The main straight on Wangan-Sen C1 "Loop" Bayshore Route is 10+km long. Back and forth, the cars would race playing a game of what is known as "Roulette-Zoku", where the first to achieve a certain number of laps was declared the winner.

SpaceX are the ones trying to get spaceflight into the realm of affordability by getting the actual cost-per-pound to orbit down. What Virgin is doing is NOT spaceflight, nor will it be any time soon. It's a glorified, rocket-powered Vomit Comet for rich people. It's not changing any realities about access to space,…

That would be stupid, as that would mean almost every Porsche 911 Turbo (and every Turbo S) is not a sports car. Which is the goddamn stupidest thing you could ever say. I realize you're not saying it, but those that do - have no clue.

I remember that discussion. I was quickly told my STI is NOT a sports car, but rather a "fast economy/grocery getter (or something to that effect)" because it has 4 doors, seats 5 and has AWD.

I'm not really one for nuance. I would say it just depends on the reason it has AWD. A GTR has AWD because "holy shit, power!" A TT has AWD because "holy shit, I might have to get up my icy driveway". It's a different design philosophy.

I feel that AWD is acceptable in high-powered sports cars because they started as a rear-drive concept, and just became so powerful that they really needed some front-drive just to make all the power usable. But to take a moderately powered car that's also offered in FWD form and call that a "sports car" is just…

Whatever a sports car is, the TT is not it. It's in this uncanny valley along with the Lexus SC430, Solara Coupe, and Toyota Paseo - it's a coupe, but the body writes checks that the driving dynamics can't cash. Even though it's fast in a straight line, TTs have never been great track cars or canyon carvers.

Actually, as a Miata owner, I tend to talk about my car as a "sporty car" simply because "sports car" feels wrong. I would also never use the term about something like a muscle car or a big GT. Each to his own, but as Not in MY Back-Roads suggested, it can be a problem when there is a term without a generally…

First, they came for the Mercurys, and I did not speak out because I had cloth interior and a spotlight.
Then, they replaced the Town Car with an SUV, and I did not speak out because I was not an airport shuttle.
Then, they replaced Crown Vic taxis with Nissan vans, and I did not speak because I was not a taxi.
Then,…

Do you know why the hood bump is there? Its to clear the timing cover on the 4G63. Mitsubishi used to design their cars first, then realize shit doesn't fit. That's why the 3000GTs have those added hood pieces. The struts wouldn't clear otherwise. Man I miss the old Mitsubishi ways..=(

If you car didn't come with HID's it should stay that way. Adding HID bulbs to lens housings that were not designed for them is a bad idea. Sure YOU can see better, but they're blinding to oncoming drivers, no matter how well you think you've aimed them.

"The Environmental Protection Agency's fuel efficiency Trends Report demonstrates that the automakers are thumbing their collective noses at the Obama administration's mileage and emissions rules," Becker said.

It makes me happy that people think the Fappening is a crime, but at the same time I am more than a little incredulous at the level of selective moral outrage on display.

They need to take a page out of LMP1 imo. One of the biggest drivers of F1's declining mass appeal has been its lack of road car relevance. The deemphasizing of engine competition to favor just as expensive aero focused development has driven most of the manufacturers away because a lot of f1 aero tech has no road…

Thanks to "market adjustments", your odds of getting a Hellcat for MSRP are virtually nil. Thanks to this being Hennessey, your odds of getting this car at all...

just bring this over

You can't say it's ugly unless you wanna get sued. But if I was gonna say anything, I'd say it was ugly. But I'm not saying that.

I'm going to preface this by saying that I like what the /DRIVE guys are doing. I may have busted Matt's balls about that Rabbit pickup monstrosity, but I understand you have to hustle to make a buck in this game. I would also be writing what you're about to read about any organization in this situation.

Is it just me or does this car need more WAGON.

It's so convenient and their women are very friendly (at least in Vancouver), definitely a nice resource to acquire... Those people in Quebec don't speak English much, I think they might be terrorists.