That shifter though...

You’ve seen the Fusion hybrid right?

Small motorcycles doesn’t seat 5.

“The hybrid is running full-time Atkinson cycle (via late intake valve closing)“

The 2AR-FXE had a 12.5:1 CR and the 2AR-FE had a CR of 10.4:1. New CRs are 14.0:1 and 13.0:1 respectively.

“Just a slightly longer stroke and a slightly less narrow valve angle, and you achieve record breaking thermal efficiency? I am not buying that. In the course of the evolution of the engine, people have tried every imaginable valve angle and stroke and bore combinations. No way on earth that these two very mild…

No, they go find the SAE paper on it instead.

So they need to run it on that VW test track for the top speed run?

Does that mean that they’re going to be able to sue Chevrolet for false, fraudulent, and/or misleading advertising?

I think the funniest part about this whole thing is the supposed quote by Hughes telling Elon Musk to eat [Elon’s] heart out, and yet, I don’t see Hughes doing ISS cargo resupply missions any time soon. So...

So...interestingly enough, there isn’t any data (of course) for MY2018 for either Corolla iM that this is supposed to replace vs. the Focus.

Stupid question then - why don’t people just buy the Focus ST?

They’re testing autonomous vehicles for the most obvious reason - to replace their workforce.

That’s why...nowadays, I recommend that people actually try to rent any potential purchases for like a weekend and really spend time “living” in that rental so that things like this would pop up and may become consideration factors in regards to whether you buy or not.

I never reach behind my steering wheel. Without paddle shifters, there is no need to.

“Those buttons on the back of the wheel aren’t difficult to operate at all, IMO. There is a mute button, but it’s on the main volume knob.”

“I’m going to have to disagree with this. I have owned both a Ford with the Sync and a Dodge with the uConnect... the Sync system is fiddly and annoying and the word natural definitely does not apply. I mean it works okay... but it’s not fantastic. uConnect is less fiddly, better at some things. Not as good at other…

“The ones behind the steering wheel are there so the driver doesn’t have to take their hands off the wheel. So that’s how that feature helps make it pretty good. “ 

The 300 was good when it came out in 2005 as the value option Bentley. (I drove it when the first prototypes were coming out).

“Also FCA has the best infotainment system in my opinion”