This really isn't news.

Originally it was thought that it was heat soak from the supercharger, but, it is, in fact, conservative tuning of the ECU to help the drivetrain survive for 100,000 miles as well as allow the Z06 to meet stringent US emissions regs

You mean an Audi S8 with an Audi V10? Audi designed and built the engine for Lamborghini.

Novel was a poor choice of words. I meant it was unique from the standard plenum.

Nooooo.

Go Jackets!

If there was no budget, I would've said this

"The problem is that following a car (or 18-wheeler) closer than 100 feet at the speeds you need to travel for it to make a difference (say, 80 mph) is extremely unsafe. That's a following distance of less than 1 second."

Or you could be badasses and kill the engine while coasting down hill. Incredibly dangerous, but with electric steering it should be easier.

Not true. I've had my friends pop up and those moments are absolutely fraught with peril.

Yea that's why I listed etc.. at the end. Those were just a few examples of my favorites.

more like $22k high. Ba-dum-tisshhh

That tells me the price of Kia Optimas is WAY too high.

Pontiac. It went from being alive to being dead.

They all suck in their own special ways!

His tolerance is much higher!!! Plus he's used to that loud 993...

Automotive Engineer here yes.

Engineer here.

Meanwhile, in Hethel, Lotus's new CEO is most fascinated in building an SUV. Which is truer to the spirit of Lotus — an Esprit revival or a Cayenne competitor?

Ha ha, well if a car appreciates on their own that's fine; that's the "market" (see I'm using words you like). But I think its important NOT to think of them as such.