I see your one car hatred and raise you an entire brand: Toyota. People go on and on about reliability, but realistically here hasn’t been a significant difference in reliabilty for any vehicle that Toyota makes when compared to any of its competitors. They don’t even have great build quality. Go sit inside a Prius,…

It was aerodynamically functional though unlike the vast majority of factory spoilers.

If it’s stupid, but it works, then it’s not stupid.

No, well I guess it depends. If it is a somewhat modern vehicle then I agree with you. But older stuff was built to be rebuilt. No im not saying that it is superior in any way shape or form, but if you have a body on frame car (not an actual DUV) then by purchasing it you SHOULD be agreeing to look after it until it…

No wonder the Bay Area is pushing so hard for driverless vehicles. Having driven both NYC and the Bay Area I can tell yu from personal experience that while New Yorkers are aggressive, they at least mostly understand what a car is supposed to do on a road. Bay Area? People are more clueless than the guy that got a…

Diesel is only more expensive because it is the primary form of fuel used for transport in America and it is a way the Feds make more tax money. Diesel is a biproduct of gasoline production, from a logistical standpoint there is no physical reason it should cost more than gasoline. Sure, it requires complicated after…

Potentially, but again a Diesel engine already runs like an HCCI engine 100% of the time and never has any issue with timing. I’m definitely checking the car out when Mazda releases it, but this engine is only a game changer where diesel cars aren’t widely available.

More reliable than a Mazda? Uhhh Mazda 3s have never had reliability issues, mine made it well passed the 200k mile mark with nothing other than basic maintenance

Realistically the biggest benefit would be a Diesel engine combined with a hybrid drivetrain. Diesel contains more btus per drop and is a biproduct of gasoline production so no matter what it will always be a more efficient fuel.

Reduced production cost and significantly reduced complexity. Not to mention the energy that goes into producing those battery packs would make this actually more eco friendly.

That’s exactly how a perceive the CRV/civic. For all intents and purposes they are the same car.

Aside from the body panels there was nothing different. All of the structural components the power train everything else was the same.

96-99 Ford Taurus SHO. FWD, a 3.4L v8 in what has to be the worst aging design in automotive history. I stillborn want one though.

It was just a chevy suburban. Or Tahoe. Literally just a badge engineered fuck you to the real hummer.

“Sir, it appears that people under the age of thirty aren’t happy purchasing a corolla. They apparently want something sporty, something that when you turn the steering wheel doesn’t give you the sensation of twisting a paper plate atop a pile of marshmallows.”

Meaning no hate as I understand that I (a motorist) have to share the road with a lot of different types of traffic including bicycles. What I don’t understand is why bicyclists get frustrated at drivers. Yes, there are inattentive drivers and I completely agree that they shouldn’t be allowed to drive. but at the end…

It won’t really effect peak numbers you may see more torque available at lower rpms depending on whether or not you have vvt

Depends, anything with variable valve timing will benefit slightly, my car reach peak torque about 1000 rpm earlier if I run 93 octane on my 2.5L n/a 4 cylinder. Is it worth it? Not to me.

I mean historically muscle cars were a simple formula: small car big engine

Anyone can do it. Is it a beautiful sound? No. But it has some relatively serious numbers to work with and it drives the rear wheels like god intended. It won’t sound good but is by far a better choice than anything else in the near 30k price range.