You’re right, though you can change the gearing: just a different final drive ratio should help nicely. Then again, those things are made for barreling across the desert, not rallycross.

I enjoyed it as the steam roller it is. Too bad most of the races it qualifies for are a better fit for the light and nimble stuff.

FH4: Up North confirmed. Now with 237 variants of snow and Polar Bear DLC.

Badenest Baden for sure.

Awesome, be sure to drop by on Oppo when you’ve got your itinerary sort-of set! I’m planning my own trips for May (unpredictable snow closures suck though) and September, so it would be fun to run into another Jalop on the way.

The Deutsche Alpenstrasse is great in its own right, and arriving in Garmisch from Munich is always awe-inspiring, but you need to cross the border to get up high.

When you’re camping, certainly! Quite some big ones have accommodation at or near the top though. Most of the time it’s an inn of some sort, but there’s a couple of hotels on top of the Stelvio for example.

Yes, yes, yes! The Alps are truly amazing, and all the more power to you for driving up the Stelvio on the correct side. A tip for anyone else contemplating a trip in the area: spend the night on top of the pass, you’ll have it all for yourself come morning.

It’s It’s Baden Baden.

The Pareto principle seems valid for most languages as well: 20% of the effort for 80% of the understanding, but it’s the final 20% of knowledge/fluidity that’ll do you in.

No problem, I was actually focusing more on what he was saying than on the subtitles the first time around.

D’Ambrosio’s opinion on the Holy Trinity:

Well, that’s it, I can’t take it anymore, I’m getting my motorcycle license come spring.

Chew on things, try to yawn and swallow as much as possible, and above all, try to do this regularly during ascent and descent, not just when you start experiencing pain.

Put it down for a week (or two). Use it as a form of escapism or stress relief from then on: whenever you feel like it, launch the game, buy a car (D/C class classics can be a lot of fun) and just drive around enjoying the scenery, or enter a race or two. Rinse and repeat whenever you feel like it.

There’s an Oppo club, should show up in the search results.

Maeve grabbing and checking the tech’s hand, while discussing the differences between humans and hosts, seemed to be another reference: in the movie, hosts could be identified by their rudimentary hands.

The crab is supposed to do that. Sneaky little rock-like bastards.

In F1 it would have ended with a puncture for the Volvo and an obliterated front wing for the Ford. Carbon fiber pieces for all!

I’d personally prefer the GTC4Lusso (again, what a name) as a family car, but I’m just not a fan of a lifted driving position in general, makes me feel disconnected from the road.