I mean sure, but the Pokemon series have never represented inflationary mechanics. A Pokeball has been 100 currency units since 1998. When the Yen was introduced there were the sub-yen units of sen and rin. Those don’t exist any more, and a contemporary Japanese child audience would probably be needlessly confused by…

The 4m number was the sum-total cost of all 37 slots.

I would like to point out that the currency in Pokemon is clearly Poke-yen scaling wise (and really, symbol wise too), not Poke-dollars. So that 4-million tab is closer to $34,000. Which is still ridiculous, but not $4 million ridiculous.

Let’s be real, he’s a hyper miler, he didn’t “nail the brakes,” as the brakes just turn useful kinetic energy into heat, which is waste. He coasted down to some speed in advance of the traffic, then held that speed, likely refusing to go faster than it even if a pulse in the traffic would provide enough gap to do so.

I mean, even if the steering is still physically coupled (which it is), the traction control computer still needs to know the steering angle in order to accurately model the behavior of the system (both desired, and actual), and properly do its job. In fact, all the systems that faulted are ones which likely need to…

Usually the smoker’s package replaces an in-center-console storage compartment with an ash tray and a lighter plug. A lot of modern vehicles don’t actually have lighter plugs where the lighter plug would have normally gone as they just have USB ports directly integrated, and phone charging is what most people use the…

Reduced range for larger wheels isn’t new, that’s something they tell you up front. It’s not just the rotating mass though, the larger wheels also tend to have more “cool looking” and less “aerodynamically efficient” in their designs, making them less efficient (but possibly better at cooling brakes).

Sure. And that tractor’s engine likely could make 2,000HP if it was tuned for the duty cycle of a normal truck. Different optimization functions, different decisions on what to allow peak HP to be.

I mean, in fairness, that’s true for most internal combustion engines as well, even racing ones. The only motor that can be at peak HP all the time is one with infinite gearing or that is attached to something that only turns at a fixed RPM.

Depending on packaging, it’s likely to provide airflow for radiators to cool the battery/motors.

On paper performance, yes. Porsche knows what they’re doing there. They’re also just very different driving experiences based on size alone. The 911 is much more useable as “just a car” than the GT4 is thanks to the interior cargo self (let’s not kid ourselves that the rear seats are actually useable as seats in…

Sure. But the original promise was show up and drive. You can’t do that if your track is constantly booked for external events. I’m sure the idea was to have some amount of utilization, but there would always be contention for the prime driving times between the members and external events.

The Elise/Exige haven’t been legal in the US since the 3rd generation started in 2012. Their exemption from meeting US safety standards expired, and they just canceled the line in the US rather than comply. You can occasionally find the track-only 2013-2016 Cup R in the US though, there were a few exported.

In fairness, they did add lightness. By putting a battery so small in it that it only has about 60 miles of operating range.

You need something to do while you’re sitting at a charging station for 30 minutes (like legitimately, this is one of the reasons my friend got a Plaid over a Taycan. In car YouTube, Netflix, etc. for downtime at charge stations or waiting in parking lots). And in theory it’s for the passenger to entertain themselves…

My friend has a Plaid. He loves the yoke because it is cool, and he is short so having less obstructing his view during highway driving is nice, and the increased vertical leg room is more comfortable. But watching him attempt to make a 90* turn at tight intersections was horrifying.

I’m really struggling to parse that sentance. I think maybe there are some quotes missing at the very least.

Yeah the thought that you could build a safe, spectator friendly track for $500,000 (the total cost of the allowed memberships) is frankly ludicrous. You could barely build a skid pad for that.

I’m just confused how anyone thought that 125*$2,000+5*$50,000 = $500,000 was ever going to be enough to fund the development of the track. And then going forward it’s only $250,000/year, since those lifetime memberships never pay again. That would hardly pay for maintenance and upkeep on the facility, forget…

The real answer here is likely: