Dear Santa: 1 Mazdaspeed turbo 2016 MX-5 with 235hp 230lb ft torque in BRG.

Is there some option between 155hp and an LS swap? It doesn't need 350HP but it needs more than 155. Damn I hope this skyactive is easier to turbo than the previous engine. :-\

"How difficult is it to add power to that 2.0 skyactive engine?" is the only question in my mind.

With no RX7 to steal sales from I don't understand why Mazda doesn't offer a high powered Mazdaspeed version.

Not for long, I'm sure.

Note that Japan is not unique in having unmanned food stalls, as they can also be found in many other countries throughout the world. Vending machines are ultimately a modern version of these stalls.

"Unfortunately, this video is not available in your country because it could contain music from UMG, for which we con not agree on conditions of use with GEMA."

It must be music to someone's ears... >_<

I saw the WRX Concept at Frankfurt. I must have spent 20 minutes just walking around it, looking from every angle. I was prepared to go home and put my current car up for sale that very night.

And then the production WRX came out. O_o

But you replied to me and I'm not a fan electric steering so I took it personal. ;-)

One of your examples is total911.com, do you really expect a site with that name to have anything but praise for all things Porsche?

They recently found two of the supports had NO earth under them at all, literally just hanging in place. To top it off, a replacement is tied up in legal hell as politicians and environmentalists scwable over tit for tat."

If you manage to fit hydraulic steering to a chassis designed for an electrical rack, you let us all know. Anything is possible, but I have a feeling that this retrofit will be so expensive it will be unrealistic.

Show me where I called Porsche's electric steering "masterful." ;-)

IIRC: Chris Harris said he liked the 911 better with hydraulic steering, but that the programming improvements on the electrical rack on the GT3 got it back to "almost as good" as hydraulic.

The M3 and M4 have the electric steering from the 3/4 on which they're based. The M5 and M6 have the electric steering from the 5/6. The M2 will be no different.

I doubt if it's even possible to [semi-easily] retrofit a hydraulic steering onto the chassis that was designed for electric. .

2 words: electric steering.

I hate BMW's AWD system. All understeer, all the time; numb steering (even before the electric PS took over the lineup); huge turning radius. People seem to love them, but I sure don't.

Because that doesn't cut taxes for the rich.

Thanks for the literal lesson on incorrectly using "literally."
Next you can blast me for correctly using "your" and "you're."

Literally?

I wonder how much labor would be involved? New ECU? And for a wrong-side drive. :-\
It would ruin it's "collector value," but that would just free you up to actually enjoy the car.

Figures that the Swiss Franc would skyrocket right before the Geneva auto show. >_<

You made the correct choice. See the post above about what would be necessary to get this NSX road legal.