The timing of this article is perfect, in that I drove one of these last weekend to answer this very question for myself. I’m a glutton for punishment, but even I don’t want to daily-drive a 4C. I agree with almost of all of your observations, which aren’t as tongue-in-cheek as most people would suspect...

This is precisely why I don’t like hoods/bonnets that open front-up. I think that it’s simple enough to package the hinges forward, instead of at the cowl.

Babies will, of course, try to eat everything they come across. The problem with this isn’t the baby doing what babies do, it is more so with un-engaged baby-producers that give said baby/toddler something without vetting it first.

I could tell dozens of stories, but one of my favorites is about a 1998 LH pilot car (specifically a near-saleable Intrepid) that Bramalee/Brampton loaned to a certain individual in Manufacturing that refused to return it to the plant. Originally assigned as an end-of-line test system prove-out subject, this car…

Sound advice, but I would still prefer the DCT...

who the fuck would buy an EVO MR with an auto

Just to be clear...there are a lot of us that think that DCTs enhance the driving experience, not detract from it. I like manuals, but prefer DCTs for the same reason that I don’t want the steering column-mounted spark advance lever that used to be on most cars - there are modern alternatives.

I actually would! The trolling potential is over 9000...

Life is indeed too short to make car purchases based on what other people think. This is why I get annoyed by “you’re not a real enthusiast if you XXXXX” kind of posts...

I’m mildly curious as to why you felt that this was the place to post your Master’s thesis...but not enough to read it.

Best news in ages. I know that the teams acted for their own reasons, most likely financial in nature, but I still applaud them for forcing Bernie and Jean to back-down...

There’s nothing wrong with people not wanting to buy cars based on transmissions. Anyone can see that you’re passionate about these, but this position is really hard to defend.

My *wife* will not accept an automatic equipped car, and neither should anyone else who gives fuck one about actually driving.

I was involved with ECOcar II, and this program is a superb training ground for the next generation of auto industry personnel - and not just engineers. ECOcar team members come from a variety of disciplines, including marketing, program management and quality management. ECOcar participants are often recruited by the…

Go to a BMW dealer and, if you haven’t ridden a bike with a ‘race’ shifting system, secure a test-ride on a bike so equipped. Banging out near-instant up-shifts and down-shifts is a lot of fun, and DSC will simply bring this to a higher level of performance. I think that it would be easy (speaking as an automotive…

Entry-level detectors, and older detectors of any provenance, will indeed produce frequent false alerts in today’s RF environment. Premium detectors, including the Escort MAX360 and late-model Valentine V-1s, are selective enough to rarely false and sensitive enough to detect scatter from other vehicles.

This is a great article and, while I think that many are going to blame the DOT for this, much of the blame sits with the manufacturers. Many cars equipped with filament bulbs use voltage regulation (typically pulse-width modulation of the battery feed) to extend bulb life and manage current consumption, and this…

Read the linked article; there is still a fair bit of the original car there and the owner wanted to start with an actual street car.

The GT-R has, in my opinion, always been a “driver” and enhancing its road manners is probably a good move. The can always offer a NISMO with even greater differentiation if the market demands one...

Using audio analysis to measure engine RPM is a mature technology: