Great story. You made me laugh and remember actual payphones and fax machines. Man, I’m old...

1st Gear: VW’s union has real power in Germany. They have board seats and are included in almost every aspect of the decision process. How refreshing!

I have been waiting for F1 to institute a cost cap. They have to try something to make the racing more competitive. As it stands the top three finishing teams are a known quantity halfway through the first rrace. The real competition is for “best of the rest”. Unfortunately, we all know the cost cap will not fix all…

I previously owned a S4 and now own a 3 series with X-Drive. While Audi Quattro is great the tire choice is the biggest contributing factor to traction. I drove a Tesla P85D with winter tires in the Upper Peninsula last winter and that car performed miracles in deep, wet snow.

I stand with everyone at G/O Media. Please let us know if there is anything we, as your loyal readers can do to help.

I can’t afford a Carerra S but it’s nice to know that Porsche listens to its US customers. And it's a no-cost option! I thought they'd charge $10k just because they could. At the very least I thought they'd create some Porsche Carrera S Autobahn Nurburgring R special edition version that comes standard with a manual.

Good catch. I actually mean E-Pace but that shows how incomprehensible Jaguar's naming scheme is. Why is the electric crossover not the E-Pace?

Thanks for the bonus pics! I agree that this class of vehicle is particularly pointless (Cayenne Turbo S, RQ5, Trackhawk, X5M, etc.) but they are seriously entertaining. They also serve as great halo vehicles to get customers into that base model 2.0L 4-cylinder I-Pace with a $599/month lease. Plus, I love that color.

I completely agree. I’m in the industry and I can tell you firsthand that automakers have dliberately made it more difficult for third-party repair shops to service newer cars. Nearly half of the ‘repairs’ performed on newer cars involve proprietary diagnostic tools. Very few repair shops can afford $10-$15k for…

Ford has seriously improved Sync since its initial rollout. I’ll reserve my judgement on the new system's UI and functionality until I actually use it IRL. Every automaker will eventually be offering over the air updates but I wonder just how long they will support aging vehicles. I don’t see Ford still offering to…

Does that price include any factory support? It at least looks badass.

I have seen 3 in the DMV* and one is my neighbor across the street.

Wow, I want a GT350 really bad. I don’t ‘need’ 760 horsepower. However, I do need a flat plane crank V8 that sounds like a Ferrari V8 on crack.

I completely agree and begged her to just lease this time around. No dice. I will quote the SIL “I don’t want to RENT a car.” I died a little inside. The worse part is our local Porsche dealer had a pristine CPO Cayenne GTS for LESS than she’s paying for the X5. I tried to take her for a test drive and I’ll quote…

I just had a similar situation. I just helped my SIL buy an Audi A7 in 2017 and now she wants a X5. I’ve run the numbers and explained why this is a BAD idea but she doesn’t care. She wants a higher seating position and more power. No kids or even a dog. The other girls at yoga boot camp have BMW’s so now that’s what…

When it comes to states’ rights you may be misinformed. I personally believe that California absolutely has the right to set their own emissions standards. The false equivalency made between the brutal subjugation of human beings and attempting to keep vehicles from spewing toxic pollution in the air we all breath is…

California originally established CARB and set their own mpg and emissions standards in direct response to overwhelming and deadly air pollution. At the time the Federal government was not responsive to California’s request for higher standards. So the state decided that it had to take decisive action.

2nd Gear: The effects of the strike will definitely be seen in GM’s upcoming quarters but that $3 billion dollar profit shows why the strike was necessary. GM wanted the UAW to give in to all its demands and be happy about it. The workers were not only interested in pay raises and profit sharing but also corporate…

I absolutely agree that ownership should listen to the talented journalists who have made G/O Media what it is today. Unfortunately that is not in their business plan. Their ultimate plan is fairly obvious and it does not include meaningful journalism or appreciation of its loyal readers. They intend to do everything…

Thank you David. Another reason for me to go back to SLC. I had no idea this museum even existed.