The most important of those mods is the 5-speed Getrag from an E21 which has made its way behind the Bosch-injected 2-litre four. That should make for far more comfortable highway cruising, and after all, isn't that what you're supposed to do in a 'Touring?'

Since this is a predominantly carbon fiber car, the i8 is intensely rigid. This is not a relaxing ride, not that you expect a car with gullwing doors and a supercar shape to be a bastion of nirvana. Instead, this is a harsh ride, which I attribute to the weight of the batteries, the rigidity of the construction, and…

It hasn't got a driveshaft through the block. It has two gearboxes, one in front of the engine, one in the back. This to keep the center of gravity down since a transfer case and the associated shaft under the block to the front wheels isn't needed.

Clio V6.

Uhh, mach diamonds point to overexpansion. For optimum thrust, you don't have mach diamonds.

Besides that Ford Europe is quite successful here, and that people also like Jags and Mazers, let me retort.

Inside, the car is festooned with enough microsuede to cover six fake cows, but it's otherwise similar to the CLA45 in its carbon fiber touches and general comfort. I don't love it, but it's not a terrible place to be. The seats are supportive and the view over the hood is enticing thanks to the distinct power bulges.…

That doesn't sound bad really. Thanks for the explanation. We don't really have places like that in Delft. Delft is small enough to have a single university basically define the town. Students are even active politically. It also means that there is almost nothing to do that isn't organized by students.

I'm from Delft, a small engineering student town in the Netherlands.

Can't we just focus on forgotten interesting cars instead of using them as a vehicle to bash a demographic?

In this crazy world we live in Dodge will sell you a 707 HP Challenger with a factory warranty for $60k. 707 hp! In 1989 the things you could buy at Dodge dealers were mainly FWD and the Viper was just a concept car.

25 years ago, Hyundai was making generally terrible but cheap cars that no one really wanted to buy. Now they have a $60k full-sized luxury car that competes with the Mercedes S-Class. Kia has gone and done the same thing with the K900.

Everybody knows Rosamund Pike was the way better bond girl in that movie

How the hell did I forget the IL-2 Sturmovik yesterday?

True, the DR1 top speed sucked, but it would've been even worse with thin wings and support cabling. The DVII was the better plane, but the DR1 is more iconic, so I chose that one.

That thing has thin wings and support cabling. Which are exactly the kind of things the DR1 demonstrated you didn't need.

But did it really 'redefine' flight? Or lead to an evolutionary dead end? The F16 was light and maneuverable, but if you actually wanted to get somewhere, you needed to bog it down with external fuel tanks. Also, there are no current proposed aircraft that are as pure a dogfighter as the F16.

Fokker DR1

Drafting is the best. Quite dangerous though. I once caught the draft from a lorry. I was on the verge of spinning out my 52x13 and had my eyes fixated on his brake light, knowing full well that if he would have to make an emergency stop my helmet would need replacing.

They also made this in 1983