I bought a two year old, off-lease G37x as my first car back in 2015. I bought it because I needed awd, wanted a small sedan, didn’t like the Impreza, and was cheaper than all the other competitors. The entire thing felt dated, from the engine to the interior. This was when Infiniti had just released the Q50 but for…

cocaine. you’re talking about cocaine, right?

It was meant to be the closest thing to a big-block/fat-fenders Cobra they could build under early 90s smog and safety rules. The goal was a heady cocktail of adrenaline and testosterone; refinement even by contemporary standards, let alone today’s, was not really part of the formula.

Electrons flow better when it’s cold, but lithium-ion batteries can’t take a charge when they’re cold. They have to brought up to temperature first. For years, I’ve been saying that BEVs need to be designed differently to handle cold temperatures. They need more thermal insulation. When you have an IC engine pumping…

Wait, I thought I was hesitant to purchase a BEV because I’m a climate-hating asshole simpleton.

Let’s Review: Lower-tier Mustang of unknown provenance being sold by a tow yard. Price is juuuust low enough to make you look twice, despite the red flags. 

My dream car for a good portion of my adult life was a Toyota Land Cruiser, and a few years ago I lucky enough to buy a 2013 200-series. Loved that thing, took it on every road and between every road offroading. I thought I had hit the peak. Then, on a whim, I put a deposit on a R1s, which I picked up this summer. I…

I imagine the Venn diagram of people who buy Toybarus and people who respond to corporate surveys consists of 2 separate circles. 

This reminds me of a friend that used to have a landcruiser that had been setup for sand drags. It had a 327 swapped into it and he had taken the boggers off and replaced them with TSL swampers that were some weird size, like 33 x 15. He could literally drop it in second and drop the clutch with it revved up a fair…

I have never been, but their speeding rules sound rather excessive and I can’t imagine living like that. By all means prosecute dangerous and reckless drivers, but forcing people to drive with one or both eyes on the speedometer at all times doesn’t make anyone safer.

CVT? Really dude?

I miss my unmolested Evo X (not counting the Cobb tune. It was a very mild Stage 1 tune). What an absolute hoot it was to drive. 

I am not a lover of pickups, but I see the logic behind them for many Americans.

Yeah, I’m going with Car and Driver’s list over yours

No love for the TVR Tuscan?

“And somehow he’s continuing to fail upward, adding $100 billion to his net worth against all odds, and re-gaining the title of world’s richest man”

Only “nazis” he supported were Ukraine, when he gave them Starlink for free. Cope harder.

I figure that in a couple months, the Blazer EV will win about 30 JD Power Initial Quality awards and all will be forgiven.

Well, that and everybody else automatically assuming you’re massively overcompensating for something. 

I’ll probably always find kit cars appealing but I haven’t wanted to buy one since my early twenties and the roadster I had a crush on.