Gawd, that facelifted front-end makes it look like a warmed over mid-2000s Hyundai.

This. Japan has this figured out with Ebisu holding seasonal “Drift Matsuri” events. And even then, participating is cheap since a lot of the usual things you might end up paying for at a track (e.g. crashes, barrier repair) are waived, plus there’s also the option (via Power Vehicles) of buying a car that you can…

The pink lighting makes me think that the car is sponsored by BWT.

Fun fact (mentioned in the video) the previous owner was Vijay Mallya, that Vijay Mallya, former owner of the Force India Formula 1 team (as well as its primary sponsor, Kingfisher Airlines).

I still don’t understand the purpose behind plastic cladding around the wheel arches. I think most cars would look fine with the metal arches with a little cladding like the brake vents.

Was hoping for #10, was pleasantly surprised to see it.

It’s not just Fridge-senpai, you can also fight Truck-kun and get isekaied if you lose.

Thanks. I figured the difference between the bridge-to-gantry lap and the full lap was more than 4 seconds between the previous and current Type-Rs’ laps.

Really wish the article would actually go over how the rules for what constitutes a lap has changed. I’m assuming that the old lap times were done “bridge-to-gantry” with part of the main straight from the gantry at Döttinger Höhe to the bridge at Antoniusbuche unused since that’s where the entrance/exit is during…

If you’re rich enough that you’re being driven around in an LM (or Alphard Executive Lounge) here, you’re probably replacing it every 3 to 4 years anyway.

Am I the only once bothered by the charging cable of the car in the feature image seemingly shoved into the spokes of its wheels?

Was the driver drinking Red Bull? I hear it gives you wings.

Doesn’t help that during some of the quests where you do have to go underwater, there are things, big things waiting for you.

I see it drank a nice amount of pop.

But was it really a Canadian Bear if it didn’t continue to apologise for the mess it made even as it left?

Honestly, the outgoing LM looks worse. The new one is, at least, trying to create separation between the upper part of the grill and the lower.

Nope, the LM is also Asia only.

Must be an American thing. The outgoing LM (and the Alphard it’s based on) is the default vehicle of choice for most taipans in Asia.

It would probably surprise you to know that there are conversion kits for Alphards (which this is likely based on) to make them look like a Lexus, complete with a grille that’s even bigger than what we see here.

I feel the Prelude did the whole “one long screen as a dash” thing better though.