The problem is that it gets all this praise because it runs on electrons instead of dino juice. All other things being equal, if the Model 3 performed in every way that it currently does but burned fuel, it would be considered mediocre at best. Sure, it’s fast, but a lot of cars are fast. And yeah, FSD Autopilot is…

I’m just gonna say it, this is the best group of vehicles yet on this segment.

Fair point to you there. As much as I love the TT v6 in my Q5, it redlines at 4500 rpm so I’d never want it in a proper sports car.

Agreed on the Santa Cruz but it remains to be seen for the Maverick. They’re so cheap that I suspect we will see a lot of Mavericks doing fleet work for industries that don’t need full-size trucks.

Now that there are options for midsize picks, I would agree; however, 10 years ago it was really your only decent option.

IDK man, I have a Q5 tdi and I fuckin’ love it. Quicker off the line than the SQ5 30mpg (obviously slower at highway speeds though), and 120k miles later it still hasn’t been the maintenance nightmare I was expecting. Even after they re-tuned it due to the Dieselgate fiasco it still has the power and the efficiency it…

Yeah, the owners are insufferable, but they really are worth it.

Pretty on brand for the company that gave us the Pulsar.

The other reason I won’t be getting it is because at some point you reach a certain age and you don’t require anything more than a clean, well-made vodka.

They should set this up so it will only let you drive 5 mph without the belt so you can move the car in and out of the garage. Mechanics would especially appreciate this.

You do, but just how superior you become does require filling out a form. Most of the questions have words like “air-cooled” “manual” “GT” and “Turbo” in them.

Fair point. I wasn’t thinking about malaise era engineering efforts (or lack thereof), but then again I try not to think about Big 3 cars from that period anyway.

It also makes the car dangerously unstable at speed.

It’ll go from 40 mph to 0 mph fast enough to throw someone overboard if you’re not careful.

Most modifications tend to be a compromise. Want to improve the road handling by lowering the suspension? Compromise comfort. Wan’t more power? Kiss your MPGs goodbye. There are exceptions, of course, but automakers spend billions to engineer a car that makes the best compromises it can so any deviation we make with ou…

Surely he must have had a cup lying around.

It’s annoying but you have to click on “pending” and then “show pending” when the grey banner pops up. Full Kinja going on here.

Another reminder that the malaise era lasted a lot longer than people think.

There is absolutely nothing dope about that Fiero. It looks like shit, needs work, no look at what is likely a trashed interior and is powered by one of GM’s most maligned engines. All for the ridiculous price of $2500. No Dice.

I can see some folks trying to decide if they want the 86 and money left over for mods or keeping a 400Z stock, but that is probably a tiny group.