Actually, you might be right on that. My bad.

Probably doesn't do squat in reality, but it's supposed to be to reduce drag and increase stability at speeds >100 MPH.

The R2 RX-8 has the exact same 18x7.5 wheels that are used on the Genpu MS3. Until 2012 or 2013, they were an aluminum finish instead of charcoal on the MS3 as well. It's only the last couple years that they've started powder-coating them darker.

I drove one, and it didn't make me feel alive.

Yeah, and it can go in multiple directions as well.

Frankly, the ride really *isn't* that bad.

I only wish the engine note had a little more scream to it at high RPM.

Totally agree. It looks good in pictures, but it looks *gorgeous* in person.

I don't think there's enough time left before the heat death of the universe for the genius of Pininfarina's design to become evident to me, or for the Enzo to be anything but hella fugly in my eyes.

I don't argue that McLaren seems like a very "sterile" carmaker in comparison to Ferrari or Lamborghini.

How is this a negative, exactly?

There is no shortage of self-indulgent wieners who want to roll up at their local Starbucks looking like they've Made It™ in life. There is no fashion accessory for the job like a Ferrari.

It's possible I'm misremembering, but I'm fairly confident that this all was from when I lived in the Raleigh, NC area.

And since it's a Hennessey, it'll probably involve 50% "borrowed" parts and need to be taken for a tune-up every 30 feet.

There is still less parasitic loss in a manual transmission than an automatic. Ergo, it is innately more efficient.

I dunno, I'd have to give Tokyo the nod for #1 purely because of the sheer vastness of area that it covers.

#1 and #2 have to be DC and NYC in that order. DC traffic is just inexcusably awful if Congress is in session, and NYC is just terrible period.

The best automotive compromise is the Mazda3 hatchback.

I would take back the most horrific, riced-out piece of crap Civic I could find, in the hopes of raising awareness and preventing them from ever being "cool".

In the interest of fairness, I did suggest padiddle as the best road game to play, and even commented about the differences in playing "real" (strip) vs. non-strip based on the occupants of the car, but it was ex.saint who actually described the rules.