Nice! Those first gen Z4's drove great. A purer sports car than the current G29, and certainly more than the E85/E86. Lighter, more focused. Had proper BMW steering, gearbox, and brake feel. More a dedicated Boxster and Corvette fighter than subsequent generations - especially in M guise.

I have seasonal allergies, so I never wear a mask unless I’m in close (typically indoor) quarters with anyone. The chance of giving or receiving COVID-19 while passing someone on a sidewalk is practically nil - especially if you maintain some distance from them. I never wear a mask outdoors unless I’m directly…

It’s Jalopnik. The (incorrect) assumption among writers here is that no one who actually cares about driving dynamics spends more than $20k on a car. Or buys a car with a luxury badge. Or buy a two seater not called MX-5 / Miata.

Agreed this would tank in the US at $50k. At $30k, however, it might tempt some people. Modernize the cabin a bit and you have a solid Colorado rival. Rumor has it VW may sell the next-gen Amarok (or something similar to it) here, building it at their Tennessee plant to avoid the chicken tax.

Agreed this would tank in the US at $50k. At $30k, however, it might tempt some people. Modernize the cabin a bit and you have a solid Colorado rival. Rumor has it VW may sell the next-gen Amarok (or something similar to it) here, building it at their Tennessee plant to avoid the chicken tax.

He has a point. Engines have always been Ferrari’s biggest calling card for enthusiasts, from screaming N/A V12 and V8s to their current turbo V8 which is IMHO the finest turbo engine on the market. The cars’ chassis are incredible - only Porsche and McLaren can stand up to them IHMO - but, really, would people care…

SF90?

First Gear: if this doesn’t sum up what’s wrong with the market’s opioid-like addiction to electric car startups, then I don’t know what can.

I really don’t get the “how dare you drive a $80k truck while a bunch of people are unemployed” feeling. I was unemployed and financially struggling after graduating during the post-2008 recession. It was frustrating and felt deeply unfair at times, but I never once looked at the guy driving a 911 or AMG and think,…

Would you be cool with relaxing our safety regulations, or carving out much larger loopholes for non-highway vehicles,. in order to allow carmakers to sell $10k BEVs here? Because that’s what it would require. 

False. Cars are influenced by politics (mainly through regulations), and cars impact the world around us. Anything further tbh is teetering into a totalitarian view of the world (politics = everything, and everything = politics), which assumes politics are a comprehensive moral code and the solution of all of life’s /…

Agreed, it makes sense from Haas’s perspective. Grosjean is talented but he’s also all over the place. Great drive one week, colossal unforced error the next. Magnussen is a solid driver but nothing more. He’ll score some points in the right setting, but he won’t work any miracles.

IMHO inconsistency is his fatal flaw. He’s had some brilliant drives in a Haas car. He’s also had a huge run of avoidable cock-ups. You can’t survive in F1 long-term by shunting multi-million dollar machines at least several times a year.

But, everything that makes it impressive, also makes it feel tone deaf in the face of the reality of 2020. The real unemployment rate in America is over 26 percent, more Americans are behind on their car payments than ever in history, and the majority of American adults have less than $1,000 in savings. Not to…

Is there any (somewhat well known) carmaker with more nuttiness across its history than Aston Martin?

Neutral: what’s missing is any reasonable expectation of not shoving the government’s capricious, overgrown hand up the automotive industry’s ass even further then it already is. The Dems’ increasingly socialist bent means no industry is safe from further government meddling in the name of “public good”.

For GM, in other words, $4.5 billion isn’t pocket change but it also isn’t much of a stretch

What a dumbass comment. I wouldn’t pay $60k over MSRP for one either...but every M Car I’ve driven (M8, M4, et al) wouldn’t see where a GT500 went on a track or winding road. It’s a raging bargain at list price. In fact, given the GT500's performance and driver involvement advantages, it begs the question whether the…

This is more a drag-strip monster along the lines of a Dodge Demon versus the GT350 that could give much more expensive sports cars a run for their money on a road course.

It amuses me that Jalopnik, in attempting to comically ape a right-wing blog post, actually makes a great point!