@Ray Wert: I do admit, finding out that Toyotas are actually engineered by humans and not by some advanced alien race has been somewhat of a let down.

@snapoversteer 'bout to get told: I really could care less if they deserve it or not. Did I state something that is not true?

@Steve_in_NC: It's hard to make that argument because they have gone after manufactures with UAW labor in the past... multiple times.

NEWSFLASH! When you rip out the original engine, suspension and wheels... It's no longer "rare", it becomes just another golf with a VR6 swap. C RA C K P I P E.

Gross....

It's not an LT1, it's a TBI L05 engine... so don't be too sad about it. Hmmm, I need those rear D pillars for my wagon...

@tekdemon: As an automotive engineer that has participated in the design of electronic modules I can tell you that this is unacceptable. Clearly the steering is responding to driver input in the video... inputs that should make no sense to the moduele therefore the system should self shut down. Also, the fact that the…

@sos10: Yes, just like every other manufacturer up until this point.

Hack job HID install or not, under no circumstances should a wiring problem ever in a billion years make a steering system fail in this way. There is something called an FMEA that is supposed to be performed to prevent this kind of stuff from ever happening. I should be able to wire the module to 220v, short every…

@Novaload: I drive one daily! Best car I have ever had or ever will have. When it goes, I will find another one.

The wrong fuel / calibration? Nah, I'm not buying it. What really happened is he downshifted to first, over revved the engine and scattered it all over the road, plain and simple.

@LandofMinos, Alan Mulally has a closet full of killer robots.: Yes, they are all throttle by wire. Matter of fact, most (if not all) cars are now.

Because perhaps is was this bad.

This model will START and STOP? A Fiat first!

Does it come with a whale penis leather case?

How is dumping urine into a resevoir qualify as a "risky proposition"?

"Dearborn's other stick axles are integral-carrier diffs, which means that you have to pull the entire axle to change ratios."

The Audi R8 can also deal with 3 foot of smug.

@bzr: +1 #toyotaft86

This appears to be some sort of audition tape that got out to the public. I think the goal is to say the most complicated nonsense without fucking up how you said it.