No.... in fact he did the exact opposite.

Not convertible, TRD Turbo kit. TRD Turbo kit. TRD Turbo kit!

It's maybe a little loud for my tastes too, but I also think that's probably the nature of mods that boost the power by over 75%.

Yeah! I wish we could go back to the good ol' days of F1 when technology wasn't a factor! Oh wait...

I'm not worried one bit! (although small overlap isn't on there)

Neutral: Do Insurance Costs Play Into Your Buying Decision? If so, how much?

Oh! I agree. I don't see how it happened. I just was sharing a cool fact about physics. :)

Friction don' care what your contact patch size is! Strange but true.

Huh?

C'était un Rendez-vous

Sorry dude, you're one of us.

1st Gear: I dunno, Ford's position makes sense to me. They're about making money, so if they can, legally, they'll do it. Especially if their competition is doing it. But they still realize that consumers would not be too happy about it. If there are specific regulations, they can still use/sell this data in a…

I'm not questioning what you did, I'm just saying I don't think it represents responsibility. Not that that precludes you from being a very responsible person!

CYA doesn't really count as responsible in my book.

They've been hooned to hell and haven't depreciated much. I was looking at 3 year old or so, 30,000 mile or so WRXs and GTIs a few years ago, and the asking price for each one was only a few grand off of what it would be for a brand new one. With the warranty, better financing, and reassurance of a new car it just…

I do wonder though, if they raised the bed a few inches (which will of course turn off some potential buyers), I bet they could fit a whole lotta batteries and improve the weight distribution.

I do believe that mass adds to your rolling resistance. But only in a linear fashion, so it's probably negligible when compared to drag. So yes, I am being a bit of a pedant.

Haha! I came here to post this!

Sure, if one company were trying to decide whether to invest in improving the economy of their truck or their hybrid sedan, for the good of the environment, this would be a useful analysis. Otherwise, I don't see the point. When people talk about the prius being some godsend, they're talking about their own personal…

How would the back open? If the glass lifted a la C6 and company, that could be awesome! Much more usable space. (One might be able to tell that I wrestled with fitting a large rubbermade container into my FR-S last weekend.)