If the Mazda3 paired the turbo with a stick I would very much care. It would most likely be my next car.

I would rather they PAY her for it lol she maintained that vehicle better than most, and she should be compensated for that. I don’t care that the car is going to a museum, I care that she’s not getting paid for it. 

I just don’t see this as particularily impressive. If this was a $100k mustang it would be world beating to go this quickly, but when your mustang costs substantially more than a GT3 RS and is eight seconds slower....meh?

I’m pretty sure Chevrolet already has developed a car to beat that with the new ZR1. That thing is going to be an absolute monster.

Hell, they might actually have TWO cars already developed to beat that, depending on how far along the Zora is. I know they’ve already been testing it at the ‘Ring.  

Without the flares it was also always saddled with 275mm max rear tire width. Which never looked right.  Carryover from its days as a Mercedes platform.

So even in cities with what I assume it good to great public transit travel by car is twice as fast.

Ran a Turbodyne electric supercharger on our FSAE car back in 2000.  It was a unit that was sold to be retrofitted to diesel busses to bridge the gap until the regular turbo spooled up to help with emissions.  Had a little DC brushless motor that spun to 60k rpm and made 3-4 psi of boost on out CBR600F2 engine.  We…

I agree, and this should be mandatory: 

If this thing comes in below $200k before markups, and I think it will, GM will have knocked this thing out of the park.

That is absolutely stupid performance for that money.  

They don't define what maximum recommended RPMs is. If that's their warranty administration setting that number, could be some arbitrary BS well below the redline. Who knows without specifics. 

the engine had been red-lined multiple times

It is not just pedestrians it is limited vision and the negative affect on accident avoidance. A pillars are huge for crash protection and because they house airbags. Windshields are slanted for aero and styling purposes. I have had cars “ride” up the a pillar blind spot and not see them until the last minute. Rear…

Modern cars are, for the most part, fantastic. Plus, you don’t have to worry about dying if you get into a minor car accident, and they’re – for the most part – better for the environment.

It’s not about just power. It’s about power to weight. You need a lot less horsepower in a miata than you do in a 5000+lb EV.

My personal rules of thumb are the minimum to not feel excessively ‘slow’ is 20lbs per hp. So in a 3000lb car, you need 150hp. This is why a CRX SI or Miata which have just over 100hp but weigh…

I’m guessing this is so kids can’t get out without the parents being near them. Otherwise kids could open doors into oncoming traffic.

I really don’t like the front fascia on the XRT, but I’d still consider the XRT model. I’ve been casually considering the current Ioniq 5 as an eventual replacement for my current commuter/errand car, but the XRT trim would make it a bit better for the desert dirt roads around where I live and which are often…

Porsche dude is right.

I’m fully aware. That’s what makes the C8 Z06 and ZR-1 so awesome. 

Yeah I said this on a related article - for what this costs I’d take the new ZR-1 and buy a nice used GT350R and still have enough left over for a nice dinner out.

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