Yeah, it'll live as range extender, which was expected years ago.
https://www.motortrend.com/news/mazda-mx-30-rotary-ev-range-extender-details/
Such an oil thirsty engine
Why would the car be in TX to begin with. They're not produced there and vehicles are routed thru Indiana afaik... So, you may be right to suspect it...
She's Canadian as far as I can tell...
You'd need a whole lot of driveline parts to replace. Mech diff or e? if e, then you'll need ECU stuff. what's the benefit anyhow? Just launch advantage? or you want to drive in snow without any fun and want all power on FWD?
At that point, I applaud all the enthusiastic mechanically inclined...
I gather heating will "work" if your engine is warm or if Supra has Aux Heat option (I doubt that).
Cooling is without A/C, so it can only provide fans and whatever 10 seconds of remaining cool air in the system. That's it..
Otherwise, it would be "Remote Start".
From the descriptions, it's only ventilation. No heat. I gather it'll use fresh air from outside to clear plastic, etc. fume accumulated overnight or whatever...
Never used it.
oh boi. I knew there had to be a better way than air compressor :p
Is it any good. I wanted to get something, haven't done any research yet, been contemplating...
Also, is it worth it? As in does it cut down the time and effort or just an expensive gimmick...
You're asking too much from people.
Here I joined your before and after :)
Don't know which I like better. Hard to tell from 2 pics. I guess I like the gold color on white, but not sure if it looks too busy with so much spoke.
Supra I6 is nothing compared to what V8, V10, etc. produce.
I laugh at crappy hybrids that only manage to get +2mpg, but electric Hummer, etc is much less of a laughingstock because of high torque output of e-motors.
Trend is towards SUVs, so it makes sense to follow that with electric...
Now I don't know why any OE would do this other than emission restrictions, but if OEM was to be so restrictive, then aftermarket exhaust with much less restrictions could add 50 :)
What does the engine-dyno say?
I don't know if Papadakis engine-dyno'ed it before fiddling around with the engine...
That's many OE's plan even if they haven't clearly said so. Some are more realistic than others..
Industry is going in that direction for sure. Toyota is pushing for fuel cells and I'd love to support that more than electric, but hasn't gotten the love it requires to make it more feasible.
BYD...
Shame, I would have totally bought one if it was 300+mph. :cool:
Lol, there were discrepancies with the data, camera sync and their claims, but wouldn't call a 282mph achievement shooting themselves in the foot. Based on https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Production_car_speed_record, they're the...