Alright, so Sparks!

Some large SUVs handle, stop and accelerate better than some large sedans. These issues come up when a manufacturer tries to achieve all 4 of these: Large leg and cargo room. Small braking distance and overall vehicle size. What ends up happening is engine moving to the front to maximize leg room; electronics and…

Consumers demand more leg and cargo room while keeping overall size reasonable. They want lower braking distance (who doesn’t?). Well, at the very least, those are main car properties that are pointed out by auto journalists.

Someone here mentioned Nissan Pathfinder’s bad braking feel, how it buckles under heavy braking. Engine placement in relation to front axle matters a lot for braking. Engine placed too much to the front will tend to make the rear axle lighter. Braking heavily (combined with soft suspension) introduces force…

Weight distribution. It matters.

So, rain is the excuse? Help me out here. Writing from Seattle.

Gloria is long gone, but why waste a necro-post when opportunity comes:

Kinda wish it was done to a Prius.

He strongly implied it, and had to be tested.

I am a naturalized citizen as well, came legally and did it right. That is why these infuriate me:

Enough about OJ Simpson!

It is easiest to call someone idiot for doing something you are afraid of, but secretly wish weren’t.

Most of the flannel-shirt, hipster-beard, bro-dozing dudes can’t even change motor oil if their life depended on it. Not to mention the tires never see any mud or gravel. Most just overcompensate for something.

Let’s not pretend supporting Hillary is a noble act here, buddy

Because it is worse to get caught by hurricane in traffic than at home.

That’s not driving. That’s just holding the wheel slightly to the left. I can do that.

What kind of piece of junk takes 18' to stop from 20mph?

My BMW X5 has a similar shifter. Well, it works much better, because them Germans done it properly. I may even say I prefer it to traditional PRNDL shifter (but not the manual, of course, c’mon!).