Yes, in ECO mode all bets are definitely off. It’s great for highway driving in cruise (if it’s not too hot out because it throttles the AC) but otherwise I tend to avoid it.

As a 2016 Civic owner, I can report that the CVT in this car is damn good. The turbo engine is punchy as hell and the transmission in no way detracts from the way it drives - power comes on fast and it stays in the fat part of the power band the way it should.

So all the solo-driver knobs clogging up Highway 50 between El Dorado Hills and Sacramento actually need shiny luxo-HD trucks?

You magnificent bastard.

Where the hell is my damn Doppel-Chickenburger Sweet-Chili?!? Still only in Germany apparently

Hey, I have an idea! Instead of charging the appropriate taxes and levying a big fine to line government coffers (or Duterte’s pockets), let’s crush this sweet Ferrari! Love it!

Hell David, by your usual standards, this thing is a goddamn cream puff.

Good to see I’m not the only one who had their eyes crossed by a VW roof liner (green ‘68 Squareback for me). 

My sister in law used to manage the Hertz rental counter at the Avignon TGV station and she said that Touareg owners kept them in business.

The “Jerry - Jerry - Jerry” chants make this epic.

Feel free to fuck in the direction of off with that shit.

He sounds like a dirt-leg cousin-fucker.

I was about to grammar-nazi this myself...

Hell I bought a Masterbuilt propane smoker at Lowe’s for like $175 5 years ago and it still works fucking great. 3 racks of St. Louis ribs with whatever dry rub you choose, fill the wood box with soaked mesquite or hickory chunks (not those goddamn chips), fill the water pan and hook up the propane tank. Ignite and…

I had a similar experience working security at the Olympiastadion in Berlin for the American Bowl in 1991 (49ers vs. Bears). There was like zero partisanship in the stands - just a bunch of people drinking Schultheiss and having fun. Very unlike Candlestick...

I don’t hate this. Not even a little bit.

Probably good advice...

I finally saw - and took pictures of, natch - these cute little buggers in Portugal last month and I was immediately smitten. I told my wife that if we move to Portugal I’m buying one (a statement that immediately caused her to roll her eyes so hard I could hear it). Too bad it’s going away.

Looking forward to the Wagoneer teardown...

I got suckered into the Instant Pot cult, and frankly I’m glad since it seems to be a very solid method of cooking chicken breast in a way that it’s actually edible. Season them or add salsa or some other sauce and cook them. They come out moist and tender and they’re great for salads, quesadillas, sandwiches etc. and…