So yes.... ok we are somewhat into semantics here. Boost will build faster at higher RPMs as long as you are above boost threshold though, right? Meaning there is, say, less turbo lag at 4500 RPM as opposed to 2500 RPM (say threshold is 2500).

Ahh, I haven’t driven an RS yet, and haven’t had as much time with the EB Mustang as I’d like, so I guess I can’t comment on the 2.3L. However, perhaps I should point out that I believe the turbo they used on the RS is a larger turbo than on the ST cars (and the 2.3L mustang), and that car is tuned for more power…

Well, not entirely. I mean yes at really low RPMs it simply won’t build boost because there’s not enough exhaust flow to spin up the turbine. But I mean at, say 1500-2000 RPM there is a bit of turbo lag because it simply takes longer to build boost. At 2500+ RPM there’s a higher flow rate of exhaust gasses and the…

That’s called turbo lag. It’s gotten a lot better over the years, but pretty much impossible to get rid of entirely. It’s not a full second, it’s probably barely half. Sometimes noticeable, but when I had my Fiesta ST and in my wife’s Focus ST, if you’re at higher RPMs (like anything above 2500) it’s almost not…

Hell if it looked like that I would deal with it being that low and having a bone shattering ride. As a daily driver though? Absolutely not. But as a weekend car where you purposefully avoid the bad roads? Eh, it’d be fun for a while.

Wish I could give you more stars. I had a ‘10 3.8 Track and it was a lot of fun. No it wasn’t as fast in a straight line as a Mustang GT and no it didn’t handle quite as well as a BRZ/FR-S, but it was a fun car and actually made a pretty good daily driver. Plus for the price you got a fair number of luxury bits too…

a guy in a polished, immaculate, slammed cherry red BMW M3

801a gets you SYNC 3 which comes with android auto/apple car play.

HAH.

Wait, did you buy it for $12.7k or did you sell it for that?

six-speed manual transmission from a Genesis R-Spec

It is (was) a V6, you can tell from the rear badge. Still decently quick, but the lower rear end ratios and less power/torque than the I4 and V8 mean they were probably some kind of special asshat, not just a regular moron that doesn’t know how to control the skinny pedal.

Again with the reading...

Late to the party here, but... in all fairness, this media event specifically took place at a racetrack. So why bother sending someone who can’t/won’t push the car to it’s ragged limits on the track? If it were a street test, then sure maybe Robb wouldn’t be the best reviewer (although I like Robb’s writing so I’d…

Fortunately, there are alternative methods to charging electric batteries that do not produce greenhouse gases! All depends on how you get your energy.

Interesting take on the Fiata. It’s funny because I watched Jason Cammisa’s review of the 124 Spider just this morning, and he felt almost exactly the opposite of you - he didn’t like the styling as much as the Miata, and he felt that the suspension tuning was much better on the Fiat for backroads driving.

I worked for Ford Racing (as an engineer) for a little while, and the amount of effort and work that went into the builds for the Pirelli World Challenge cars and the Cobra Jet cars was incredible. And it was always function over form.

Wait, not quite - D1 is the fastest one. It has less power than the LSA one, but is only 1,100 lbs (and AWD).

That’s not doing it wrong... yeah this was clearly an avoidable ‘accident’, but nobody got hurt and I bet he learned his lesson. Not to mention that his premiums will likely skyrocket, if the insurance company he currently has even keeps him on.

“Turbro”