you kind of want to push over. Want you don't think of is a turbocharged 5 door hatch that will do 137mph and 0-60 in 6.9 seconds. Sound like the work of a completely different manufacturer? It pretty much was. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

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When I'm not sitting through college classes, I do maintenance work for my church. They recently moved me outside, which means I get to drive this thing. It's a lot better than the Toro push mower I use at home, that's for sure. I suggest everyone buy one of these. Even if you don't have a large yard, just go out to the country and, like, mow some stuff. Just for the experience. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

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Isn't it funny how attached we drivers get to our cars? After just 5,000 miles of driving my vRS, I've formed a close friendship with her. It's sad that friendship is about to come to a premature conclusion. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

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If you are a hipster douche-bag with some money in the bank, the car to get is the BMW E30 M3. But, what if your used trucker hat was actually once used by a trucker, your ironic t-shirt is ironic because you bought it from an Armenian thrift store and you don't realize it says douche-bag in Armenian on it, and those rips in your jeans are from wear/tear. If this is the case you might want to consider the E36 M3 because it offers the same blinker free driving experience at a fraction of the cost. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

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Bay Ridge Nissan of Brooklyn NY has agreed to pay 100k in restitution to victims of deceptive advertising. After receiving numerous consumer complaints, the the Attorney General's office conducted an investigation and found that the dealership engaged in numerous illegal activities such as: falsely advertising deals for people who lost their cars in Hurricane Sandy, bogus ads on Craigslist, and lying about insurance policies. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

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The internal combustion engine then, is it really old technology? Is it time to move on? Tesla seems to think so with its Model S. I set to find out and after a few talks with Tesla, they provided me with a lovely Tesla Model S P85, and my god, was I impressed. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! and also check out the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .

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If you're a youth-oriented sub-brand with lagging sales and a poorly aging line-up, painting your flagship sports car yellow as fuck can only do so much to revive interest in your products. Thankfully, some recent activity over at the US Patent and Trademark Office confirms current reports that help may be on the way for Scion. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

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Hola, fellow die-cast addicts! Last week saw the launch of our very own forum (hwep.kinja.com) and since then we have been overwhelmed with posts. We have had over 200 articles and nearly 75 posters. Not quite Oppo numbers yet, but I am shocked at how popular it has become, so quickly. We've even got a (less copyright infringing) new logo. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

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In 1978, Spanish motoring journalist Paco Costas and French mercenary-turned-stunt driver Alain Petit teamed up for Spanish TV to make a series of shorts offering advice on how to avoid common driving errors. Common driving errors which cause really spectacular crashes. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

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An assembly of rusty old parts and blotches of dark grease usually leaves people feeling disgusted. With an engaged mind and a little bit of creativity however, the hunk of junk can be turned into a rolling display of craftsmanship. Broken cars have been restored since the bane of their existence. In continuation of this age old pastime, cars can still be found, bought, and revived to their former glory. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

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The Best of the Rest

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As always, If I've missed something and you would like me to include it, let me know.

Discussions

There were several posts that asked questions and sparked some good conversation on Monday and Tuesday. Take a peek and chime in on some of those listed below:

Jaguar XKR-S GT vs SRT Viper TA

GM F-Bodies Ranked

Coolest Car In A Random Ass Town: Santo Amaro da Imperatriz (Brazil) request

The Supercar That Ford Should Build Next

Dream Garage #4 Z06

Banff National Park - An Oppositelock Review

What was your worst travel experience?

We Are In A Manual Transmission & Performance Car Golden Age

What are the 10 most important tracks in motorsports?

One Car To Live With For The Rest Of Your Life?

Do you wear rubber gloves when working on your car?

Your favorite exhaust video of your car

What Roadkill Car do you want the most?

Any automotive/mechanical engineers out there?

Your Favourite Move, In Your Car

Not your 10 year old's favourite car

Aftermarket Racing Wheels (and why there's more style than performance)

WWYR - 15 000$ in Europe Edition

If you could live on any racetrack, which would it be?

Coolest Car In A Random Ass Town: Fernie, BC (Canada) request

Room For You, Three Ladies And A Jar Full Of Quaaludes

Best 1.6 Litre Engine

What Car Has Aged the Least?

'90s Model Emblems in Brush-type Fonts, Ranked

Sketchy Wholesaler Hunt!

My Top 5 Most Beautiful Cars of All Time

Advice for getting started in track racing

Your Favourite Tuner- Post a Picture

Just the #tips

Missed The Auto Show? NO PROBLEM!

Unloading Car.........Lucky

The new Wallpaper for Next F1 race

Watch WTCC Driver Tiago Monteiro drive Honda's Mean Mower at Spa-Francorchamps

My First Ever Burnout Was In A Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Edition 507 Wagon

ESPR 2014 Highlight Reel by Rally Minutes

IceCrossing a top down miata in minus 30

Senna killing it at Ireland's one and only Mondello Park

Hoon of the day: Matt Powers does a mid drift 360

watch this F/A-18 drop test

Jet Blue Pilots Vote to Unionize; World Says "They Weren't Before?"

Barn Find Mercedes 190SL Will Receive A Full Restoration

A Narrative of Barrichello's 1994 Imola Crash

Porsche Macan Review - XCAR

The Extra Mile Podcast

Porsche in Australia - 60 Years

Mazda Posts Highest Profits in 94-Year History

Senna Liveried Airplane

Watch Evo and Autocar Thrash the LaFerrari

Here Is Why I Won't Just Toss My Keys To Anyone...

These posts have already been shared with Jalopnik directly but deserve to be mentioned again because they were first posted on Oppositelock:

How to Test Drive a Car

Excerpts from The Announcement of Formula PowerBoost World Series

What is a Modern Muscle Car? The time I drove a Camaro!

Marlboro Motor Raceway, "The Grand Lady of the East"

How To Fix Volkswagen's Sales Problem

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