It’s not that they are cheap and used by poor people. It’s just how they seem to break.

RIP BAE.

Actually I’m 45 and am a Volvo guy. The vast majority of Ford hate comes in either two forms: Chevy and Mopar guys who hate them simply because the are “the other guy,” and boomers who are stuck in the Found On Roadside Dead era, when Pintos and Mavericks dominated the Blue Oval lineup. If Ford has a lot of recalls…

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Requiring new teams to prove positive societal impacts seems like it was thrown in to make gatekeeping easier. Like a catch all morality clause in an employment contract. 

Because for a vast majority of the population, THEY ARE GOOD ENOUGH. Toyota is banking on people realizing this and since they already know how to make hybrids really well, they are just biding their time rather than spending ungodly amounts of money on the latest hot thing to grab simple minded shareholder’s and…

Welp, here it is. The “(automaker) Sold (quantity) (discontinued model) in (latest reported quarter)“ article that we get every three months.  I knew it would come right on schedule.

You are correct, I have it on my 2022 G21 M340i xdrive. In eco pro mode it can run on the 11hp motor in the trans to keep the speed, while the b58 is off, though it cant be used to drive just on electric like the 330e.

2021 models have the belt driven 48V starter-generator (replacing the alternator) and reduced pops and burbles. The mild hybrid makes it so your breakeven point between running the engine and fuel required to restart it/recharge is now less than 7 seconds. The updated B58 that debuted with the new 7 series has the…

At this point, Acura is basically Honda’s Buick.

Designer worked over the front end hard with the Ugly stick.

Wait, China abides by laws? That's new. 

So this isn’t ok, but requiring every foreign manufacturer to partner with a chinese firm in order to build and sell in china was ok?

Also that a Mustang was spied with rear clippers on the other side of the rotor.

yeah- Toyota doesn’t build a car and then 3 years later magically have a manual because ‘people asked’. It was part of their development the entire time.

Yeah a hybrid system would make it a total pig weight-wise, and the benefits of a hybrid don’t really work well with the large displacement V8:

There are about $20 billion in municipal and state-funded stadium deals that scoff at he paltry few millions Chicago has wasted on NASCAR.

I almost forgot. Since the Bears have threatened to move to Arlington Heights, the city of Chicago is considering more than $2 billion in upgrades to Soldier Field.

NASCAR are…

This checks out. Classic Chicago Chenanigans.

Lolla is bad enough. This is going to suck for those of us who work downtown, especially in buildings immediately adjacent to Grant Park.

But...I’m also morbidly curious on how the massive potholes on Jackson Blvd (and somewhat on Balbo) are going to impact the race...should…

“... leaving them alone for the afternoon then returning to find a perfect 1:1 recreation of Michelangelo’s David made entirely of lego sitting in their foyer...”