I don’t get it, it’s basically a CT6 with a lot of over stylized show car bullshit and and V8. They aren’t going to put a V8 in an S class competitor, I bet they barely move any V6 CT6's. My one hope is that this represents Caddy moving to nice interior materials, because what they are offering now is absolute hot…

Manuals are dying because autos have become better. We are less than 10 years out from terrible 4 speed autos. Now there is the 8 speed zf box, there is the VW DSG/PDK dual clutch, there is good go fast transmissions that don’t require a flesh bag to change the cogs.

It is kind of funny how Americans would love diesels, while Europeans are stuck with them wishing they could have a fun “petrol” without breaking the bank on the regulatory fees. The 2.5 turbo they make has all the low end torque and really good fuel economy, much rather have that.

The seat magic is real. The stitching, the little Swedish flag, the softness of the leather, the subtle bolstering, they look almost as good as they feel. That and the sound of the I5 were the only things I liked about the S60 I tested. Otherwise, it was an ancient car to be selling as a new sports sedan.

Anecdote doesn’t equal data. People who think they are pointing out some widespread fraud against a car company are typically just self important hams who think their run in with customer service should “ruin” the company. You aren’t a wrecking ball, dude. I’ve had warranty service done as I explained. If you had a…

But most of us will miss a significant amount of its time on track because IMSA’s TV package sucks.

I’ll use my 8 years of owning and operating their vehicles instead of relying on an Internet troll.

If they run their typical incentive programs in addition they will be basically giving these things away. It will be interesting how these lease.

Yeah but what about the hideous non functional deck lid spoiler? It makes the exhaust look elegant by comparison

Owned two Mazda’s, driven the hell out of them, and getting a third in the spring. Never have I had a transmission problem. I had a brake wear problem in my CX5, they were replaced within 12 hours at the dealership, and they promised lifetime brake replacements if the problem arises.

Test drove a 9 recently, and it is better insulated, I am sure it will trickle down to the new 5.

Nice Tribeca, I didn’t know they still made those.

The rear seems to be copping the new NSX. Otherwise, an elegant revision.

The Esperante Gtr and the Esperante are two different cars. the gtr was a gt1 race car developed by Reynard and had a handful of road going examples. The Esperante was a road car developed by Panoz, which also ran in Gt2.

The dye was cast when Mercedes bought out Brawn. Mercedes and McLaren were partners for nearly two decades. Once Mercedes shifted their development to their own team, McLaren was caught flat footed. This is similar to Honda leaving at the end of 92', which put McLaren into a similar period of lack of competitiveness,…

The two viable options to me are to work it out with the dealership, which may work out well if you can negotiate, or find a body shop that can just buff out the blemishes. The place I go to will charge a reasonable fee to get it ready for a lease return, they get a lot of takers on that deal.

I have gotten pretty use to the Infiniti system. There is a touchscreen, knob by joystick, and then a toggle on the steering wheel... I guess you can include the useless voice recognition, but I don’t. When I get in, my settings are pretty much the same as they were when I last used the car, a quick touchscreen tap…

Which American gt3 are you referring to? Riley no longer supports the Viper, the Corvette and Camaro gt3 efforts have been team built and do not have factory support, the Ats-v program is factory only, and Ford doesn’t have a gt3 car.

Hopefully Williams starts catching up on the engineering side. McLaren is starting to find pace, and with the resources and time that Renault has had to develop a new car, along with a driver like Hulkenberg with something to prove, they should be good next year. if Williams doesn’t improve, they might become lower…

It can’t be understated the relationship between Jean Todt and Brawn. They dominated the sport together for a decade. It is interesting to see what fills the void that crazy uncle Bernie leaves. He is the only person who has held the job, and there is no blueprint for succession.