What is a "Spyder" - General Discussion - Car Talk Community
Nov 17, 2010 · Porsche 918 Spyder. The Porsche 918 Spyder is a mid-engined plug-in hybrid sports car by Porsche. The Spyder is powered by a naturally aspirated 4.6-litre V8 engine, developing 616 PS (608 bhp; 453 kW), with two electric motors delivering an additional 283 PS (279 bhp; 208 kW) for a combined output of 899 PS (887 bhp; 661 kW).
Acceleration problem 2000 MR2 Spyder w/manual transmission
Nov 3, 2009 · Car is normally very responsive. Now from a complete stop it feels like the car is struggling to get to speed. Also on highway having a hard time getting above 60 mph on highway even with gas floored. Mechanic thinks clutch might be slipping. Does this sound right? To me the clutch feels the same and the engine is running smoothly.
My Maserati spyder - General Discussion - Car Talk Community
Jan 6, 2020 · My Maserati spyder has a problem with the electric motor under the roof and it’s not working right
1982 Fiat Spider Run/Start Problem - Car Talk Community
Aug 10, 2008 · I’ve got a 1982 Fiat 124 Spider with an intermittant start problem. It was originally equipped with a turbo (removed) and has fuel injection, traditional distributer cap. This car is stored in the Winter and I do put a fuel stabilizer in the tank. When it is cold, it seems to start no problem and runs ok most of the time. However there are times when it either dies at idle at a …
2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder GT,convertible ... - Car Talk …
Feb 23, 2014 · My car has over 120,000 miles, runs great, oil changes every 3-5K. Love this car! Last month before I took it to the car wash to hand wash (can’t go through auto with the soft top), always careful not to use high power around the windows, but this time I tried the “hot wax”. The next time that we had a very hard rain, I noticed water dripping into the car from the top of the …
Would you drive this car? - General Discussion - Car Talk Community
Dec 12, 2024 · The 1959 Porsche 718 RSK Spyder is powered by a flat-four air-cooled engine with an 82 inch wheelbase and weight of 1,240 pounds. texases December 12, 2024, 4:14pm 8
Creaking when accelerating or braking - Car Talk Community
Mar 17, 2015 · Anyway, I just bought an '03 Mitsubishi Spyder Automatic with around 160,000 miles. The car seems to be in decent shape and runs well but there is a pretty prominent creaking or groaning coming from the front of the car (close to where my feet would go, but more towards the front) in certain situations that is about a 7/10 on the noisy scale.
2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse - Battery and alternator - Car Talk …
Oct 9, 2019 · I bought a brand new alternator and is still not charging my battery. I have did a quick alternator test by taking off a battery terminal when the car was running and it should keep running but it instantly killed the engine every time. HELP. 2002 …
Extended use of wrong amp fuse--potential problems? - Car Talk …
Jun 15, 2017 · Howdy! I have a 1990 Camry that I bought 1.5 years ago. She’s always had a lot of minor electrical problems in all systems (radio, turn signal, interior & exterior lights, etc). Today I finally got around to checking every single fuse by hand. I’ve never touched fuses before, and have very little experience fixing car trouble. I did replace my own blower motor, so I can at …
2025 Equinox No Integrated Garage Door Opener - Car Talk …
Nov 2, 2024 · We picked up a new 2025 Equinox a few days ago and we were shocked to find out it does not have an integrated garage door opener. This is the first car in 20 years that does not have the feature. We never even thought to ask about something so trivial until we were about to leave the dealership. The car has so many electronic features I couldn’t list them here. The …