I’ve seen some people theorize that it is more of an issue if you don’t play the game much and your player level is low - the game will artificially make drivatars faster than you (absurdly fast on the straights) to show that they are higher level.

I have certainly personally experienced it. It’s annoying because you…

Forget the pickup, give me the (also probably vaporware) Alpha JAX!

But will they fix the absurd AI rubber banding that plagued previous Horizon entries?

Except at least in Star Wars, they aren’t creating an anti-gravity field. The repulsorlift is mounted on the bottom of the speeder and pushes upwards on it by “pushing against its gravity, producing thrust” (Wookiepedia) to me this says that these devices are essentially reversing their own gravity only, not creating…

Same, if revised, underlying chassis yes. Though, the 370Z handled fine, it was just a bit heavy. If they put that twin turbo engine in without gaining weight and revised the interior, I think that’s all it really needed.

They left off an important figure: what does it WEIGH? The outgoing 370z is 3400+, I’m worried this is going to be up over 3500 with the twin turbo power plant, which will be a significant downside vs the Supra. Hopefully they managed to shave some weight from the chassis and I’m wrong, because it looks great and has…

Can has new STI hatchback? Pretty please?

I can definitely see KN. KM I guess if the K and M overlap?

Wonder what the curb weight is now. Can we get one but with the JCW GP powerplant?

Don’t get too excited until you see specs everyone. Remember the CR-Z...

I’d go with a Fiero, but find one that’s already been swapped to a 3800SC or a V8 with an auto, lots of those around and you should be able to find a very well sorted one for a 25k budget. If you get one with the early nose and fastback swap it they kind of resemble an Esprit too:

I’m saying that the failure was caused by a rod bearing spinning on the Ti rods. The anti-friction coating on the rods from the factory is thin and wears off, after which point the Titanium rods essentially eat each-other. The problem happens much faster on a track driven engine but can happen on a street car…

Crankshaft, connecting rods, pistons. Yes.

I’m currently waiting for my second LS7 rebuild to finish up, I use my 09 Z06 for time attack. Both rebuilds were caused by rod bearings failing on the OE Titanium rods. I’m switching over to steel now, reduction in high-rpm horsepower be damned.

The valves aren’t the only issue. You’re correct that the rest of the engine is good for 95%+ of drivers, but for someone who wants to actually drive it hard on a track...it’s not there. The Ti rods are a very expensive day waiting to happen.

- Well documented valve breakage/drop issues (need to replace at minimum the valve guides), can destroy the engine if not fixed pre-emptively

GM LS engines. Honda K series. These are the two engines being swapped into everything, and there’s a reason. Reliable, easy power with lots of support.

LS in general, yes. LS7...no. As a Z06 owner, trust me they aren’t reliable unless you replace the entire rotating assembly.

Yeah, a program to give people of diverse backgrounds who are already successful in motorsport a leg up to the big leagues does nothing to address the fact that the vast majority of people cannot afford to be successful in motorsport, regardless of how talented they may be.

Isn’t this basically what ROC (race of champions) is designed to do? Knockout style shootout championship in identical cars on a stadium course. Bringing that into the olympics would be an awesome move in my opinion.