I always figured the Stig was just the illusion of consistency in testing cars. They used whatever partially-employed race driver was handy for the lapping sessions, had them keep their visors down to make it look like driver talent wasn't a factor in the lap times set. Considering the inconsistency of track…

A fully functioning E30 has about the best HVAC of any car I've driven. You have full control over the system and it is effective at delivering comfort and clear windows. The seats are great unless they're shot. The body is very rigid in the 2-door sedans unless you've rolled them, had the roof panel replaced by a 3rd…

It has everything to do with how the EPA tests cars. The Evora's manual would be shifted at set speeds, ie. 1st to 2nd at 15 mph, 2nd to 3rd at 25 mph, while accelerating incredibly slowly. The Camry in the same test has its automatic in 4th gear by the time 25 mpg is reached. That's where it should be, as the big…

Was it the one with the 2 liter version of the S14 out of the M3? Great and rare car, although I love most E30s. We had 320i models here during the E21 generation. They were 2 liter M10 powered cars until 1979, IIRC. When Europe went to the 2.0 liter 320/6 M20 cars, we got 1.8 liter M10s badged as 320i's. When the E30…

What's the correlation between Asperger syndrome and F1 fandom? There must be some explanation for all this rejoicing over assurances that US F1 coverage will retain the culprits of its shitty past.

And the price of having some leper cough phlegm in your face while experiencing involuntary frottage goes up.

The US market Biturbos had 2.5 liter engines. I think the 2.0 liter engines were just used in countries where there was a tax advantage.

I had a friend with a Charger 2.2 in 1986. It seemed really fast, and the grip of the 185/60HR14 tires was unbelievable compared to the 195/75R14s on my '71 Plymouth.

I don't think it is correct to say the EXP was built to compete with the CRX, which was introduced 2 years after the EXP. The EXP and LN7 were Ford and Mercury's answer to the Horizon TC3 and Omni 024.

They must have hired Acura's marketing team, the ones that told Acura to drop the Legend and Integra because they had too much name recognition.

Darn

BMW claims most of their European customers already think their 1-series cars are FWD.

There are five gas stations in all of California that are listed on the pure-gas.org site as selling ethanol free gasoline. Of those five, at least one only sells ethanol-free gasoline by the 87 octane, 5 gallon drum.

I didn't think of the Predator tie-in until I saw it mentioned in print. The overall look is fine. The grill that really offended me on first sight was Audi's adoption of the Crane heat pump look. They're now the best looking German cars though, by process of regression.

No regulations are needed. Any cab company that bought something ridiculous would only generate fares on rainy days, so they'd buy reasonable cabs that suit their needs and those of customers instead. Markets are smarter than the people that want to control them.

I drove a rented Corolla right after driving two rented Focuses(Foci?). The first Focus had to be returned to the rental company due to a tire issue in exchange for the second Focus. The Corolla didn't seem bad at all in that context. I suppose it might seem lame compared to a bunch of racing cars, but compared to a…

Do the math. He was putting around on public streets until 5PM. If he'd done his driving between 9PM and 7AM, he'd be less of an asshat, but he wouldn't be able to brag about how efficiently he wasted energy and obstructed commuters.

This is why Tesla drivers are asshats.

A Range Rover can turn any road trip into a survival situation. Having one in the driveway during the collapse of civilization would just be piling on.

An ex-gf's Volvo 940 wagon had heated cloth seats, but they worked almost imperceptibly.