When did they start running Paris-Roubaix in August? Doesn’t that defeat the purpose?

“Encourage”?

Awesome article about one of my favorite airplanes. A few years ago (2010 or so) on my commute into downtown Indianapolis, I-70 was under construction and I was stuck in traffic just past the end of one of the runways at IND. FedEx still had a few -200s flying and one filled my windshield landing right in front of me.…

Even on the first-half FGs, although I am usually the one SCREAMING to go for it on fourth down (I’ve seen the statistical analyses and credit those over ‘conventional wisdom’), I can sort-of-almost understand the decision. I sometimes wonder if I’m the only Packer fan who noticed how badly Rodgers had been regressing…

Another way to justify a “fun car” is to recognize that it can meet your needs just as well as the “responsible choice.” I bought my 2013 Mustang GT new for around the same price (or less) as a comparably-equipped minivan or midsize CUV. Observed mixed gas mileage is slightly lower, but in the same ballpark, as the…

The other reason it’s bullshit is that the “depreciation” figure is based on MSRP that nobody pays. The Legacy 3 typically have more fat packed into the MSRP, and offer more frequent and larger rebates. The real comparison is depreciation from (invoice-incentives); if you’re paying more than that for most new cars,…

All that damage for want of a good $20 tire-pressure gauge. Those cheap ones that look like ballpoint pens are useless.

Or . . . candy!

But it’s actually called an “illusion.”

Beat me to it.

Glad I was not the only one to notice this. Surely the United States is not deploying B-52Ds to Sweden, as they’ve been out of service for at least 30 years now.

Not strictly a car name, but any buy-here-pay-here lot with the words “Elite,” “Exotic,”or “Prestige” in its name. If you bought it there, your car is none of those things.

Agreed. Any manual these days will have hill-start assist, but a quick tug on the handbrake is a very discreet way to lose a few MPH when you spot a revenue agent and engine-braking alone won’t do it.

You have to figure that on the heels of Karate Kid, Elizabeth Shue was just too expensive for a minor supporting role, but it’s a damn shame.

That’s what I see as the end game in this, once the technology is sufficiently proven in the real world. On-duty remote operators responsible for monitoring 5 (or 20, or 100, depending on demonstrated need for human intervention) autonomous trucks, intervening when the default algorithm of “Pull off road…

A human truck driver can take out your family right now. The question isn’t whether autonomous systems are perfectly safe, it’s whether they’re safer or less safe than the *typical* (not ideal) human operator. A computer does not get bored, tired, distracted, angry, aggressive, sloppy, etc.

It’s an early S197 Mustang with the 401(A) appearance package. Pre-2011 or so, with the 5-speed. I recognize it because I have a late S197 with 401(A). Mine’s a six-speed, with the VW-style layout (R is left of 1 and you have to push down to engage it). The appearance package includes the metal shift knob as pictured.

Cool writeup. I’ve always wanted a DMC-12 but I’ve assumed that the hot setup is to just swap in an SBC or something.

Say what you will about its looks, but we auto enthusiasts should applaud Honda for bringing to market a family car with a rear-mounted boxer engine.

This can’t be good for his diabetiss.

Coming soon to a left lane near you!