To be fair, their 6th place in the wcc for 2018 was largely down to Alonso dragging the car to finishes it had no business competing for in the early season. On performance they were very clearly the 9th fastest (2nd slowest) car. Finishing 8th this year with one average driver and one complete rookie would be a huge…

This is all true but in some ways, it has set them up to be better positioned for the future than the top heavy USN. Investing in smaller, more numerous, multi role frigates and corvettes capable of doing everything from capital ship killing to long range land attack to theater air defense seems more future proof than…

Not uncommon on transatlantic or Jet Stream routes. Last time I flew the IAH-FRA A380, we landed ~1.5 hours early due to the tail winds. Of course this was an A380 so you didn’t even feel like it was moving, let alone exceeding 700 mph.

The stats are on point. This pretty much closes the gap to the C63 and the Alfa QF. Given the M3/4's much lower weight even in F8x guise I wouldn’t be surprised to see the new one give the M5 a run for its money with the comp pack. The S55 in the current M3/4 is very under rated from the factory so I’d suspect this…

There’s no question Elliot Abrams is a monster who should probably still be in prison. Rep Omar’s criticism would be taken more seriously however if her ambivalence towards what is one of the worst regimes on the planet made her more credible here. We need to see the left come out clearly against the Maduro regime,…

That’s the next M3/4 engine in there. Decent step up in output.

Fantastic headline.

I want them to collaborate with Renault and bring the Alpine A110 to the US market.

The religious exemption is BS too. There’s no evidentiary standard setting what would count as a reasonable religious exemption leading to widespread fraud and abuse. The only case where vaccinations should be exempt is if there is a clear medical case signed off by an independent physician proving harm from a…

That part was incomprehensibly stupid. Even if it was meant to be Universal Basic Income thats plain stupid. I can’t believe that self professed socialists are suddenly for what was originally a libertarian folly that would replace benefits and entitlements with cash handouts. If that’s actually going to be Democratic…

This is probably not going to be a popular view around here but I think ever more ambitious pie in the skyism like this “Green New Deal” plan harm the fight against climate change rather than help it. I don’t think there is material disagreement any more that climate change is happening and is a threat. There is and…

I’m ok with this. Drunk driving is a real problem and those fucks deserve zero tolerance. These days with Uber/Lyft there’s really no excuse at all.

I’ve always waited for the fast idle to step down to normal regardless of the weather. I then baby it until everything gets up to normal temp. That said, I think modern engines are really good at getting the oil up to temperature fairly quickly. It’s the transmission and diff I’d be concerned about. My e63 shows both…

I think this only applies if you’re not physically present in the car. 

Is there the remotest chance the Golden State Warriors get him? That would be the end of the world.

I love the green numbers/letters on the og 911 dials. I wonder why Porsche moved away from that.

What’s wrong with GPS functionality?

Because Tesla is cash poor, loss making (ignore a couple of financially engineered quarters of minuscule profits) and has a reputation for dodgy quality. The model s and x in particular are ancient platforms that are effectively the same car since 2008. Porsche has a global brand following that dwarfs Tesla,…

That is gorgeous. Wow! A really well sorted black restomod didn’t sell at a $80k high bid on BaT last month. These things are highly collectible.

Kristen’s suggestion is amazing. If you can actually swing a late year Pantera GT5-S go for it. If you’d rather do something more contemporary the Mercedes AMG GT-C is a lot less anonymous than a 911 and has (imo) the best turbocharged drivetrain on sale today. Here’s one on BaT that should end up close to your budget