REAL RACE CARS BURN GAS-O-LEEN.

Counterpoint: Formula Le Mans

The 2009 Formula Le Mans Cup used these:

Racing purists are the reason some people have a negative image of motorsport enthusiasts. Purists are usually the barrier to entry for a lot of fandoms. Just ignore them.

Formula has nothing to do with the status of the wheels. Formula is a rules format.

kinja is the most fuckin’ awful commenting system of the world wide web.

I think electric motorcycles are actually pretty cool, unlike the Prius.

I just drove a C-Max Energi as I was shopping recently, and I was really disappointed. It ticked all the boxes for practicality (carrying a mountain bike easily), styling, and a plug-in hybrid (my commute is short, but I like road trips). It was very nearly the perfect car for me, but there were three things that…

Except it doesn’t. It goes about 37% less distance on a charge than the Bolt. And Nissan was able to sell a bunch of Leaves (?) before they even had much more than 100 miles on a charge. And they’ll soon offer more distance that will likely match the Bolt in a higher trim level. 150 miles is plenty for most people who…

I’m a big fan of buying cars with a “J” at the beginning of the VIN. But I’m buying 10 year old used cars.

Ford owned as much as 37% according to some sources, but Mazda’s own corporate site shows the top ten shareholders down to 1.5% currently doesn’t include Ford. So if FoMoCo still owns any stake in Mazda, it’s negligible. This list doesn’t appear to count the 5% that Toyota now has, but maybe that’s in one of these…

Not just on the Fusion, either. I test drove a 2013 C-Max Energi yesterday and was shocked at how much space the battery pack in the rear hatch area took up. I folded the rear seats down to see if it would help, but the battery pack really destroys the practicality of what is otherwise a perfectly practical shape.

The Germans and the Swedes sell wagons here, but those are pretty expensive cars. Even Honda with the TSX (euro-spec accord wagon) was in the wagon game until recently.

mmmmmm.

Plus, $1.5T deficit over 10 years, as opposed to $1T annual deficit under previous admin is relatively small.

But why would you cut taxes and increase the deficit now, while the market is up? It just doesn’t make sense. Now what do you do when the market goes into a recession? That’s when you should cut taxes and increase deficit spending to stimulate the economy. You don’t stimulate the economy with historically low…

If there’s one place electric makes sense it’s in a business model like a route delivery truck. UPS is already doing a little bit of experimentation around the world with some alternatives, including fully electric box trucks.

Psst, Ferrari. You could just develop an F1 car with more bodywork and a closed cockpit and come over to LMP1. I bet that would really make the F1 people mad.

This is an interesting question. I assume your insurance is like mine: when I drive a rental or someone else’s car, my car insurance company counts it as part of my property damage section of my policy if I wreck it.

Me, too. I think I laughed more in this movie than the fun-loving Episode 7.