I was just talking with my father in law last month, after he drove from California to Virginia in one go, with no breaks. To me, this was insane, and I told him so. But for him it was a habit ingrained from his youth. He told me about the state of travel for black folk in the 50s, when he grew up, and how his family…

Thanks so much for posting this, it was fascinating!

CP, even if it was driving, what are you trying to do graverobbah? kill me?!?!

But is it going to suck

Seems more likely, but still ridiculously expensive for such cars. That would be 48.342,85 dollars for a volvo sedan, unless it’s in Denmark of course, that’s what decent cars cost..

Ah. That one.

I live in a place(third world) where there is absolutely zero speeding enforcement. Truckers get paid commision for the number of total completed trips. They can work 24/7 and they do. There are no trains. All cargo transport is done by trucks. The roads are 2 and 4 lane without any physical division between the…

For point #3, I’d like to see all “sin taxes” get donated in a similar fashion.

I’ll make anyone in support of speed cameras (and honestly let’s throw red light cameras in as well since we know they increase rear-end collisions) a deal.

I’ve got a vaguely similar system in my MR2 - mix that with the supercharger system and the electronic control systems and you have a hell of a time diagnosing issues.

I think modern cars are too fast and powerful for 99% of what most people do.

AKA: Bye-Turbo.

But Sampras was so fucking good...

I am 46, and played a lot of tennis in the 70's and 80's. Everybody watched, too. Loved Mac. Loved Borg (had a Donnay Borg racquet!). Loved Becker. Hated Sampras.

It’s actually even better than that.

Excelent article! I have been following this engine for a while and I must say that a real world improvement of 15% is amazing (considering the model comparisons by Mazda). As you said Mazda claimed an improvement between 20 and 30%, however I was sure that was for mechanical efficiency of the ICE itself, so seeing…