What I mean is that the electric steering filters out a lot of the feedback you get from hydraulic steering. I switch between the 6 and a 07 honda ridgeline with hydraulic steering. The ridgelines steering gives a fair amount of feed back in comparison to the 6. The 6 still loads up nicely, but doesn’t give me…

isn’t this kinda Ballabans regular work though? used to hate it when they only had him on weekend duty.

For sure, compared to a modded hatch, its a boat. Compared to everything else in its class, it feels like a downright race car. Protege would probably be more fun though :)

The 6 is actually pretty communicative and handles half decently. Its no go kart, but for a family hauler, I have way to much fun pushing it into corners. Only downside is electric steering filters out road noise.

Is this even Jalopnik anymore? having just drove a Mazda 6 this morning, I couldn’t disagree more. No its not a drag car, but I have never really wanted for more power, especially since it is still faster than the majority of cars on the road today. My parents have 300+ hp awd vehicles that are a little faster, but…

Drunks tend to crash well. Since they don’t tense up, they dissipate the energy a lot better

The starter on a BMW e36 318is. BMW in its infinite wisdom, decided to cram the starter on the hidden side of the steeply canted engine. The e30 used a different intake manifold that allowed for much easier access. This manifold was changed for the e36's extra pork, adding psudo variable length runners for better low…

Programmer spotted

Well, that ticket may have cost you some money, but you are officially my hero.

Basically the only thing your brakes act on is the disc attached to the wheel. that causes a friction which turns the cars moving energy into heat and noise. Since the disk is attached to the wheel, it acts on the wheel, which in turn acts on the tire. The key to understanding whats happening here is that the friction…

Thats right up there with:

yeah, the sass would be of unheard of levels. I don’t get angry easily, but willful ignorance in the seat of power is rage inducing.

That is why we made the bomb. Ain’t no denying physics when it a mile wide fireball.

“*Furiously free body diagram until the case is dropped.*”

I would have lost my shit and started chucking my university physics text books the moment that brake question came up. Well not really, those things were expensive. PLANES OF REFERENCE MOTHER FUCKER, DO YOU SPEAK IT!

Oh dear god, I was one of the ‘splainers until I got into my engineering program, and had kids trying to tell me how stuff worked based on the latest car throttle post. It get annoying pretty damn fast as a guy, so I can’t imagine how suffocating it would be for you. I apologize for my kind. The only upside is that I…

Most of the opening scenes were shot at my university. I remember them filming here in the summer

I agree with brands pro. Every racer takes into account their skills, and the risk at hand, and personally decides whether or not they feel comfortable with that equation. They do not need molly coddling, and they do not need big brother holding their hand. To race is to take ones destiny in their own hands, through…

german engineers good... nien. When ever I look at a piece of German engineering, the amount of parts that are unnecessary, and made out of a plastic that will fail is absolutely staggering.

Ha! I recognized the track from the gif. Used to race the arrive and drive series at Goodwood. Also, the apparent training grounds of Ron Fellows, among a few other Canadian racers