A bunch of you being grumpy about “nannies” on your cars are ignoring some specific scenarios where front and rear automatic braking directly saves lives. When children are around. Think about a higher riding vehicle with a child below the rear window sight line. This feature can brake for targets you may not even be…

I love cross traffic alerts. Picking up the kid from daycare, or the weekly trip to Costco, usually ends up with us having some behemoth of an SUV on either side. Having that extra set of “eyes” along with the fisheye lens of the backup camera has made backing out of spots a much less harrowing experience.

Here’s the simple checklist Amazon would have warned Tesla they weren’t following.

GM’s RS has always stood for rally sport. Also, it has always been an appearance package. Not sure why anyone would realistically compare this to a modern Ford ST in any way, that’s not its intent.

An inline 6 is too tall. Those C3 cars also have big cowl hoods to fit the 2jz engine. The LS/LT family of V8's are so compact and size appropriate for the car. “It’s never going to work.” Seriously? Has it not been working for over 50 years now? “No overhead cams, no twin turbos, no nothing.” Except tons of power,…

Wow, I didn’t realize we had Apple to thank for laptops getting thinner and lighter! Here I thought it was a steady process that began almost thirty years ago. What was I thinking?

Sorry, I’m going to continue stacking plates wherever there’s too much plate and too little table.

Neutral: I see this “Edge ST” as just an Edge Sport, nothing more than a badge change and a small bump in power. In a straight line really the current Edge Sport is very similar to the Fusion Sport (owing to using the same engine, and trans). Do I think its a good idea? Not really, how long after its released to the…

The proper amount of stance is 0 degrees.

I’m with this guy. This is an unprecedented business opportunity.

Toyota, how about just one electric that doesn’t look like it came from a 90s sci-fi movie and has a decent interior that doesn’t look like it was faithfully copied from a 90s GM?

uBlock Origin and these rules will help here...

rofl. maybe man, maybe. but nah, we’ll have self driving cars all over by then so I’d be okay with giving it up cause i’d still have some mobility. Lord willing.

you forgot diesel

Yeah, that’s right; the founding fathers drafted the constitution to protect us against a the tyranny of a government that would try to take away our god given right to drive a horseless carriage in any manner we see fit.

...because it’s YOUR car and no one, including the government is supposed to be able to tell you how and when to turn it on or off, at least I swear to God I thought that was the kind of thing we were trying to avoid by making a country that supposedly loves individual freedom... but hey, reasons. 

There’s a legal doctrine called the “attractive nuisance” - basically if you have something on your property that a minor might find irresistible (i.e. the most amazing home-made roller coaster) you are liable for any injuries caused by someone playing on it, even if they trespassed. I see this issue the same way;…

I don’t consider this “misuse,” but some people get SO triggered by the things I do with my BRZ.

“EHRMAGURD!!! YOUR CAR IS PROBABLY A RUST BUCKET NOW!!! RWD IS SO DANGEROUS IN THE SNOW!!!”

“EHRMAGURD!!! YOU CAN’T TOW THINGS WITH A BRZ. IT SAYS SO RIGHT IN THE OWNER’S MANUAL. BUY A FERD F-TEEN-THOUSAND!!!”

I’ve literally…

Honestly surprised someone beat me to getting on my own tiny soapbox about this. The people who show no compunction or irony in trotting out “don’t drop the soap” are idiots. I’ve never been to prison, but I’ve lived and served aboard a naval warship - bad food, cramped living conditions, little free will, limited…

4th Gear: So we are able to jail someone for 7 years for a diesel emissions cheating scandal, and yet no one has been jailed for breaking the world’s economy in 2009?