The thing that killed the SVO was that it was something like 30% more expensive than a 5.0 GT, the last iteration offered only 10hp more than a GT. It had much better handling than a GT, but still, 30% more is a lot to ask from a buying pool that is 60% people who just want a car with a Mustang badge regardless of…

200 is a bit optimistic, I remember in an old Car & Driver article from 1998 that a HKS tuned Supra that did 189 in their top speed test. I don't remember what kind of power the car was putting out, but I'd wager it was in the 500hp range, which was pretty fantastic in 1998.

They did make Targas, I remember the local dealership had one my senior year of high school and they were asking $35k for it. It was two years old at that point, but still brand new.

I don't have a lot of love for California, but I seem to remember the cars getting crushed being involved with street racing, and modified with (in California, anyways) illegal motors and aftermarket parts.

Here's how it will work, the Doctor when nearing completion of level 3 will jump onto the Koopa decending the stairs and will get it bouncing between him and the stair giving him nearly infinate lives.

Wasn't the Kizashi on the Jetta platform?

Thats the difference mainly between forged and cast wheels. It takes something pretty wicked to break a forged wheel, something you probably won't survive. A good high end cast wheel is plenty strong, but not as strong as forged. I believe the British Touring Cars use cast wheels and those guys drive the ever loving…

Somebody needs to build a rotoray Lincoln MKV!

The Subaru has different sway bars that give it just a hint of understeer compared to the FR-S. You can get a nicer optioned car from Subaru, but in my area the dealerships were marking BRZs up by $5,000 compared to no mark ups for the FR-S. So that's the direction I went.

It's not the only Ferrari I'd want, but if I hit the lottery it would be the first one I'd buy. The second would be a 512BB.

Just wondering what your criteria for a sports car is? As for the poor build quality, my FR-S is put together quite well, there were some very early cars that had some panel gap issues and condensation in the light housings, but mine has had none. The idea that a sports car needs X ammount of horsepower is relatively…

The dealership told me last month that it really depends on how well the FR-S does. When I was buying my car I was the only single, realatively young guy in there. Everyone else was either 60+ years old, or multiple kid families looking for a family truckster. Being that they are partnering with BWM seems like a good…

The FR-S is kind of a weird case since the Toyota 86/GT86 comes with options not available on the FR-S (aside from the 10 Edition). It's not as if they are rebadging to a higher performing model, just a better optioned one. Personally it doesn't bother me, but I don't have the Scion shame some FR-S owners seem to have.

Do you know id that's a fender badge made to fit or is that actually made for the rear deck lid? I'm not going to rebadge mine a Toyota, but I would swap the Scion logo for that Boxer badge.

THIS! I've had mine for about a month and a half and I'm nowhere near bored with it. It's not hard to find that extra 40 horsepower in the aftermarket at all. I'll still be well under the cost of the S2k new. I don't know where the complainers have driven FR-S/BRZs, but I doubt it was anywhere like the mountain passes…

As a FR-S owner, I don't need the extra 50 horsepower. It's very peppy, rarely needs a downshift from 6th climbing hills on the interstates, and balanced better than nearly anything set at it's price point. Probably the only thing I'd change is putting unequal length headers on it from the factory to get rid of the…

Whoa! Chinamen is not the preferred nomenclature Dude! Now mark it a zero, he crossed the line!

My 84 Toyota Pickup (of all things) requires heel toeing when I'm wheeling. The previous owner didn't see a need for vacuum lines, fuel return lines, and a bevy of other things. The aftermarket Weber without vacuum and proper tuning (I'm sure), and best guess timing settings result in a 22R that doesn't like to idle…

I'd be interested to know more about it. I'm by no means an engineer, but I do know my way around a small block Ford. Mine has the 400 horsepower, but the only way it will get 110 miles to the gallon is to drop it to Earth from 110 miles up.

Boy you sure do assume a good many things. I'd be interested in what you would be able to do to affect the actions of the US military. Are you perhaps the collective E-voice of congress? I've seen a good chunk of this world, and judging from your need to be "right" on the internet your world view is formed by Gawker…