I think that was the thing that US/Canada bucked the trend for Miatas. In the rest of the world the Miata got identified as the “Hairdressers” car while in North America it has been pretty much a middle aged guys car for those who couldn’t afford a convertible Porsche or couldn’t see themselves in a Corvette.

The US is about the last market that sells the Miata on its website as MX-5 Miata... even in Canada the Miata name has been dropped for which I do not understand. Everyone talks about them as Miata’s, not MX-5s.

Except the plebs are the ones who emulate the rich and if the rich are ecofriendly, then the plebs will soon follow. Society is always a top-down approach. You didn’t get a backup camera because it was smart, you got it because luxury cars had it and plebs coveted it.

The electric future is going to be boring as a spectator.... 

The laser power hasn’t necessarily anything to do with the camera sensor being damaged. It has more to do with the light intensity from interaction of the laser light melting the metal. Did they even mention if the laser light is even in the visible spectrum? The camera sensor damage is no different than what you get…

Us Canadians when American’s talk about “socialism”

What should have been done is have single, terrifically fleshed out story that spans 3 films, much like the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Or, break it down to independently, but interconnect sequential films like Harry Potter. Film 2-3 at a time to ensure the same people and teams are working on the product.

It all depends on what you do and where you are. I’m a first responded and I NEED consistency. I cannot drive into work in -30C weather with half my range gone or I forget to plug it in after getting off shift. 200mi range would be at the razors edge of my ability to get to and from work on a single charge... or I can…

They will probably never do the test as the Police Interceptor edition isn’t for public sale, however the police spec comes with a totally redesigned rear end for 75mph crash impact mitigation. Would be interesting to see if the front end was modified along with the rear end design.

The funny part about calling it a “Bladerunner” looking truck is that it looks like the lesser technological, non-flying vehicles of bladerunner, and not the ultra-high-tech flying cars of the same movie.

This is not some new strategy developed from airlines... airlines developed it from the automotive industry! Everyone working at Jalopnik too young to remember the ‘80s? Up selling anything from CD (cassette) players to recliner seats was all optional. It was done away with to speed up assembly lines and introduce a…

Its quite telling, Disney really didn’t understand the fanbase and I agree they thought they were buy a Marvel style IP. I have hundreds of SW toys that I was gifted and bought myself since before the prequels came out. I remember getting my first Star Wars toys for Christmas way after ROTJ production run and before…

Disney is throwing everything including the kitchen sink to draw people in that were turned off from the last installment. The last installment had the lowest drop of any 2nd movie in a trilogy block. The TLJ had a 50% drop in theatre profits compared to TFA; the worst of any SW film. So, if they are to impress their…

And by season 2, Sith Lord Baby Yoda

Was the last 00# featured with James Bond in GoldenEye? Used to be quite common was it not in the other Bond films to have 00's come and go? I seem to remember another 00# getting off’d or at least mentioned all the way back the Sean Connery’s. 

Yeah, except the West sends (or did send until recently) a large majority of our plastic waste to Asia, South Asia and Africa... gee I wonder why those dumping grounds have such bad issues

The new conservative government here allows a limited number of permits (high occupancy toll (HOT)) annually to be issued to drivers who want to drive in the HOV lanes regardless of occupant numbers. And the FINALLY allowed motorcycles to us the HOV lanes.

Oh you’re definitely right about the Miata being one of the best value track cars. The corvette is just one of your next best “budget” track cars when you have some more cash to throw around. 

You’d be very surprised to see TV storage vaults... typically a organizational mess with multiple different cataloging systems and general complacency to never audit or organize files. Files get pulled, and then never put in the right place or pulled and never checked out... becomes a logistic mess. Or its stored off…

Except you’ll be able to thrash the ‘vette over and over and when it does break, it won’t set you back like the German machines. Lets face it, the Corvette plays to real track people looking for a machine that meets racing performance value.