The RHD conversion kills it for me. Also, the Murena is much more desireable and available for less in Europe.

A fragile glass canister to take along in a off-road trip? One for which you need special filters, a separate entity to heat up water, which presumably needs to double as something to pour said heated water?

Most methods can yield a tasty cup when done right.

“ the aerodynamics are still the primary motivator for the car’s basic shape,”

I’ve learned from Top Gear that a low-slung Lotus can handle rough terrain quite well, which leads me to be convinced an Audi A8 can handle a bit of unpaved crap as well, better even because it has Quattro, like a rally car.

Zagato Astons are always the best. DB4 Zagato, Vantage Zagato, DB7 Zagato, DB9 Zagato... all of them brilliant. Especially the DB9 Zagato which foreshadowed the look of the latest Lagonda. But I’d pick the V12 Zagato to race up the Goodwood hill. It’s caged, it has racecar windows, it has a big diffuser, enough…

How did I miss this?

DS Break! Has to be the most attainable car on the lawn over there.

What’s wrong with not having a new Elise? Is the current Elise overshadowed driving-wise by other cars?

Yup, and boy would it work. 175 tonnes in LEO! A lot more than even the Saturn V was capable of.

The other theory on the external similarity of the Shuttle and Buran is Soviet military brass insisting on external similarity to keep military parity.

Honda doesn’t really ‘compete’ in F1. They participate.

Nah, you just don’t look as cool on a bike.

This is not factory stock, not even a factory backed racing team pictured. At least show me a picture of the DAF Formula 3 model.

Don’t hate on DAF. DAF never pretended to be fast. That’s where the Mustang II failed.

Can I say it depends on the venue? There are places where it’s out of place to drink rosé as a man. Historically proletariat* sports events and sailing boats are among those. Also, any place that has one type of rosé and a very good selection of beers.

So, the thing is, you’re being paid to write on this blog, so obviously you know more about the goals of this blog than me, so I’m a bit hesitant to write this as it might come over as dickish.

nobody cares about the u20 games. It sounds important but isn't

I find the GT40 thing exemplary of very very poor sportsmanship by Ford. People should race to win, not to make others lose. (This is also the reason Lance Armstrong is despised, while Pantani is revered among cycling fans). Ford backed out of Le Mans after the GT40’s couldn’t compete anymore. But they figured they…

Nope, Ford backed out after they made their ‘point’, which is just poor sportsmanship if you ask me. Some people race because they want to win, some just because they want others to lose.