I got to sit in an F1 car at a tobacco sponsored event and my whole head and shoulders stuck out of the cockpit. There is no way I could ever be allowed to drive one of these due to my size. They are insanely tight. That’s the only reason I’m not a successful F1 driver, promise.
Brawns’s budget was 100 million for the year. But by then, Honda had already spent much more on the development of what would become the BGP001, as Ross Brawn had decided that they would start developing the 2009 car an entire year before, sacrificing the 2008 season.
This car would have been new when I was in high school, so you would think I would have warm and fuzzy feelings towards this era of cars. Sorry, no, it wasn’t just that they were down on power and heavier than their older cousins, build quality and materials were also crap. Switches felt cheap and broke, they used…
Wow! It’s Brett from the article. Thanks so much for picking me! Sorry I didn’t see this yesterday. It was my birthday and I was busy spending time with family and trying to enjoy myself. It’s a rare day that goes by where I don’t jump on Jalopnik. But this turned out to be a pretty awesome birthday surprise.
I’ll second this. My husband and I test drove one when we were replacing his recently-totaled car. Even with the base 3.7 it had plenty of power. The ride was posh in a way that my Jags never could dream of, to the point where I was clenched up as he hit a monster of a bump at about 30, but I never felt it. Beautiful…
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Kia Stinger with AWD. I have three kids and it has plenty of room in the backseats for them plus a giant hatchback trunk area. And if you don’t do the TT6 engine and stick with the turbo 4 you can pick these up for not a lot of dough. It’s a great car. I use it primarily for my crappy commute and it’s awesome.
Have all of you people forgotten about the Acura RLX Sport Hybrid?
It’s for when you ABSOLUTELY need a reliable car 50% of the time.
I think Ferrari C&D’d them in the ‘80s after the movie came out, so they only made about 50 cars. Apparently 38 of them still exist.
This is the 318i of motorcycles. It’s the least desirable configuration of a model in the twilight between being modern and being collectible. Some people like them, but most of them have only convinced themselves of that because it is the cheapest way to get into/onto a BMW. $2900 is at the high end for a bike that…