5. MERGE AT SPEED. People already on the interstate have the right of way, and technically don’t have to move over for your slow ass. Match the speed of traffic before you merge.

Can we get them raised to the 85th percentile speed, then? Or at least something that reflects the last three decades of improvements in efficiency and safety?

They still have to run all the accessories and lights and things, and that’s still all standardized on 12v. When the car is on, there’s a DC-DC converter that siphons some 12v off the HV battery pack, but when the car is turned off the main pack is shut off and totally isolated from the rest of the car for safety. So…

Losing a $30k sale over $100 is actually them being a victim of their own success. You can’t be a no-haggle dealership, especially a big-name one with a reputation, and then make deals. It kills the reputation and the reason for your existence.

Sorry, you seem to have replied to your preconceptions instead of to my actual statements. You can keep your sooty little diesels. I want your kit cars and an RS6 Avant.

Everyone wants what they can’t have. You get affordable Caterhams and loads of station wagon/estate options. We get affordable fuel and monstrous engines.

That’s not a knock against the Stinger, that’s a really impressive showing from the Focus and a track that really caters to the Focus’s strengths.

Crossovers/SUV’s are literally useless.

100% with you on this. I grew up hearing about million-mile diesel engines, but I’ve driven a range of more modern diesels and don’t see the appeal any more (at US fuel prices), even in light-duty pickups. My experience has been twofold.

My guess is the Ecometer makes a correlation between RPM and throttle position. Coasting and engine braking are at the same throttle position, but coasting will be at a lower (idle) RPM and thus give a lower reading. A better gauge would use injector duty cycle, and would almost certainly give a different reading.

Patching, not victim-shaming, is the correct response to a vulnerability. Bluetooth is one of the most significant usability bonuses to a modern mobile device, is included in every device, and is nearly required for some (iPhone 7 and up). I don’t buy a new phone and disable 4G to minimize the potential for viruses…

That particular image may be of a cover, but at least two companies (EVP and Floody Carbag) offer dry-bags for cars. Both are cheaper than most insurance deductibles, and even if they weren’t, plenty of rare or discontinued cars would be hard to replace with the insurance money.

In this case, what you want is a weekend toy, not a different commuter. You’d hate traffic just as much in a Veyron as in your Leaf, and nothing that meets your shopping criteria is going to stand up to the legacy of the GTO or the shadow of the GT2 RS.

It’s too early to really see how all these turbo engines are going to hold up, but I’m not all that worried. These aren’t ‘80's cars with a turbo strapped to a stock block for a bit of extra punch. Even in the late ‘90's and early ‘00's, Volkswagen, Saab, and Volvo were turbocharging all kinds of mundane things, and…

And THIS is why most traction control systems re-enable themselves when the car is shut off.

I live in a part of the United States which averages 30 inches of snow per year. That’s nowhere near the snowiest parts of the country, but it’s on the heavy side of average for non-mountainous areas which get snow in the first place. Certainly, it’s more than enough snow to concern drivers. Yet 99% of cars I see run…

Now that they’ve all got lock-up torque converters and parity or better in the number of gears, it’s highly unlikely any driver will get better economy from a manual than an automatic being driven similarly. Even short-shifting and driving like a grandma, you’re guessing about where the engine is most efficient. The…

Are those numbers in Dollarydoos or Canadabucks? In Freedom Dollars, the Ecoboost Mustang is less than $30k WITH the Performance Pack, and you can get a GT for well under $40. You can push either model up by $10k if you get the Premium and start stacking on the options, but that’s not sensible when you’re looking for…

How many vehicles have you personally purchased new from the dealer with a manual transmission? If the answer is “none” or any variation on “depreciation” then you’re a bigger part of the problem than any manufacturer or clueless non-enthusiast driver.

Cue a bunch of whining on forums about this, largely by people who weren’t going to buy one new anyway.