Don’t underestimate the Chinese here. I’d put money on them having a plan B that involves offing Kim and replacing him with a puppet if he ever gets to the point of being more than an occasional nuisance. The absolute last thing they want is a major war with the potential use of nuclear weapons, a massive refugee…

They absolutely nailed the look, sound and feel of the universe, far beyond anything I’d expected. I can’t wait for this - it might even be ahead of The Last Jedi on the list of movies I really want to see this year.

This is the correct answer.

991.1 (2015-2016) Carrera GTS RWD Coupe. Its basically a widebody Carrera S with a lot of desirable options and a powerkit for 430 hp. You might have to flex up by ~$25k to get a prime example but they’re the last NA 911s outside of the unobtanium GT3/R versions and likely to hold their value. The NA 3.8 and standard…

Not sure its a trim package but Mercedes offers the option of a backlit 3 pointed star on the front grill. This is tacky, cheap and hideous looking and anybody that specced a MB up with one of those things deserves all the ridicule they’d attract.

Say what you will about the man but I’d die to make it to 39 in half the shape he’s in.

Personal safety. They think we’re a threat to them and theirs and at the very least decide to treat us with extreme paranoia. Look at how historical first contact between different civilizations has gone - very few were completely peaceful in the long run.

Really had to dig deep for that one. I thought he was done for when he was knocked down in Rd 7/8. Great fight. Probably the best heavyweight fight in a long time.

I think its the best car show on TV/Youtube/anywhere and the best Top Gear’s been for at least a decade. The hosts are less cliched and more laid back, the production values are somehow better than ever and the actual car stuff is the best its ever been since Tiff Needell left the pre CHM TG. My personal highlights…

Its a common problem that’s been discussed in many, many behavioral economics papers. Uber’s hardly the biggest example - many other companies (eg Tesla, Snapchat) enjoy insane valuations purely on account of narrative driven investment theses that are completely disconnected from the financial fundamentals…

Man, whenever I see this guy I think of his extremely ill fated music career and the album it managed to shart out before it blew up on him. Can’t take anything he says seriously.

Having driven ZF8 equipped cars on track in the past year, I kinda figured DCTs were on their way out. Shift speed and quality was so close to what I’m used to with dual clutch boxes that I don’t see the torque converter auto as a problem for performance cars anymore.

I think BMW and Audi buck this trend with intuitive easy to use and fully functional systems that don’t rely on a distracting and potentially dangerous touchscreen as the only input option. This appears to be because they ignored smartphones and tablets and designed an interface for a car. BMW’s HUD makes keeping your…

Its not a big jump from ~$150k for a well specced 911 to ~$190k for a hypothetical 2 + 2 McLaren sports series. Its not just money that is a constraint but parking space too. Owning and parking more than 2 cars becomes really hard if you live in or near a city. Having both cars capable of carrying the kid(s) is a no…

This actually makes a lot of sense at the lower end of their range (Sports Series). A major driver of the Porsche 911's stranglehold on the high end sports car market and a big reason excellent competitors like the R8, AMG GT and F type haven’t been able to make major sales inroads against it are the seemingly useless…

Doesn’t Kansas have a points system? How is she still allowed driving privileges?

All of the above at the same time. Saturate the defenses with coordinated waves of subsonic and supersonic cruise missiles launched at stand off ranges by air, surface and subsurface combatants and hope a few quiet diesel electric subs sneak through the screen to add torpedoes in all the chaos. The military,…

Hard to tell given the audio quality but I didn’t hear any supercharger whine. Turbocharged LT?

Hard to tell given the audio quality but I didn’t hear any supercharger whine. Turbocharged LT?

I’m sure it is a very good car but so is the competition. Success in the luxury segment isn’t defined by product these days - most cars in the segment are very good products. What really drives sales is the dealership and ownership experience. If you need to buy and service one of these at a regular Hyundai…