It all depends on your definition of ‘well-aligned’. To me, that means that formula 1 is either using or advancing the same kind of tech that’s on road cars. Most of the technology that you mentioned (stability control, traction control, active suspension/aerodynamics) is banned on F1 cars. That makes me question how…

If it’s not silent, then I don’t know what it sounds like because I’ve never heard it turn on. And the bed itself is as comfortable as I could ask for in an inflatable mattress. Everyone else who has borrowed it agrees.

If it’s not silent, then I don’t know what it sounds like because I’ve never heard it turn on. And the bed itself is…

Does it make a significant difference? It’s something I’ve been considering since buying the car.

The T6 is such a good fit for the XC70 though. Plenty of grunt in the lower rpm range so you’re not always revving the heck out of the engine to get the 4100lb lump to move. Plus, if you feel the need to give it the beans, it has more than enough power to get out of its own way. I really like mine.

It’s a brand-spanking-new architecture, I’m not at all surprised to hear that it’s having teething issues.

My understanding was that the 6-speed was only offered in the Legacy GT Spec. B, which was never offered as a wagon. It does not surprise me that your broker couldn’t find one.

In hindsight, not test-driving a WRX was a colossal mistake on my part. I was coming from a 3000GT VR-4, so I had no standard for comparison. To me, the harsh ride in the STI seemed ‘normal’ at the time. But eventually, my back and my sanity couldn’t take it anymore. Feeling every single crack, expansion joint, and…

The seats were great in the STI, but the suspension is incredibly harsh, even compared to the WRX. My buddy had one of the same year as yours, and driving it back to back with my STI was an eye-opener. It’s downright comfortable by comparison. For normal DD duties, the WRX is massively more practical.

Well said, your explanation of why people mod their cars is perhaps the best I’ve ever come across. You put it far better than I could have.

I don’t understand your logic. If, by your own admission, thrust>weight, and cannot be throttled down to the point where thrust=weight, then it cannot hover. It can reach zero relative velocity by accelerating against the direction of travel, but it cannot remain there. Ergo, it cannot hover.

Volvo’s are still mostly made in Sweden and Belgium, last time I checked.

How is the Alfa 4C an exotic (per the article), but the Corvette is not? Ubiquity?

Your position is pretentious and utterly asinine. It is not my, nor anyone elses, responsibility to buy manuals to ensure that you need not suffer the ‘travesty’ of an automatic. I’ll drive whatever suits me, manual or otherwise.

I did indeed. CPO 2013 XC70 T6 Platinum, Climate and Tech packages. 21k miles, $31500. Drove roughly 15 hours round trip to pick it up.

What makes you consider the small overlap test unrealistic? Supposedly, around 25% of injuries/deaths in frontal crashes are from small overlap collisions. That’s a pretty sizeable percentage in my book, and worthy of being considered.

As impressive as the SAFER barrier is, I’ve always wondered why it is expensive as it is. $500/ft seems excessive, especially when material is probably only ~$100/ft, though maybe I’m underestimating the cost of installation.

How do the pre-drive-E T6 engines generally hold up to the test of time and mileage? Have they mostly worked out the early issues?

I think the new Outback ones are like $700. Something about the Eyesight/crash mitigation tech that has to look through the windshield, I think.

Probably since they can’t keep them on the lots, they can charge whatever they want. An optioned out 3.6R was going to cost me ~$35.5k for a factory order. When all is said and done, I’ll probably have shelled out ~$32k for the XC70 that is the better car in 9/10 metrics, and has a better warranty.

Was it really that bad? I didn’t even realize.....