One does not “stumble” onto Black Bear Pass. It’s clearly marked with multiple signs indicating it’s a 4x4 trail for experienced drivers. It’s not a trail in the rock crawling sense, but more like an extremely tight gravel road with very little margins of error. A stock Wrangler could do it, but it takes a steady…

The STI museum in Japan (really just the upper floor of the Mitaka Subaru dealership) has two more of McRae’s cars: A Legacy, and another Impreza.

They also have one of Solberg’s cars, and a 22B. I stopped by there when I was in Tokyo, and had the place to myself. It was a really special place. 

I will buy a Microlino in a heatbeat when/if they actually make it to the US. I’ve always wanted an Isetta after hearing my grandpa talk about his he had in the ‘60s, but the Microlino can actually make it up to highway-ish speeds (55mph).

I actually live in Portland. Depending on the part you’re moving too, any kind of lifted vehicle is going to be a magnet for catalytic converter thieves. The Escalade and F-150 are natural targets, and the F-150 is one of the most stolen vehicles in the city right now.

If the Rivian launch goes reasonably well, I wouldn’t be too surprised if they bought by a larger OEM.

Glad I’m not the only one. I’ve never heard “caught in 4K” before, and I’m squarely in the millennial generation.

I’d love a Honda “Trailsports” trim to be the offroad analog to the Motocompo / City combo where the car trunk is designed around fitting a scooter back there.

How about a Ridgeline that includes a CRF or Fourtrax in the back, with molded anchor points and ramps designed especially for it? The Ridgeline “trunk” would…

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Totally agree. I had the 5eat with 3.0, and the 3.6 was basically the same engine with asymmetric connecting rods to increase displacement and more sophisticated engine management. In any guise, the H6 was a great engine. I don’t miss my Outback too much, but I do miss that engine.

Well, a stock Wrangler has 9.7" of clearance, so a family CUV with 9.2" of clearance is nothing to sneeze at. Of course, the approach and departure angles suck thanks to the symmetrical AWD that forces the engine to sit forward of the front axle.

Agreed. It’s why I haven’t bought another Subaru since selling my old 5-speed auto Outback. I wish they’d get on board with the ZF 8-speed boxes everyone and their mom seems to be using today. 

Even if they did add a turbo, you’d still be stuck with their abysmal CVTs.

It appears that the main battery has a range of about 149 miles, and then these four swappable batteries add their 75 miles, and can be very quickly and easily swapped.

Lada Niva: 2100lbs, full-time 4WD with 3 differentials, center diff locker, hi/lo range selector, approach/departure angles on par with a Jeep, enough room for 4 adults and their stuff, 35mpg, and rugged simplicity to survive commuting in Siberia.

An S2000 isn’t easy for a 70 year old to get in an out of. 

It sounds similar to the Prius “e-CVT”, which just uses the electric motors and a planetary gearset with a differential to control the final drive ratio. It’s sort of like a tank transmission, and doesn’t use any kind of pulleys/belts, it’s all gear-driven.

It won’t really matter once there are abundant fast charging stations nationwide and fast charge rates continue to increase.

I don’t really care about how much range my gas cars have knowing I can fill it up pretty much anywhere. Same goes for our Leaf as 150 miles is plenty for running errands/commuting in town, and…

Yes, the People’s Car is his DREAM car, no less:

Unlimited government funding combined with people united under a common fear (the USSR), are together pretty effective motivational factors. :)

Sure, but NASA today doesn’t have the blank check Cold War government funding it did during the Apollo era. That, and the fact that while the Saturn V was a stunning technical achievement, it wasn’t exactly efficient...