Super interesting data - the slope of the speed plot (i.e. the acceleration) is pretty much constant up to about 230kph/143mph - indicating that they were mostly grip-limited to that speed. After that, the curve matches what you’d expect for the significant aero load at such high speed. The car is also still…

I wonder if I could even beat this by throwing my Miata out of a plane from sufficient height.

I like that they clearly did this with a grand total of 3 people. Guaranteed VW had a team of engineers optimizing every aspect of their run. Koenigsegg just takes their car to the nearest air strip and demolishes the Chiron’s record, then probably gets lunch.

If I won the Powerball, I would consider getting a K-egg. Because I might be able to text CvK at random hours asking for his opinion on things. Like, “Chris, whaddya think of the latest episode of Designated Survivor?”. That kind of stuff. CvK, being a gentleman an’ all, would prolly respond.

“I have a Giulia QV. It was delivered on May 11. It has 1,800 miles. It has not experienced a single issue…not a code, not a stall, nothing. Not a single issue.”

I will drive it everyday. I don’t usually drive more than 300 miles in a day.

If this is a list of quirks, then shouldn’t there be a Doug Score?

I mean it’s detuned for efficiency, usability and probably partially longevity. I don’t think it’s going to be marketed as “grown-up Civic Type R”, that’s just the car-enthusiast fantasy I couldn’t help but address.

The videos had to be edited since the cameras were also manufactured by Alfa, and thus broke down during the shoot.

In Europe, a loud exhaust note is considered unrefined

A four door liftback isn’t entirely comparable to a two door, you know.

OH! Jokes about the reliability of Alfa Romeo. SO original and funny! HAHAHA!

This is what the $6,800 worth of damage looked like:

Sometimes there isn’t much of a choice, though. They’re easy enough to avoid in more rural towns, but bigger urban areas with lots of sprawl? You’re gonna have a beast of a time finding the house you want that you can afford and otherwise plausibly live with outside of an HOA.

Before you HOA apologists get here, I’ll say this: if you seriously have a problem with this guy parking his upside-down car in his driveway, get a hobby. Get a fun car. Get a fun boyfriend/girlfriend. Get some perspective. Get anything other than upset about this, because if you are, you are wasting precious moments…

I want to see a drag race, in reverse, against the new Camry, followed by huge J-turns into each other in the middle of the drag strip for some ass-to-ass action.

Because people just GOTTA have those annoying overplayed pop ‘songs’, commercials for Al’s Bargain Basement Mattress Emporium every 7 minutes, and countless droning morning DJs and propaganda spewing talk radio hosts.

“It duz tew! It’s disrepectin’ mah flahg.” Says the fat asshole wearing a flag hat (thus violating the Flag Code), sitting on his couch, sipping his can of America whilst the National Anthem plays in the background at the beginning of a NASCAR race.

And he’s right.

Should have started with a Fusion.