I don't think I'd call Maserati "clearly behind the times" with fuel injection. Before 1960 very few cars had the option. Only Mercedes (with a very expensive model) and Chevrolet (from 1957) offered mechanical fuel injection. And Chrysler offered a very early (and very unsuccessful) EFI.

Jolly Pumpkin's Oro de Calabaza is a good intro to an established and award-winning domestic sour. Not sure of Jolly Pumpkin's distribution (Michigan brewery), but they have an extensive line of big bottles.

Sorry, no. These fixes are an absolute drop in the bucket for Tesla. The company will spend $2 billion on the gigafactory and while its stock remains north of $300 share it has no cash flow worries. As for the service costs out of warranty, Tesla sells flat rates plans that are huge improvement over the usual luxury…

Well, I see your point. I would also place the CrossCab, Crosstour and Aztek in the 'under-performing, bland, and unremarkable' bins.

I actually like this... among the best over-the-top 70s designs. It has the correct proportions of a two-seater. The 2+2 Bertone was ruined by an overly long body section from the door's trailing edge to the rear wheel arch. Otherwise a very clean design, if a bit dull. Pininfarina didn't do much better with it's…

The protocol isn't what's important here (it's the same as your phone, if it's Verizon, which OnStar uses), it's the size and power of the antenna. A car can accommodate a much stronger setup than the phone can.

Sounds great, but can it climb over a major out-of-warranty repair? And as for testing, just bring it to southeast Michigan. The polar vortex stole our roads.

Yeah, basically the same. The U.S. got the 3-door hatch in 2002 then the five-door hatch the following year. We never got the wagon, but we did eventually get some of the Euro goodies like nice seats and some trim. It was a nice alternative to the underwhelming "hot" Civics we got in the early 2000s.

Exactly. The customers paid for the convenience of having the car. And Edmunds had it, mostly. Two overnight service visits for an early production vehicle, over the course of 17 months, is not bad. My Subaru did over 60 days in that time period.

Smart Carts. Also, the robots.

Well, that's the thing. "The rest" were like two guys. Only five drivers could send the kurzheck to its performance limit: Siffert, Rodriguez, Elford, Bell and maybe Redman. Everyone else sort of drove at 8/10ths...

None of these Michigan breweries have the "cool" factor of FFF, which is rightly fantastic. Instead there's sort of a happy, hippy thing, if you can stand it. Dark Horse, Kuhnhenn and Atwater have more of an edge. Short's and Odd Side are really experimental, while the others do really well at certain styles.…

Can't say I like many of Lagunitas' IPA. Undercover Shutdown isn't bad. It's a super-hoppy ESB that's 9.75%. I think that was $10. I like Dark Horse's Sapient Trip... a true 10% Belgian tripel that isn't bad and costs $10 for a six. My true go-to is Founder's Dirty Bastard. $10 for a six of some of the best Scotch ale…

I agree, Draught is not that flavorful. Still, it's probably the best 4.2% abv beer around. The Foreign Extra at 7.5% is much more interesting.

Thank you. This guy does not know what he's talking about comparing DFS to HT. HT is "fresh" and "bright" compared to 90, which has much denser mouthfeel thanks to the hop residuals.

I found it in L.A., unexpectedly. Thank goodness because, for various reasons out of my control, I was unable to visit the brewery when I was in Sonoma later that week.

Hopslam was not as good this year but still enjoyable. It's brewed with honey, I believe, and it tasted like they overdid it this year. However, the bottled stuff was far inferior to the fresh stuff. I had some Hopslam off firkin this year and that's the way it should be done.

Thank you! It is the last beer from Bell's that I would drink for sure. Two-Hearted is one the finest standard IPAs you can find, period.

Agreed. The brewery strikes me as sort of a Sam Adams "west". Yes, they make a dubbel and tripel but really their business is built on a solid but relatively dull ambers and IPA. Even the Rampant didn't really stand out for me. It should be called "New American". Their most interesting regular beer is the 1554 black…

For turbos? Yeah, sure, 700 is nothing. Not for supercharged street engines. The most you'll get from the big name tuners is 750 hp. Yeah, it's possible to get 800, even 900 rwhp from the C6 ZR1, but it's extremely expensive. Tuner ceiling on this car is limited.