They could've stayed true to the corvette roots, by making it a body on frame. Instead, they've merely aped the GT-R and Viper by making the C7 a unibody. Seriously weak and I cannot understand how GM thinks this is a good move. If I was old enough to have a drivers license and had enough money to buy a Corvette and…

Indeed. Dakar class winner in 2007, and nephew of Jan de Rooy of DAF TurboTwin X1, and more Dakar fame.

Sometimes this effect can be true. Especially with automatics with a torque converter lockup. For example;, at 40 mph, you're in second to highest gear, outside the lockup, while at 55 mph, you're in top gear with the torque converter locked up. You'll be much more efficient driving at 55mph if your car is geared that…

I don't like Car Throttle since they hated on the Espada and told people V8's were better than V12's based on some stupid poll.

The XJ-S's style and shape was more determined by aerodynamics than most. The one who drawed the car did not refer to himself as a designer (so I won't either), but as aerodynamicist. The same Malcolm Sayer who penned the D-type, C-type, XJ13 and ofcourse the E-Type

Anything in camel trophy livery. And camel trophy livery is not complete without copious amounts of mud. And a lot of offroad gear bolted to the car.

This is the list of cars through the moose test. It's done by a unpronouncable swedish magazine on a lot of car to test how fast a car can perform evasive manouevers.

I would.

There are not that slow. Sure, the B52 is a bit faster, but not much. And I like understatements :)

I am not old enough to have a cold war connotation with any of the soviet aircraft. And I must say that soviet planes frequently look quite handsome. The MiG 21 is downright elegant, and the IL-2 was graceful as well. However, if a soviet plane isn't pretty, it's always downright ugly, no middle road there.

"It had vibration compensation so bumps wouldn't make the record skip. "

Long range Soviet bombers are not subject to general incompetence. The Tu-95 Bear was a great aircraft, if a bit noisy. Soviet counterpart of the B52 and a damn sight prettier at that.

Isn't this exactly the type of stuff little robots are designed for? Even a Roomba with a GoPro strapped on top would probably bring in some sort of exciting data.

" The 9.1 surround system features Aramid fiber (a Kevlar-based material) cones"

The 'inefficiencies' are testament to the effort put into capturing the moment. The effort of the photographer, especially despite the availability of more modern, more accurate devi es add to the authenticity of the photograph. And hey, despite the inefficiencies it's a pretty nice capture too.

From simple reasoning, it can be concluded that running with an umbrella, however physically possible, is a social gaffe, and therefore not an activity to be undertaken by anyone with a modicum of self respect.

As I found those options a bit too much beside the premise. If you can walk to your destination, you can bike to your destination too, and if you can't, the rain isn't generally the biggest of your problems.

Yes. If you run, you'll wave your hands around to balance yourself. On a bike, one hand is enough on the handlebars to brake.

"BMW's emphasis on odd digits - 1, 3, 5, 7"

You can't run with an umbrella. You can walk with an umbrella. So if there are no gale force winds outside, you should deploy your umbrella and walk. Or, preferably, deploy an umbrella, and get on your bike. Because walking is for pedestrians.