Who on earth are Harleys for anymore? Is anyone buying them? I applaud them for investing in and making e-bikes and electric motorcycles, but I have to imagine they will need to use some of their own brand equity for electric stuff eventually.

Holy shit, imagine being an “automative journalist” and having this bad of a take on F1. Wow.

You know the comedy is good when several writers have to argue with commenters about how it’s funny. 

If it is a joke, it’s certainly gone way over my head. 

Are you trying to tell me “Should Max Verstappen Just Crash Into Lewis Hamilton” is a non-joke article? Come on, man. I know this isn’t the New York Times, but the quality of writing on this site has taken a nosedive in the last year. I wish the good writers here would just go to Defector and start a sub-site. 

I get that this is supposed to be funny, but it feels like most of the blogs on this site are now this kind of “ha ha I know nothing about cars isn’t that funny?” writing, and…it’s just not funny. Sometimes it’s okay to write a real blog about the topic without trying to be purposefully obtuse about it. Some of us…

As an econ major and champion of economics as the main driver of all human decisions, I shouldn’t be surprised at the volume of consumer spending in today’s world - it is, of course, what makes our economy work. Regardless, I do still find myself absolutely amazed at the sheer amount of new stuff we buy, and how often…

I see your point - you’re right. They could have at least made the brakes bigger, I suppose. The carbon brake costs are WILD though. Aren’t the Porsche brakes half that cost? Also, driving with carbon brakes in regular traffic SUCKS. I drove a 911 with the carbon brake package and they were hot trash in the city and…

I may get some hate for saying this, but not every car needs to be built to handle track days. Sometimes it’s okay for your family sedan to not be able to handle ten consecutive 100-to-3omph stops. At $20k, skip the carbon brakes and just buy a used Miata. It’ll be more fun than tracking your Model S.

Big oof! I did notice yesterday on my way to Bethesda from Cap Hill that they fixed the dreaded pile of tarmac at the Thomas Circle underpass on Mass. No more almost catching air in that little tunnel!

I used to live in Brooklyn...the Long Island Expressway is a German autobahn compared to the BQE, which was like being in a Mad Max film. 

From someone that downgraded their Audi wheels from 19s to 18s and lives in downtown DC, I am 100% here for this trend. I’ve cracked two rims in this city. I’m over broken wheels and horrible ride quality.

Look at all that sidewall. YOU LOVE TO SEE IT.

Raph needs to get off the road with this thing. He’s a danger to himself and others riding it. I don’t want to be at the top of an intersection in Brooklyn when he comes steaming through, unable to stop, and slams into me.

I mean, hey - more power to you if you want to careen off a cliff or into cross traffic because your brakes don’t work, I just don’t want to be anywhere near you when that happens. Just like driving a car that’s not maintained properly, a bike that doesn’t work as it should is a danger to others as well.

You know what brakes are the coolest brakes in the world? The ones that stop you from dying because they actually function as modern brakes. 

How else are you going to cool the non-existent engine?

Honestly though, it just looks unfinished. It looks like the car was in an accident and they replaced the quarterpanels with primer pieces that they never got around to painting. It’s not a good look.

What I often hear from people about modern car design is that there’s not enough useless black plastic cladding. I’m glad this addresses that complaint by making half the front of the vehicle plastic clad.