Did they do this in the evening just so they would get the most amazing pics of it, or was that a happy coincidence?

Exactly!

So... does Japan have a subculture of bigger turbos and chipping these little go-karts?

Rocket?

If the Supreme Leader is any indication, they need to do some more walking.

What a salty pun.

As a 40-something Civic Si driver, I should be square in the (small) demographic that both wants a Type-R, and can afford one (at the markup).

As a private pilot and aspiring instrument pilot (someday)... the detail here is amazing. I can barely do a solid hold; this guy drew more accurate lines in the sky than I could with a pen on paper.

Shortly after 9/11, my wife was making frequent trips from our home in Raleigh, NC, to where were heading to roost in upstate NY - the joy of the parent company selling off my little chunk.

I get “run what ya brung” but isn’t this getting just a little out of hand?

A hurricane, you say? What should you buy?

Also, “wow that empty trailer sure seems heavy...”

Miata is after all the answer to every automotive question, right?

But, as I’m sure you’re already figuring out, David.... does it come in Jeep?

Pardon if I cut to the chase, David, but it seems to me like what you’re saying is “if the inside of the mechanicals of your vehicle look like any of mine, it’s bad”.

When I had my previous Civic Si, I used to seek out the fun way to get where I was going. A periodic trip was from Raleigh, NC to Reading, PA. The “normal” way there involved a long slog up I-95. The way I chose to go was pretty much north-northwest out of Raleigh, eventually meeting up with I-81 somewhere in…

Facial recognition? I had that on an old Android phone. It never worked... except when I returned from a bike ride looking like absolute crap, THEN it would immediately welcome me to the phone. It was more than a little disconcerting, to say the least.

To be fair, it appears he was driving that Hummer SUT - Sport Utility Truck - so it’s safe to say any chance he had to be cool was long since dead.

I once had the singular experience of riding in the backseat of a Mondial.

There’s a Cross Cabriolet for sale at Infiniti of Apex, NC.