The data may be hard to find...or might not exist at all. That doesn’t change the fact that you thesis (paraphrasing) “pickups are a danger to cars” is a gratuitous assertion in every sense of the phrase. And, while my truck’s handling and braking distance most closely match the “left end” of the automotive…

I understand that pickups have greater mass. I also understand that modern trucks, such as my Ram 2500 (the tow rig for my track toys) actually has a shorter stopping distance and corners better than some cars sold today.

More assertions, no data. Just because you don’t like something doesn’t mean it’s bad...

Are you actually stating that vehicles larger than yours are more dangerous (to you) than vehicles of less-than or equal size? Do you have any data to support that notion? I certainly haven’t seen any...

[Insert overpayed GrumpyCat meme here]

I love these kinds of events...wish I would of known about this in advance. Hard to keep track of all of open-road events!

I drove one a couple of months ago. It’s a baby 488 in a lot of ways, without the elbow room or amenities that broaden the spectrum of things that you can actually do with the car. This thing is very close to being a single-focused track-day car, even more so than a car such as a Viper ACR. The steering is wonderful,…

The DouSelect isn’t an in-house solution but is sourced completely from Graziano, similar to Ferrari of the same era.

Another tough call, but I’m going with borderline NP.

As an ECU software engineer, and software salesman, I think that there are two issues: the egregious nature of the cheat and how difficult it really is to trace compiled software in an embedded controller.

There are a couple of best practices that we should discuss about this article.

This is right on the NP/CP border; it’s probably CP based on a quick search and my impression that there’s a lot of low-mile Corvettes in people’s garages. My opinion is based on conversations with a lot of Corvette owners that take pride in keeping miles off their cars. This isn’t an insult...just an observation.

I rented these several times on business trips and seriously considered buying one. These are, in my opinion, the zenith of the E/K platform but I would only consider a 93 with the Northstar as the ancient 4.5 is a dog.

Funny that you mention that you cross-shopped this against the Viper, as I think of this the Mercedes version of the Viper. I drove a GTS and it’s fantastic...but I’ll keep my Viper.

Thank you for articulating your position.

Talk to anyone at Chrysler, and the goal was indeed to “take on the Corvette”. They did the best they could with the budget that they had, and could have done more if the sales would have justified additional investment. And, if you ever get a chance, ask someone on the team what defined the Viper; it was much more…

This “was never meant to be ‘easy’ to drive” assertion is a fallacy. It’s handling was the result of a lack of experience in designing sports cars and a shoe-string budget. Many of the engineers that worked on the project came of Jeep/Truck and the platform could only afford minimal outside help.

I think they would have sold a lot more - look at every other car in the segment - and that may have justified additional investment. Selling a fifth of your forecast ensures that you won’t spend the additional money.

What “form”? Are you suggesting that entire car is defined by one component? I’ve had three Vipers over the years, currently have a 5-Gen, and it wouldn’t bother me one iota if an automatic was available.