Yes, those are automatic, too. That’s a continuously variable automatic transmission.

Yes, they are. What the fuck is it with people in 2018?

This isn’t rocket science: Appliance cars can be ugly and still sell well. Enthusiast cars need to look good and sound good to sell.

Well, we’re at the point where tuning for what you *could* do with the car is a disadvantage for what you *actually* are going to do with the car. I have a 15-year-old Aston Martin and it’s very supple and comfortable. That makes it perfect for 6-hour rally tours to fancy brunch with the Aston Club, or the 3-hour…

I’m with you on this. There’s a lot of theoretical capability to modern cars that simply can’t be used on the street.

Car and Driver has done a 30-50 MPH test in “top gear” for years. As you say, this can vary pretty widely between cars that have, say, a 4-speed automatic, and those that have a 7-speed manual.

It’s still too high, though, IMHO. The air intake space below the front bumper is too large, and it makes this new car much less graceful than the original 412.

‘68-98 were kind of the dark days. Once they were able to use Ford / Volvo electricals and had some semblance of controls back in the manufacturing process they made the DB7 Vantage and the original aluminum-body Vanquish, which are aging quite nicely.

^^^^ COTD

Yeah, and 21st and Church is one of the safest neighborhoods in the city. Not much criminal activity. I suspect this was a professional hit, but if I see Yellow Betty on my way home tonight, I’m not afraid to go all Bullitt in the hooptie Benz to chase her down.

I got it a couple of months ago. Although it was shockingly expensive for a 928, I did not pay anywhere near $85k. I’m likely to sell it after Sharktoberfest LA - it’s too nice to drive in the city, and my wife has declared it too brutish for her to drive when we do day trips.

I have the window sticker to my 1990 928GT - it was $85k in 1990 dollars. Gadzooks!

Supposedly they’re pretty good on track...for a 4200-lb car.

There is no modern equivalent. The Cayman is maybe sorta there, but it’s both more expensive in inflation-adjusted terms than the 911 was in the 1970s, and lacks the racing pedigree.

Yes, I’m talking about the MKT. Can you keep these stupid model names straight? I sure as fuck can’t.

Wait, seriously? That sounds like quite a bargain. I’ve spent a fair bit of time in the back seats of these MKXs, and they are *very* comfy. Like, Escalade-level comfy.

We’re not all insane in the way that he is, but yes, we’re all insane.

Yes, that’s the law in California, too. (Source: I’m a Californian.)

Yeah, it seems like it prices out at $10k more than the regular Panamera if you add Sport Chrono / Sport Design / sport exhaust to the base V-6 car. For 100 more horsepower? I dunno man.