Ultimate car is imho bit of an overstatement, but it's still extremely nice craftsmanship.
It's the ultimate car for Larry Ellison.
The Art of Engineering - Building the ultimate car for Larry Ellison
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#12How many of you document your work in anything resembling this manner? At my company we do project books, but we also make physical products so there are a lot more physical artifacts to photograph. I can imagine screens of JS getting old after a bit.
That said it would be cool to see some documentation of software products. From concept to wireframes to UI to deployment with "director's commentary" on the code along the way.
The TapTapTap guys teased at this with their "Convert" UI video:
http://www.taptaptap.com/blog/convert-design-evolution/
If nothing else it would be extremely gratifying for team members and useful training tools for new additions.
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#13$56,995 and no engine, ouch! impressive car but looks like a factoryfive to me
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#14Should be required reading for any future Oracle customer.
Because Ellison demands perfection from his engineers or because then they'll know why Oracle software costs so much?
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#15Larry's got lots of money from helping implement the coming police state in the USA. Just wait until our next 'terrorist action'
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#16Hmm, The whole description seems satisfyingly low tech. The engine is carburetted rather than fuel-injected but it claims a higher power to weight ratio than a Vyron. It's interesting that this company's nearly hand-made cars cost only three times the cost of a factory made Toyota ("Our cars start at $56,995 for the 427 models and $61,995 for the 289 models"). I would have imagined that the ratio was much more - a ha…
"only three times the cost"
...without an engine!
Re: The Art of Engineering - Building the ultimate car for Larry Ellison
#17Should be required reading for any future Oracle customer.
Because Ellison demands perfection from his engineers or because then they'll know why Oracle software costs so much?
Are the people who make the decision to go with Oracle more impressed by his success than they are turned off by his opulence?
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#18Hmm, The whole description seems satisfyingly low tech. The engine is carburetted rather than fuel-injected but it claims a higher power to weight ratio than a Vyron. It's interesting that this company's nearly hand-made cars cost only three times the cost of a factory made Toyota ("Our cars start at $56,995 for the 427 models and $61,995 for the 289 models"). I would have imagined that the ratio was much more - a ha…
Small-run machine parts are less expensive than chip fabrication.
"The smallest run possible is typically 12 wafers, which can cost more than US $50 000 after tallying up the cost of materials, photolithography, and fabrication, he says."
http://www.theinstitute.ieee.org/portal/site/tionline/menuit...;
Re: The Art of Engineering - Building the ultimate car for Larry Ellison
#19Hmm, The whole description seems satisfyingly low tech. The engine is carburetted rather than fuel-injected but it claims a higher power to weight ratio than a Vyron. It's interesting that this company's nearly hand-made cars cost only three times the cost of a factory made Toyota ("Our cars start at $56,995 for the 427 models and $61,995 for the 289 models"). I would have imagined that the ratio was much more - a ha…
The Vyron isn't a performance car. You can easily build an Ultima GTR for less than $100,000 with well over 600 HP. People often mistake expensive with fast, when expensive really means safe, luxurious, flashy and then fast. Ellison's roadster is not safe, or luxurious, but it is flashy and fast. [ http://www.ultimasports.co.uk/Content.aspx?f=usaintro ]
Re: The Art of Engineering - Building the ultimate car for Larry Ellison
#20Hmm, The whole description seems satisfyingly low tech. The engine is carburetted rather than fuel-injected but it claims a higher power to weight ratio than a Vyron. It's interesting that this company's nearly hand-made cars cost only three times the cost of a factory made Toyota ("Our cars start at $56,995 for the 427 models and $61,995 for the 289 models"). I would have imagined that the ratio was much more - a ha…
A lot of hotrodders love to claim incredible power outputs for their engines when tested separately, but those usually do not relate much to real world use. There are all kinds of tricks to make your engine look powerfull on the bench.
The Vyron was EPA tested so its power rating is for the engine in the car which is much harder.
But I have no idea why they used a carburated engine. That seems too low tech.