Probably trying to remake Mad Macks.

Since it’s based on the same platform as the Ascent, is there any indication it might receive the same 2.4L turbo engine to replace the discontinued 3.6L H6? A modern take on the Legacy GT/Outback XT would be a welcome addition to their lineup.

I sold my 2013 STI hatchback to a man who intended to give it to his 17 year old son as a birthday present. I have purposefully not investigated to see whether it still lives, because I gain nothing from the knowledge that it still runs, yet would be upset by the knowledge that it met an untimely death.

Scaling down a reactor small enough to fit inside a Globemaster is likely feasible, but my prediction is that the weight involved is probably going to be what sinks this. Shielding, armoring, transport requirements, the weight adds up extremely quickly, especially if they have to be able to survive anything close to…

Thermocouples are most often used for measuring temperature, but the mechanism by which that is possible is due to the voltage they generate. Thermoelectric generators utilize this effect to produce useful energy.

I was going to suggest a 1st gen Ford GT, as they were originally sold for around his budget, but then I checked prices.......dear god have those things appreciated. Most listings are more than double the original MSRP.

Can’t say I have that exact issue, as other than simple fit-up testing, our products go straight to the customer. Actually, testing our products in realistic conditions other than actual use is damn near impossible. Quantities are not high, designs are mostly validated by metric ass-tons of analysis and reports…

No no no, you’ve got it wrong. Sales says “we can do that”, then goes back and tells engineering “we can do that right?” after they’ve already promised it.

I don’t know if Subaru could have justified a new engine for use in only one model (2 if you wanted to try sticking it in the Ascent as a higher-trim engine), but the EZ36 they already have was a fairly reliable and stout engine, as far as I’m aware, and already had many of the improvements from the FA series of…

Fixed that for you. Warming over the same STI that they’ve sold for the past God-knows-how-long is not worthy of the heritage on display. They used to push the envelope.

If the latest Lightning Lap is to be believed, the Kia Stinger GT is a dog around the track, and the Civic Type R spanked even the STI Type RA.

I feel like recently, the E-class & GLE have been getting more focus. I mean, for example, which car in the lineup is getting the new 48V hybrid system or E-Active Body Control that they’ve just developed, first? It doesn’t appear to be the GLS or S Class, at least not in the US.

Funny you mention Goldhofer. I am literally in the middle of reviewing and signing-off on a purchase spec. for an 8 or 10-axle, low profile, self-propelled transporter from them to carry 200+ tons up a not-insignificant incline.....or I should be, but I got distracted by this article.

I don’t know if they simply have poorly aimed headlights from the factory, but almost every time I’m blinded from behind by someone who doesn’t seem to have their brights on, it’s a goddamn Nissan CUV/SUV/truck. It’s way too consistent for it to be accidental.

That’s too bad. Volvo’s CPO program was ‘secretly’ the best deal in the industry, and what justified my decision to buy one. Now it’s essentially equal to what is offered by Mercedes, except without the brand cachet.

Jesus, we’re talking about a car that already feels like it’s bolted directly to your spine, and you want to give it STIFFER springs and swaybars? Just looking at the car will cause a disk herniation.

Maserati has much worse reliability, worse fit and finish, worse overall quality, worse day-to-day livability, worse/smaller dealer network, and more or less the same performance as their German counterparts; why would you get one again? The whole “Italian passion” thing they try and sell on doesn’t seem premium…

I sold my STI to a lawyer buying his 17 year old son a first car.

You may have been going for ‘mocking’, but it definitely came out as ‘bitter’. Because there’s ‘mocking’, and then there’s ‘I don’t have nice things so I’m going to mock people who like to enjoy their money’ resentful. Stereotyping the owners and their reasons for purchase really drove that home, as did your…

They’re only investments if you don’t drive them, which completely defeats the purpose. You’re better off putting your money elsewhere if you’re looking for investment returns.