1st Gear: The only way this will be possible is “Included with the purchase of your 20 MPG pickup, a complimentary 89 MPG econo-shitbox is included.” Voila, 54.5 mpg average!

Me too, once battery costs, longevity, mass and charge times are addressed. Graphene may be the answer.

This is about the only way I can tell NASCAR cars apart... I miss the days when they raced actual “stock” cars.

I would have been salty if they built it and only offered the CVT too though.

The wrong way. Everything at Volvo has been FWD derived since 1998.

The fact Torch wrote this almost makes me think he’s trolling us... no car company can be this ridiculous.

It makes my hands look YUGE!

I here what you are saying and you are right, Acura is not a Tier 1 Luxury brand, but they price themselves like one. In the last ten years vehicles have gotten exponentially better. For example, an entry level bargain brand Elantra can be had with leather, 200hp turbo-4 and sporty suspension, and for $10k less than…

Goodcarbadcar puts sales of the RLX at 727 in the US last year. The Lexus GS, which I think would be the most likely cross-shop is at 7452. Honda needs to go all in, and produce legit upscale cars on dedicated a RWD chassis if they want to get competitive. All these past Civic/Prelude enthusiasts growing out of a…

You are correct, I have not. I have driven the “regular” Sh-Awd and perhaps the hybrid system completely alters physics. And you are right again, I cannot say your food is crap if I haven’t tasted it. But I can tell you if it’s made from ingredients I don’t like, I won’t like the final product.

I’ve driven the normal SH-AWD. It’s good for an FWD based car, but it’s readily apparent what it’s bones are. I mention centralizing of mass because that is what allows for a responsive turn in, and willingness to change direction. I was referring to distributing the weight so it’s as close to the center of the car as…

Honda does a better job than most hiding less than desirable weight distribution. But over-driving an outside rear wheel is a poor substitute for a proper chassis.

The RLX has a hybrid powertrain with three electric motors and a mid-mounted twin-turbo 3.5-liter (3491 cc) V-6 making a combined output of 573 hp and a nine-speed dual-clutch automatic?

I would never consider a Miata because it is a convertible. That leaves exactly one alternative. The BRZ/86. Having driven both, the Mazda is a better sports car. It’s just a shame it doesn’t come with a fixed roof.

Some fine fellow on this site pronounces Volvo’s Polestar performance brand as if it rhymes with molester. Brilliant... Any time I see a Volvo now I think “Vulva Polester” and giggle...

You are right. I think they initially came from ZF until the FCA factories were up to speed in SC and Indiana. FCA made some mechanical changes.

Agreed.

I like your optimism, but a drama teacher with nice hair and that shriveled up useless Wynne-bag don’t have the competence to pull that off. After all with their policies and mismanagement we now have a carbon tax and exponentially growing cost of electricity, Ontario likely won’t make a viable choice anymore.

No, It’s $18K CAD for the car, and $26K CAD for the car with supercharger installed. The supercharger is $5500 US plus a tune and install. So about $20K US.

Edelbrock offers a three year powertrain warranty and it’s CARB certified 50 states legal. A local car here has one with 150,000km without a problem. I imagine the tuning is conservative enough that they can safely provide the warranty. It runs on 91 octane and like any modern car can retard the timing if detonation…