Their March 1987 “Spyder vs. Spider” debate was one for the ages... The impact is still being felt today. I feel it was one of the reasons that Fiat ultimately pulled out of the US market.

I was thinking Eclipse...

It started with Gen-X. Which is a name. Then, the next two cohorts were Gen-Y and Gen-Z. Gen Y finally found a name: Millennials. (Born 1980-1998 roughly). Demographers haven’t settled on a name for the Gen-Z group yet. And, nothing yet for the current crop of fetuses or soon-to-be fetuses.

Except, of course, an Audi SQ5...

You may actually have to change lanes periodically. I know, it’s awful. But, stay in the right unless you are actively passing. Please continue to move over to allow others to merge, that part is good. But, then, move back to the right.

Correct. Pass the line of slow trucks. THEN MOVE OVER no matter how fast you are driving.

Bloody peasants.

I’m going to toss in Turn 12. You get the braking zone off the longest straight, at the end of the DRS zone.

Came here for this. Not disappointed.

I am lucky in this regard. She’s really in to cars.

Having recently returned from a vacation in Lima, I can say with all certainty that nothing in this video could have made the traffic any worse than it already is.

My wife owns several older BMWs, including a 2002 and a 3.0 CSi. She would agree with you on this point

I loved this. The sound, especially. But, I found it a bit similar to the Shell Gasoline/Ferrari “Circuit” advert from a few years ago. And, that’s not a bad thing. (Note: If you have not watched this Shell ad, listen to it AS LOUD AS YOU CAN).

But, usually, the engine doesn’t stall nicely. It would interfere with braking performance and consistency. Plus, if you stall it still in gear (and I’m assuming that someone who isn’t coordinated enough to have 2 feet doing two different things at once probably isn’t dexterous enough to pull the lever into neutral…

When you hit the brakes, the engine is still connected to the transmission via the clutch. Once you slow appreciably, you need to disengage the two. You do not have to do so in an auto since it is a fluid coupling.

DO NOT GIVE THEM ANY IDEAS! Bernie will figure out how to triple charge other people for this (even though the teams should get the sponsor funding...)

Wow. The issue is doing this with your right foot, you’d never be able to stop. Rule #1 if you get in trouble with a manual is “Both Feet In.” Meaning, clutch and brake. With one foot only, it’d be, ahem, tough not to use a tree to stop.

I’m still confused by this.... So, how would you stop? You usually need to be clutch in and foot on the brake...

You know what? I have a solution. It’s called the “Reference Driver.”

I think you are right. On the S2000 front, there will be a premium for bone stock ones. Not hard to find today, if you look.