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shenmecar 03-06-2013 10:49 AM
Rolls Royce Wraith
 
2014 Rolls-Royce Wraith is everything you need, everything you don't [w/videos]


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But the Wraith will no doubt be a special, exclusive, impressive machine for anyone who plunks down that sort of cash. For starters, it's powered by a V12 that puts out an impressive 624 horsepower and 590 pound-feet of torque mated to an eight-speed ZF "Satellite Aided" transmission. This nifty cog-swapper actually works with GPS to not only pre-select the right gear for the portion of road you're on, but for the next portion of you'll be driving on, as well. That, friends, is cool.
:ahwow:

Harvey Specter 03-06-2013 02:29 PM
What a car.

E-SPEC 03-06-2013 03:40 PM
how much is it? Half M?

Akinari 03-06-2013 03:44 PM
You know, I actually envisioned that one day transmissions will be GPS aided, no lie. I always thought that would be the coolest thing to have as a feature, I guess Rolls Royce will be the first to do it.

tofu1413 03-06-2013 05:02 PM
wow @ transmission

VRYALT3R3D 03-06-2013 05:17 PM
Now that is pretty classy.

Gridlock 03-06-2013 07:02 PM
classy? I say fucking skynet.

jepho 03-06-2013 07:11 PM
Soo nice. Starting at about $320,000

the girl should come with it.

Graeme S 03-06-2013 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by jepho (Post 8178211)
Soo nice. Starting at about $320,000

the girl should come with it.
If you're half-decent and making enough to buy that car you should already have the girl before it. Married or not.

Everymans 03-06-2013 08:20 PM
A gps controlled transmission? That is really neat, but honestly, why in a rolls royce? I'd expect such a thing in a big rig or a 5 ton, which honestly would be a far better idea for such an invention. Would it ever be possible to eliminate the manual transmission from trucking?

MindBomber 03-06-2013 08:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Everymans (Post 8178285)
A gps controlled transmission? That is really neat, but honestly, why in a rolls royce? I'd expect such a thing in a big rig or a 5 ton, which honestly would be a far better idea for such an invention. Would it ever be possible to eliminate the manual transmission from trucking?
A GPS controlled transmission would be of less benefit to large trucks than a RR, because gear selection relies on more variables; load weight, load balance, engine brake, exhaust brake. Tractors and large trucks are available with automatic transmissions, and have been for quite some time. It would definitely be possible to eliminate the manual transmission for trucks altogether, if the desire existed.

kunoman1 03-06-2013 10:13 PM
Imagine how smooth the shifts would be if it not only shifted at certain revs but ALSO took into account upcoming inclines and declines

StylinRed 03-06-2013 10:42 PM
:heckno: imagine all the inaccurate gps readings....

it looks alright not too keen on it

asian_XL 03-07-2013 02:06 AM
^ I wonder what it's going to be like if the GPS reads your RR in the Fraser river when you are driving on river road. lol

Harvey Specter 03-07-2013 04:28 AM
Same video as posted but different music;

heleu 03-07-2013 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Everymans (Post 8178285)
A gps controlled transmission? That is really neat, but honestly, why in a rolls royce? I'd expect such a thing in a big rig or a 5 ton, which honestly would be a far better idea for such an invention. Would it ever be possible to eliminate the manual transmission from trucking?
Well...it weighs 2.3 tons, which is about the same as a full size SUV.

a00755836 03-07-2013 08:00 PM
EPIC!

inv4zn 03-07-2013 10:20 PM
That's got to be one of the coolest names for a car ever

...though years later they'll run out of cool sounding ghost names and come out with the RR Casper

Phil@rise 03-07-2013 10:29 PM
The fastest gps systems do not update anywhere near as close as the human brain does. A gps aided tranny is just a stupid gimmick. Cool drool worthy car tho

SpartanAir 03-08-2013 01:12 AM
I love how you expect her to jump in when he gets there, but he just blows the bitch off and peels out in his awesome car.

tseman 03-08-2013 01:23 AM
^yeah i know right. he better have a even hotter bitch waiting for him


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