IIRC, Brazil uses Ethanol, not Methanol. They grow an abundance of sugar cane, which is more cheaply processed into Ethanol than the corn that we use in the US.

It’s quite unfortunate that the supercharged V6 is not available with a manual, as it now is in the F-Type. I’m actually looking at making a purchase within this segment/price bracket within the next few years, and that instantly knocks it off the list for me.

As I said, according to the article, he doesn’t actually forge his blades:

Since he apparently does not forge his own steel (according to the contents of the article), he would have to buy pre-made Damascus blanks, which I can imagine are fairly expensive.

Very true. It seems like almost every automaker was really bad about this in the late 90s and early 2000s.

I find it mildly amusing that of all the models to post a picture of, you chose one of the ones with actual performance. The Corolla XRS was given the 2ZZ-GE (same engine as the Celica GT-S and Lotus Elise, but with a milder tune), a close-ratio 6-speed manual, and bespoke suspension tuning.

The Corolla is actually available with a 6-speed manual, believe it or not.

High Intensity Headlamps

Read the paragraph that you quoted again.

Admittedly, I don't really get the hype for this thing; it's heavier and slower than a 9 year old normally-aspirated Elise, and (IMO) much less attractive...

Huh, makes me wonder where I first heard it used incorrectly.

Lotus Engineering actually did a weight-reduction study on the Toyota Venza a while back, and the results were pretty staggering. I would actually be pretty interested to see what Lotus Cars could do in this segment by utilizing that know-how.

This is the Camry V6 that you're lauding so much. Say what you want about the cars that Toyota makes, but the engines they produce are pretty damn good (if a little "behind-the-time").

Yon = 4
Go = 5
Hachi = 8

What car is this in the background?