The question wasn’t what regenerative braking was; I’m quite familiar with that. The question was why it would be beneficial in an autocross. Spencer gave an interesting answer to that above you: It’s due to a quirk (read: error) in the brake balance on the Model 3.

I was really afraid he was going to say “don’t start with a full battery” because of the extra weight. 

Oh yeah...we did a restoration, and I think even with all-new internals (minus crankshaft) we rebuilt the entire motor for about $200-300. They’re also incredibly easy to work on; the motor’s so light, you just undo two bolts, lower it on a floor jack, then pick it up and carry it over to your bench.

I dunno; this one’s more likely to turn heads, and the cost of ownership would be just this side of zero.

For the price of a used Miata, you can get something more distinctive and uncommon. It’s not about pretending it’s a real Speedster (though some of these replicas can do a pretty good job fooling even the armchair ‘experts’). It’s simply about the fun of driving. Chocolate, vanilla, there’s no right or wrong. Lots of p…

If you’re trying to autocross without touching the middle left (in this case) pedal, the next driver in line is going to be waiting a LONG time for her turn. I’d think your ankles can handle a 60s run.

Fucking people and their shitty photography skills. I’m not saying it needs to be on a pro-level, but in focus, relatively straight, and without any of the photographer’s body parts in the picture isn’t hard! It’s 2019 for fuck’s sake, we all have a digital camera in our pocket which has a nice, big screen letting you…

Problem is, no one was buying the last gen NSX either, even as much as people clamor and overpay for used ones today. After 1992, the sales numbers dropped by half and continued to steadily peter out until in 2006 when they sold just 58, and 2 in 2007, which were the remaining lot.

That’s not a bad thing. Have you driven a 911 Turbo on or off the track?? I would take that as a compliment all day” Honda made a very good performance car that is livable for daily driving instead of a performance car that should be driven on the track or on perfectly flat roads. I’m in on that.

Alright! Now put $25K on the trunk, $20K on the roof, sprinkle $35K throughout the interior and stuff $10K in the wheels, and I’ll be right there.

“reduces the harshness of an improperly rev-matched downshift”

But when’s the last time you were brake limited on friction brakes alone? Outside of overheating them, which shouldn’t be an issue in autocross, that never happens in a modern vehicle. You’re always traction limited. So any extra braking torque from regen isn’t needed.

Also crossover vehicles and pickup trucks.

Way too much for a car with regular-ass doors. If it’s over $100k my only question is

Only if ‘Baby’ is your hooker’s name.

“don’t start with a full battery, because you lose the benefit of regenerative braking if the battery is full.”

Im gonna be that guy, sorry.

Tired of hearing electric cars can’t stand up to hard driving.

CHP: We are closing the highway to the danger zone.

>Uses 50 miles of range, which is just 10% of the battery