Take a look at press releases again - they aren’t merging into a single class. Hypercar is not becoming LMDh; Hypercar is set for a 5-season run from 2020-25 and that’s a done deal. The LMDh cars will replace the current DPi class and will be allowed to run in both IMSA and WEC. However, as of now they are saying they…

The fake grille is only half of the inlet area - likely the slots below the bumper are the remainder of the actual grille. The fake upper portion visually moves the grille upwards on the vehicle. Pretty common nowadays with high hoodlines for pedestrian safety. Actual heat exchangers are still down lower where they’ve …

Alonso drives the Toyota TS050 in WEC - which is not an “always-faltering car”... 

I’ve heard through sources on the inside that this is taking so long because Mazda is trying to hit all their performance, cost, and efficiency targets WITHOUT cheating emissions. What a concept!

I have a Motocompo sitting in my garage - it's great fun in a fold-up motorcycle/scooter package. Super rare in the US since it was never officially exported from Japan. If only I had the City Turbo II, the collection would be complete.

Um, the reason that brands and logos are obscured in certain media (ads, TV shows, movies, etc) is that the production companies don't want to provide free advertising to the companies who made the product. They'll sell product placement deals and remove that tape from the BMW roundel or un-blur that Coke logo, but…