FWIW, if you ever find yourself in a trackday session with a driver like this (which you will) there's a way to handle it.
Brake checking on a track day? Black flag, baby. Black flag forever.
Honestly given the choice of any performance car, I would probably opt for a C6 Z06. Knowing that they're this attainable makes me happy.
Everyone's cut across two lanes without looking? You do something dumb you get consequences it's that simple.
Woman driver you say? Obligatory...
Amazingly the person driving this Ford Focus, 25-year-old Jasmien Claeys, survived
DO NOT PASS ON THE RIGHT.
"...but I can understand the justification; if a car is really well insulated (which you want it to be) then the driver lacks a certain amount of engine feedback..."
Ford should've hired this guy if they insist on piping in fake noise.
I still fail to realize why automakers have to do this. If the engine doesn't sound all that great, then just leave it alone. We'll figure out a way to make it happen. I rather spend money on an exhaust than have this lame bull crap coming out of my speakers...
Utterly unrelated to that fuckwittery by the two drivers and the spectators: I want one of these motorcycle engine powered offroad gokart vehicles.
They had possession of the car. Target never did. Target just lets you park there, quite different from accepting the car for service.
I sent the story to our lawyer friend Steve Lehto. Michigan is his home turf.
Still think Hyundai/Kia should be in there somewhere.