The iconic highlight of Bullitt is the scene that sees a Highland Green 1968 Mustang GT 390 Fastback, driven by Steve McQueen as Lieutenant Frank Bullitt, chase a black Dodge Charger R/T through the streets of San Francisco. It’s regarded as one of the most influential chase sequences in movie history the inclusion of close-ups showing McQueen doing the driving himself makes it the scene by which all others are measured, and this in spite of the Charger losing no fewer than eight hubcaps. The scenes most enduring moment arrives when the bad guys are searching for Bullitt he suddenly appears in the Chargers rearview mirror.Fast forward to today, and we pit a replica of the original against the 2019 Mustang Bullitt that pays homage to the movies sassy co-star.The restoration of the replica 1968 Mustang has been meticulous, to say the least. It was built on the same assembly line two weeks after the movie cars, and it came with the same options, including the S-code package. After the body was stripped, it was painted using the original PPG Highland Green paint, has the same door mirror from a 1966 Mustang, and the radio antenna was moved to the right rear fender to keep it out of the shots of McQueen muscling the steering wheel. Further adding to its accuracy, the replica has an Autolite battery and alternator, both of which are rare finds. The original Mustang GT 390 had a 390 cubic-inch V8 that got its go-juice from a four-barrel Holley carburetor. It produced 320 horsepower, 427 lb.-ft. of torque, and drove the rear wheels through a four-speed manual gearbox. The engine was bored and stroked, now measuring 435 cubic-inches and produces 500 horsepower insert a very big smile here. The hitch in the powertrain is the manual gearbox. It has a less than defined gate and the throws are just shy of a time zone, but in fairness, the gearbox does whats required. The long ratios and the engines flexibility see the two work together rather well, once youve gotten used to the setup.The 2019 Mustang Bullitt counters with 5.0-litre V8 pushing out 480 horsepower and 420 lb.-ft. of torque through a six-speed manual and a Torsen limited-slip rear differential at the back wheels. The transmissions throws are short, the spacing just right, and clutch action light. It also benefits from a rev-matching system, blipping the throttle on a downshift. I do have one wish for the new Bullitt, however: Its been 50 years, so 10 horsepower for each year would put an even 500 under the hood. Im not complaining about what it has, but 500 just seems like such a nice, round number.Any Mustang without a proper exhaust note would be an utter travesty. Both cars have that and then some, and unlike so many modern cars, none of the wonderful sound is man-made. The 68 has more or less straight pipes all the way through, so it blasts a deep, guttural growl whenever the gas pedal is worked. The key difference with the new Bullitt is the exhaust modes at one end of the spectrum, theres a quiet mode for a stealthy getaway, while at the other is Track mode. Now, Ford does warn against using Track mode on the road, but when you encounter a silly Civic at a red light with a baked bean can for a muffler, a quick switch to Track mode will show them whos boss. The performance differences proved to be surprisingly small. The original 320-horsepower Mustang GT 390 ran from rest to 100 km/h in 6.4 seconds, while the 2019 Bullitt chops that to 4.9 seconds. Considering theres five decades between the two cars, the original holds its own with its big-block heads high. With its enlarged
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17 Pets who love cars more than their owner
A Jack Russell behind the wheel of a MiataGetty There’s nothing quite like cruising with the windows down, music up and the warm summer breeze whipping your hair around. It’s a glorious feeling and one that Canadians truly appreciate given the blip on the calendar that is summer.But as much as we enjoy this feeling of freedom behind the wheel, some domesticated dogs – and, yup, even cats – might have us beat. We scoured the hashtags of Instagram to find some of the furriest and funniest co-pilots to inspire the next road trip with your best four-legged buddy. The #travelpets captured in these 17 photos prove that there are some animals who love a good rip down the highway, if not more than a ‘w-a-l-k’. Who says dogs can’t smile? View this post on Instagram Mila LOVES car rides ! #adoptedandloved #evergladesangelsdogrescue #bullyadvocate #bullyrides #bullyawareness #americanbully #americanbulldogsofig #bulldog #bullylovers #bullypitbull #pitbulladvocate #pitbully #pitbullawareness #pitbulladdict #bullyaddict #carride #dogswholovecarrides #floridadog #outthewindow #mamamila #dollysdreamfoundation #rescueadvocate #rescue #rescued #rescuedogsofinstagram #rescuedandloved #rescuelove #rescueloverepeat #happydog #dog A post shared by Mila (@mila_03122019) on Jun 5, 2019 at 4:27am PDTMila the American bulldog is a rescue who thinks the people who gave her a second chance are the very best — but thinks car rides are even better. Just don’t tell mom and dad.Best. Day. Ever. View this post on Instagram Happy HUMPDAY!!! Tips to stay cool with the 100 degree scorcher today: 1. Stick head out of sunroof 2. Let tongue hang out 👅 3. Repeat as necessary . . . #carrides #sunroofselfie #dogswholovecarrides #chocolatelabmix #storminnorman #dogsofinstagram #humpday #wednesdaywisdom #labsofinstagram #labradorretriever A post shared by Myles Norman (@myles_and_norman) on Aug 29, 2018 at 6:40am PDTWhy bother with the passenger window when you have an entire sunroof to pop your head out of?A weiner behind the wheel. View this post on Instagram The only King in town 👑😏 You’ll never find another like me! Collar: @thesupremepawsupply Jacket: @fuzzyard Car: @bmw M 650 A post shared by 👑The King Of Dachshunds 👑 (@kingkingsley__) on Jul 1, 2019 at 3:22pm PDT“Hold my leash, I’m driving.”Best dog in the Galaxie. View this post on Instagram As soon as I saw the car, I had to take photo, the dog just made it better. . . . #denverdogs #dogsincars #denver #doglife #carlife #classiccars #cars #chevy #chevyimpala A post shared by Tim (@therealyoink) on Jul 4, 2019 at 12:10pm PDTThe whole “car ride” thing isn’t nearly as fun when it’s parked. Still, we dig this doggo and this ’67 Ford Fairlane 500.All of these guys. View this post on Instagram They love car rides ❤️ #dogsofinstagram #jakecharliesophieandabbie #fourdogs #carrides #dogswholovecarrides A post shared by Lindsey Bruce (@lindseydbruce4) on Feb 27, 2019 at 2:20pm PSTSo, who actually called shotgun? Outdoor adventure enthusiast in transit.Paws up if you’re ready for a road trip!Ruiners of black seats. View this post on Instagram Where going hooman? We drive. #dogswhodrive #gsd #driving A post shared by Andy Whiting (@andrewwhiting8) on Jul 6, 2019 at 2:07am PDTHope there’s a lint roller in the glovebox. Porsche enthusiast. View this post on Instagram I wanna be this dog. #doggie #porsche #doginaporsche A post shared by Brooke Vande Zande (@brooklyn_photo) on Dec 15, 2016 at 9:04am PSTKeep your paws and tails inside of the vehicle at all times.Furry Ferrari fanatic. View this post on Instagram #balu #ferrari #fan #maranello #488spider #ferraridog A post shared by Pushstart Test Drive Maranello (@pushstartmaranello) on Sep 29, 2017 at 7:36am PDTThe iconic Prancing Poodle. A well-travelled cat. View this post on Instagram #sundaymorningcoffeerun #catsincarsgettingcoffee #catsincars #windinmywhiskers #roadkitty #catsofinstagram #cats_of_instagram #deafcatsofinstagram #deafcat #whitecatsociety #whitecat #catstagramcat #catstagram #meowstagram #stagramgroup #lovemeow #cat_features #catfeaturesdaily #pleasantcats #catconworldwide #catstercats #moderncatmagazine #prettykittykhaleesi #thedodo A post shared by Khaleesi (@prettykittykhaleesi) on Jul 7, 2019 at 2:04pm PDTThis is the kind of cat that converts dog people into cat people.Good boys in the back. View this post on Instagram Minnie, Forrest, Tilly, Siku Bailey 🐾 #dogsincars #woof #dogfriends #puppals #nissanrogue #bostonterrier #miniaussie #aussiesofinstagram #bullmastiff #bullmastiffpuppy #malmute #husky #bichonfrise #dogwalker #dogwalking #puppylove #bestjobever #happydogs #playdateswithdogs A post shared by Puppy Love London Dog Training (@puppylovelondon) on Jul 3, 2019 at 4:10pm PDTHow many dogs in a trunk are too many dogs in a
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Uber shows the Toronto Raptors love ahead of NBA Finals
A screenshot of the Uber app in Toronto ahead of the teams championship run late May 2019Driving.ca Uber is making sure all its customers in Toronto are aware the NBA season is still in full swing North of the border, with a team in the playoffs for the first time in—ever. The ride-sharing app has replaced all of its vehicle icons with Raptors logos to celebrate the opening of the NBA Finals at ScotiaBank Arena on Thursday night. The Raptors face off against the Golden State Warriors at home, the first championship series game played outside of the United States in league history. This is cool. Uber cars today are Raptors claws. #NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/4KOf0WQODm Lori Ewing (@Ewingsports) May 30, 2019 Uber is The Official Ride of the Toronto Raptors and will likely have plenty of business in the downtown core on game nights over the next two weeks as tens of thousands of fans flock to the ScotiaBank Arena to watch the game both inside and outside at the now famous Jurassic Park. Tickets to Game 1 were being sold for as much as $60,000. Mississauga and Brampton were also granted permission by the team’s ownership, Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment, to set up their own versions of Jurassic Park to attract fans to viewing
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For Daimler CEO Zetsche, retirement means embracing a forbidden love for BMWs
Dr. Dieter Zetsche, chairman of the board of management Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars addresses the media before the automaker unveils the new C-Class car during a preview night for the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.Carlos Osorio Retirement means harvesting the fruits of lifelong labor, trying out new things, and not giving a damn what others think. For Daimler Chief Executive Officer Dieter Zetsche, who stepped down on Wednesday, that spells out as a three-letter word: BMW. In a clip distributed on BMW’s Twitter feed, a camera follows a Zetsche lookalike – complete with signature walrus mustache and rimless spectacles – around on his last day at work. There’s Zetsche handing in his work badge at the front desk, bidding farewell to employees in the lobby with a few selfies, before being whisked back home by a chauffeured black Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan. After the car drops him off and leaves, Zetsche sneaks into the double garage, only to emerge at the wheel of a flaming-orange open-top BMW i8 sports car to roar off his compound. The caption: Free at Last. The clip ends with a note of gratitude, saying “Thank you, Dieter Zetsche, for so many years of inspiring competition,” followed by the BMW emblem and the carmaker’s slogan: Sheer Driving Pleasure. The lighthearted display of humor on the part of Daimler’s fiercest rival highlights how the two carmakers have embraced a more cooperative approach of late, culminating in a joint car-sharing business and a pledge to work on autonomous cars. Both companies, like much of the industry, are bound together by the same challenges: the emergence of self-driving and electric rivals, new competitors like Tesla, a simmering trade war with the U.S. and changing consumer tastes on owning cars in favor of sharing them. Zetsche is stepped down at the company’s annual general meeting May 23, and will be succeeded by Ola
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Under the skin: why hybrid makers love a biscuit tin
If last week’s column was anything to go by, EV motors are far more interesting than they look. Once people get their heads around them, they may hold the same fascination that engines have enjoyed since they were invented. The electric machines (the correct name for motor-generators) in EVs today take various forms electrically, but the one thing they have in common is that they are all radial flux machines. Flux is the scientific name for the direction taken by the magnetic fields but, in simple terms, it means they are cylindrical in shape with a rotor spinning inside a cylindrical stator. There is, however, another type of electric machine emerging, and it’s one that some car makers are looking at intently, especially for integrating with a combustion engine to hybridise it, or tacking onto a small engine to make a range-extender generator. It’s the axial flux ‘biscuit tin’ motor. If biscuit tin sounds derogatory, it isn’t (and come on, who doesn’t like a Hobnob?). It’s the simplest way to describe the shape: short in length and large in diameter. This is useful because it means that in some applications they can use space more efficiently than a radial flux motor, such as when sandwiched between an engine and gearbox on a transverse engine. They have other important advantages, such as the ability to generate more torque than a radial flux equivalent. Whereas the rotor (which rotates) of a conventional radial flux machine is relatively small in diameter because it is housed inside the stator (which remains static), the rotor and stator of the axial flux machine are like two large dinner plates facing one another. So both plates’ magnets, the fields of which interact to generate torque and spin the rotor, are set much further away from the motor’s driveshaft. Because of that, the force they produce has more leverage on the main shaft. That means more torque, or the same torque for less power consumption. A good way to visualise that is to think of the steering wheel on a car. Imagine taking the wheel off and grasping the steering column with your hand. It would be pretty difficult to turn. Moving the effort you’re applying further away from the column – by using a wheel – gives you more leverage, or turning force. The same thing happens with an axial flux motor. More companies are developing the technology, and one of those in the forefront is the Oxford-based firm Yasa. Its P400 electric machine can be sandwiched between an engine and transmission in a ‘P2’ hybrid configuration or be used standalone. At just 80mm thick, this sliver of a machine weighs only 24kg, develops peak power of 215bhp (160kW) and 273lb ft peak torque. Yasa also has a complete electric drive unit (EDU) concept comprising a motor, controller and two-speed powershift automatic transmission. The motor itself produces peaks of 402bhp and 368lb ft and yet it weighs in at just 85kg. That compares pretty favourably with the average four-cylinder engine, which weighs around 150kg without the transmission. The hub of the matter It’s only a matter of time before electric machines move to the wheels, freeing up space and possibly changing the way cars look. The axial flux design lends itself perfectly to this. US firm Protean Electric has yet another design, its ‘inside out’ permanent magnet motor, with the stator on the inside and rotor on the
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