How much downforce do you get from that wing!?

Yup, to me this is such a huge no-brainer. Near me, it’s a BK that has that. I can’t imagine any reason to NOT have that. 

Morph to Kia... 88%... 89%... 90%... 

It drove down from Canada and, uh, ran out of fuel? 

I wish we could get away from the reporting trope that AWD contributes anything interesting to a car’s usefulness. If journalists could at least re-cast the observation in reality (“available AWD means the car will appeal to what buyers’ believe will be useful”), that would be progress.

The ratio question is interesting. I think the interesting way to phrase the question is, “if ratio is the y-axis, then what x axis would make for the most linear relationship?”

Given how fat and over-sized that car will be, call me when it comes with 16 or 17 inch wheels, so I can get one for my grandparents.

Nope. No it’s not.

Oh, I don’t disagree. If I were a business decision maker, I would’ve backed the c8 entirely. I believe it will sell well. I am impressed by what the car potentially is. I believe it deserves to sell well.

How did the vintage Minis open in the back? 

I think the target buyers & likely buyers are pretty-well differentiated for these cars. I’m in the target market for these cars, but honestly, I’m more likely to consider and decide from among the Supra, a Genesis g70, and a used Cayman S. Maybe a BMW M car. I’m just not likely to be interested in a Corvette. Nothing…

I’m thinking a Sprinter van or similar. It appears you can get one new or used for a reasonable price. You can get one with a stamped metal utilitarian interior. But you could essentially frame that out with lumber as a backyard project, and build in a bed platform/ mini-camper.

Numerous comments have observed that speeding BMWs seem to NOT get pulled over as much as would be expected.
Maybe the big reveal is that cops choose who to pull over based on what else they expect to find (e.g., weed in the center console, warrants, open container), and cops don’t typically find that stuff in BMWs.

There is a systematic bias in the sample, by definition. It’s self-reported data from people who were shopping for insurance. I suspect most BMW and minivan drivers don’t shop for insurance; they just use go to the agent for their homeowner’s policy and add new cars whenever they get one. Hyndai veloster, GTI, RAM…

Cf. Chevy Typhoon? 

In the Tahoe. 

That can be arranged...

The rest of the car was designed to be rolled over, as an act of mercy killing. 

The second pic in the article (the old Ranger next to the new one, from behind, at the gas pumps, with the old guy in view) shows me all I need to know. Truck design has decided “fuck the user” in favor of “marketing”. Here’s how I know:

This. I’ll tip you 24%!