The difference between this and a hole in one contest though is that this is seemingly much more winnable. Last year they had two winners and this year in the first few weeks of the season they already had one, too many wins and it would either be uninsurable or the cost wouldn’t make sense if they did have insurance…

That doesn’t count either, it’s a liftback.

For a dealer with an owner that donated $15 million to a school, I doubt they got insurance for this. It’s not ownership of a free high-end car, it’s a two year lease of what I would assume is a pretty entry-level car (given it’s for a college kid). The value of the prize was probably $10-15k, not nothing but an…

I don’t care that it’s automatic, this is about as perfect of an overall sports sedan as I’ve ever driven. W212 E63 AMG post-refresh, 2014-2016.

As an insurance agent, this is a weird list. Premium, help and advice, and policy review? Most of these companies with the exception of Geico are written through an agent, and many of them are written through independent agents i.e. we work with multiple carriers. They more often than not require everything be done…

Different companies prioritize different rating factors, and yeah they’re regulated by the state but that just means they have to submit their rating factors for approval, unless you’re in NC premiums will be different (though they could be very similar depending on your profile).

How does it say that? We know the power figures, you don’t need a road test to see the Kia is more powerful. To me it shows that the BMW I4 is likely underrated give the fact that it’s .1 second behind with less stated power in a much heavier car.

You’re right, I tried looking for it now and the only place I could find tire information was Tire Rack, the OEM option for the GT is an ultra-high performance all-season Pirelli PZero. The OEM BMW 19" tire is a Bridgestone Turanza grand touring all-season, so there’s still an advantage there.

Well exactly and it’s also edited for TV, which means they did a whole lot of driving to get the 10 minutes of content. So while it could easily look like it ran out after 5 minutes on the track, it was actually a half day’s worth of runs.

Which it doesn’t look like this one has. So they’re testing a top of the line sport version of the Kia (which probably has performance summer tires) alongside a standard suspension and all-season tired 5-series which is also a bigger heavier car in a different segment.

Also hurting the C8 is the fact that due to being mid-engined a lot of actual supercar buyers bought into the initial hype. They tend to only keep their cars for a year or two versus traditional Corvette buyers who will put them away for a decade plus. And a lot of those supercar buyers I’m sure realized that the C8…

Any normal car with a wing/spoiler, but specifically WRX-es.

What you need is a Mercedes GLA45 AMG, and put some knobbies on it.

I’ve seen plenty of evidence to the contrary, especially with European cars. Both my car and my wife’s (and her prior car) all did better MPG at 70 than at 55. They all have 7-8 speeds and the sweet spot is right around 70 where you’re in top gear with minimal throttle input. They’re also all 2.0T engines so it’s in…

I have some suggestions for VW:

They’re ridiculous but the ones I liked most were the Brosnan-era Bond car chases in Tomorrow Never Dies and Die Another Day. The remote control BMW 7-series was so cool to 10 year old me, and the chase between the first modern-looking Aston that not only had retractable studs but disappeared and the amazing BRG Jag…

Ok so it has panel fitment issues, and some paintwork may be needed. But let’s be honest, were the real ones that were also made in Italy in the 70s with plastic panels really much better? Real vintage rally cars are ridiculously priced, a fake in good shape that you can actually drive and not worry so much about…

It would even take forever to hit breakeven compared to a hybrid S-Class. Because the crazy depreciation Lucids have will be even worse once the company is no longer around.

The base model is irrelevant if you’re looking at a specific range number. To get the 500+ mile range it’s $110k.

I know exactly how EVs work, and that they’re most efficient in the city. But it’s also obvious that it won’t take much energy to set the cruise at 70 in the most aerodynamic car on sale today. Most ICE cars won’t be most efficient at 70 either because of gearing and aero, but some more aerodynamic ICE vehicles will…