fredericklawolmsteez
FrederickLawOlmsteez
fredericklawolmsteez

Hot lapping one of these things for 15 minutes is an INSANE upper body work out. Your forearms and hands will be shaking uncontrollably for at least an hour. My wife surprised me recently with a little karting fun and we went out to lunch afterwards. When the bill came, I still couldn't hold the pen.

You're welcome.

Denso makes plugs. The spark variety. Agreed.

How long before we star seeing a rudder to help turn the car?

Filing this one under "Not all steelies are created equal." I thought for sure it was going to be one of those steelies with the alternate bolt pattern drilled into it. Not so.

I think its worth throwing in the idea that you could run this thing on waste veggie oil. Still, you'd have to put some serious french fry miles on it to cover the cost. Lastly, its a diesel. We don't measure diesel motors with BHP! Gimme the torque, mang!

Second best to a Speedmaster? That's impressive.

Why is this thing so thick? "Because race car" is not a valid answer. If it were mechanical, I could see the need for more room. But quartz, come on!

Auto with a chronograph would bump up the cost by 5x (at a minimum). You want day and date too? 6x.

The thickness of the case is absurd. Especially for a quartz watch. I do like the brushed and polished stainless combo though. You can buy a fantastic mechanical watch with a Swiss movement for less money. Of course, it won't have a chronograph for that kind of money.

I think I picked up at least 5 turn in reference points that I didn't know. And a couple of "one steering input" turns that I always seem to wrestle with.... FANTASTIC! Can't wait to fire up the Grand Turismo tonight!

You'd think Pirelli would spend a little bit more on making a better quality animation. What's with that bit where the front end is getting wheel hop under braking?

Pirelli makes a special "Cinturato" set of tires both wet and intermediate conditions, and when to put them on is a huge part of F1 strategy. The intermediates retain the same pattern from last year, but the new tires for when Noah starts talking flood now have 48 different channels for water removal, as opposed to

There was a time when Kia and Hyundai were completely ripping off BMW and Mercedes. Is it me or is this 2015 Mercedes looking a lot like last year's Elantra?

I'm not sure a fully loaded brand new truck fit's Jimmy's demo. I think he should follow Jamie Oliver's lead on this one...

-A Volkswagen Eurovan (Not Armored)

When was the last time any GM vehicle sold out its first run before 1 even hit the stores? The reason I ask, is that I don't think GM dealers have any gouging skills or practice. Everyone probably paid MSRP.

At least you don't have to remove the dash (cough, Mercedes, cough).

In the name of fuel economy, 10+ secs has been acceptable for years. Toyota's golf carts (Prius) are the shining example. Although, according to a sales guy I met, most Prius buyers made up their mind before getting to the store and DON'T EVEN TEST DRIVE IT!

Ford's Sync is definitely in need of improvement. I have only had a couple of one-off problems with the one in my Focus ST. But, I think it's biggest problem is that it didn't evolve quick enough. When it first came out, it was pretty revolutionary. Since then, every consumer has become an expert on music and nav user