While I feel like Formula Drifting could benefit from EV tech, more circuit oriented EV racing is just a bit dreadful to watch. I would really love to enjoy Formula E, but the lower speeds, lack of mainstream big name talent and lack of noise just don’t do it for me...

Absolutely spot on...not to mention the fact that the majority of those buying sports cars do so for visceral effect of driving the car. While this take may be somewhat worn out and irrelevant for the non-sports oriented daily driver, the engine noise often plays a key factor in why people buy these vehicles. Exhaust…

Its hard to imagine the learning curve for a formula drift driver switching from a normal combustion power band to and an EV set-up. Yes some gas powered drifters have more power than others, but the adjustment to LOADS of instantaneous torque in a sport where throttle control is the key to car control...I can’t even…

Still the wrong take, and the reason why is simple, A person’s budget is purely subjective. You may see here living in the beach in OC as an indication of wealth, but she may be living in a tent, or living in a house that’s taking up the majority of her gross budget. What you “can” afford is simply put as what piece…

Jalop’s best writer scores the gold once again, exactly.

Lets not turn this into something its not, shes a blonde female Californian yogi driving a RR, if you don’t understand her connection to that being the utter definition of basic, then the entire conversation will be lost on you.

Couldn’t agree more. More times than not car budgets have little to do with what the buyer can actually afford if pushed to the limit and more so to do with what they want to and feel comfortable spending. She’s been there and done that with the RR luxury and has decided its not a priority in her life, at least not…

The fact that you have to explain these answers to anyone, might be the biggest signal of the problems we have as a country. There will always be people with the contrarian “What if” attitude that want every single person in the country without the best mean to be catered to no mater how one off the situation is. Yet…

There’s a lot to discuss here and for once the discussion is actually going somewhere productive in a cooperative manner, so I don’t want to detract for that, but there is a key omission that needs to be acknowledged. You highlight the illegitimacy of ethanol subsidies and I couldn’t agree more, but if we are going to…

Agreed, this sounds like the ramblings of one who expected it to be 4 door 911, which it isn’t and was never intended to be. It is however, far better than any of its competition at the S level and above...

If its any consolation, the rest of the world, other than Boston, is pulling for the Jackets...you guys got this and proved it last night even with the loss. Have faith...

The perfect and only take. You nailed this, pointing out just how lost GM really is and its disappointing but this car is really a synonym for the brand as a whole. Here we have a automotive titan with the vast capital reach and market capacity to turn out truly great products and yet they consistently just whiff.

Come to think of it the wipers in my Macan have never come on in the car wash when left in rain sensing mode...Hmmmm wondering if cars have sensors in place to keep this from happening and Mercedes has just decided to finally announce it and pretend its a new feature...

And lastly, please—please—educate yourself on how your daytime running lights work, because I see far, far too many people driving around with just those on at night because they have no idea that their headlights aren’t on.

This article comes across as the enraged ramblings of a senile old man, who longs to hate for the fear of being passed in his irrelevancy. Pretty piss poor article and it just makes you look like someone who hates successful people. Say what you want about the car, you frankly said to little about it and too much…

Patrick, small typo in the headline, but I’ve got you covered: “Nissan has been letting the fans down for the past decade as they annually re-purpose mediocrity and call it ‘new.’”

Couldn’t agree more. Talk to anyone actually educated in he on goings of the auto industry and they’ll tell you that while EVs are the new flashy thing, they aren’t the future. Reality is we are trying to ditch technology perceived as harmful and limited in resource for one that is even worse for the environment long…

Goodness Jalopnik has gone down hill...the best writers have all fled and now we get this bull shit...

Just here to reclaim the respect I may have given you in the past... Honda econo-wastes should have you feel nothing, like white chalk or a single piece of rice. No emotion, nothing to take away and terrible long term.

Ehhh, I don’t agree with that logic. I’d venture to say the majority of would be BMW buyers, either don’t know or don’t care that Mini is owned by the bavarians. We as enthusiasts might not see the need for the FWD 2 series GC but this will essentially be the direct competition for the CLA and that car hardly competes…