Yeah, but I mean if you look at routes in the northern and eastern parts of the country, they look amazingly promising for winding roads.

That's great and all, but what I really want to see is a Top Gear UK challenge in North Korea. It won't happen ever ever ever, but even given that a lot of the roads are probably in piss-poor shape, they have some crazy, curvy routes that look like they'd be a blast, and most of North Korea is as mountainous and…

I don't know if it's the size of auto companies in the UK or what, but McLaren is taking the somewhat annoying Aston Martin approach to their lineup: build one car, with one engine, in a bunch of different forms, and call them separate models for more press and money. It's a great approach financially, but it's…

...A lot of metropolitan areas in the Midwest, including the Cleveland I now live in, expanded and/or made plans for expansion that were way beyond what was economically realistic, and now are under-occupied, in debt, and either in stagnation or outright decline, from economic and demographic standpoints. Given where…

Okay, presenting this issue to a bunch of 8th graders is unwise. However, bringing it up to economists and philosophers is much more interesting, and useful. Capitalism only necessarily emphasizes private property, not human welfare. What, then, is the most natural and resource-efficient way to assure human welfare in…

I really think Lexus deserves a bit more credibility and respect than they're given. From the beginning, they've done RWD, V8 luxury, sports coupes and convertibles, and they're now beginning to take the idea of a traditional-enthusiast's idea of a respectable car seriously; the LFA, GS F Sport, and ISF are all…

As long as you understand that, per the literal definitions of the words "hard" and "work", you did not actually do "hard work", we're good. Presumably, you did everything with the assumption that it would some day help you advance in your career—present pain for future pay off. That kind of long-term planning is…

Well, you clearly are making a judgment call on the complaining, whether or not you think you are/are willing to say you are. History has advanced primarily because large groups of individuals have realized when the deck was seriously stacked against them and called the world out on it. I don't think anyone is…

...Is it not common knowledge by now among us car people that the Hyundai logo is supposed to be two people shaking hands? The Genesis logo is stupid, but Hyundai and Honda both happen to start with the letter "h" when romanized; is that Hyundai's fault? Or should Honda have intellectual property rights over the Latin…

....Is it not common knowledge among us car people by now that the Hyundai logo is supposed to be two people shaking hands? The Genesis logo is genuinely stupid, but Hyundai and Honda both happen to start with the letter "h" when Romanized; is that Hyundai's fault? Or should Honda have intellectual property claims on…

It's not really fair to say that they haven't learned anything about powertrains. Hyundai produce plenty of competitive and reliable engines; that one of their most complicated ones happens to be having reliability issues isn't that big of a mark against them; it's worth remembering that the 2.0 turbo is only their…

As far as I know, Hyundai used Mazda or Mitsubishi engines until just before the turn of the century. And aside from some component manufacturing subsidiaries, the rest of the Hyundai chaebol doesn't do much for Hyundai Motors. Chaebol generally act more like holding groups than groups of interacting businesses; their…

Maybe a bit unfair, but Hyundai's only been building any engines at all for about 20 years or so, whereas everyone else has had at least 30 (...as far as I can remember, right now). I think it definitely has something to do with the rate at which Hyundai grew its sales; the upper-level Hyundai people have said now…

The Model S is the only BEV with a range in excess of 150 miles, and it's well outside the budgets of most people. Even if most people travel far, far fewer miles each day, the small range of most BEV's still necessitates a second car that can travel more for the 2 or 3 times a year a person does so. In what situation…

Hmm, guess I've been a bit behind the curve, what with the natural gas changeover these past few years. Your point is still incorrect. This is only a natural gas car if reformation is accomplished with natural gas. No arguing; thus far it mostly has been, but it doesn't have to be. I also obviously can't argue that…

According to Autocar, this is based on a really interesting carbon-fiber reinforced plastic spaceframe developed with Hyosung and Lotte, two of Korea's biggest companies; Hyosung is a major up-and-comer in the materials development and production world. The article says that Hyundai claims it could be put into…

By that logic, most electrical cars in the U.S. are coal-powered.

But how could you be so certain without lots of things pointing and angling at them??

Or any car on a whim. Unless it's a 20-year old car you got for $500 bucks that you know is on the edge, odds are it's a multiple-thousands dollar purchase, a major investment you'll be paying for and entrusting your life to for years to come. I understand and sympathize with the fact that many people don't have time…

The real shame is that we have millions of dollars being poured into researching autonomous driving when there are people poor enough to not have access to mental healthcare; it's usually problems like those that lead to this kind of morbid obesity.