In MotoGP, a race weekend will consist of (dry weather) soft, medium, and hard tires. It’s understood that the compound, construction, and make-up of the tires are ever evolving, that of which is at times discussed during the weekend via commentary and some graphics.

I agree. And why wouldn’t we want to have a manual with the motor with more power.....?

Ummm....per the quote, only the 147 hp version of the new Soul (not the 201 hp version) will be available with a manual...  so, unless you’re saying 147 hp “isn’t weak”, then I think you may have misread.

The Soul will come with a 1.6-liter inline four cylinder, which is turbocharged and makes 201 horsepower and comes with a dual-clutch transmission, or naturally-aspirated a 2.0-liter inline four, which makes 147 horsepower and can come with a manual, according to Kia.

Someone lied to get more youtube views?!?!  Shock and awe...

So, are you favoring more the mindset that human-controlled vehicles and full-on autonomous vehicles can’t truly ‘co-exist’ because of the inherent nature of ‘programmed autonomy’ vs. the near sort of situational chaos that humans can be prone to while driving?

Do you foresee the long-term future of commuting as “only autonomous vehicles” or a mixture of “autonomous vehicles and human-controlled vehicles”? If a vehicle is truly autonomous, then is the vehicle then regarded as the potentially guilty party in the instance of an accident? If they’re truly autonomous, not even…

I. Don’t. Care. Crash standards are meant to keep safety-tightwads employed.  Sell me the effing Jimny; I understand what personal responsibility is.

The attached is a rough visual of it, but the ‘working road trip’ I’m currently on is quite enjoyable thus far. I drive to a new town; I remote-in and do my computer work from there; I drive to a new town; I remote-in. Rinse; repeat. Major stops thus far have been St. George, UT; Albuquerque, NM; Houston, TX;…

Jaguar XJ220. Had one of those 1/8th scale models of it when I was a kid (working steering and doors and suspension).

I believe that was a Saturday practice session. The actual race was in the dry.

Smartly, Ford stopped recording video before all those owners were on their way out from that parking lot...

Funny you say that because elevation actually rises from Southeast Texas on your way out to L.A. until you get to about mid-Arizona.

I got 37mpg highway in my Civic Si sedan.  Like, proper wide open highway travel as I was heading from Texas to California.

Nothing. But it had no horsepower. And I could get 37mpg highway in my Civic Si sedan. What I would consider to be a somewhat minimal gain in fuel economy did not make up for the fact that its acceleration was anemic.

Given the MPG that the CR-Z netted, I really wished they had just stuck the K20 in there and simplified the whole matter. The Civic Si of the same era netted near identical numbers (and I got better than the EPA highway rating in my 8th gen. Si sedan) but had 197hp vs. the ....125...? or so that the CR-Z had. I…

Lexus: We want to art-car an LFA Nür.

All (2) of them are sold.  That would mean that the price was merited (enough) to convince the required amount of potential buyers.  All both of them.

And in case I didn’t mention it, that motor continues to offer 205 horsepower when mated to the manual.

Step 1 probably figuring out why my front bumper and hood don’t line up.  Looks like an unreported low speed collision is in my history... just saying...