Of course! Like many modern driver aids, launch control just takes the skill out of the equation, and gives the car the best start possible. With enough attempts, a skilled driver should be able to match the launch control's 0-60 time, and possibly even beat it, depending on how conservatively/aggressively the…

Pretty much every car is slower doing 5-60 than it is from 0-60. This is because when accelerating from a stop, you can dump the clutch at high RPMs (or brake torque the car to high RPMs if it is an automatic). When you accelerate from 5-60, you have no choice but to accelerate from low RPMs because the car is already…

He also ordered a vanity license plate with his own name on it.

Of course one of the first adopters wears man jewelry.

You can't say a company "has it right" and "electronically limited" in the same sentence unless there is a negative in there somewhere.

Seriously! You usually see cars flip forward during a jump, not backwards!!

Agreed. Between this "eargasm" video and the "asshat Lambo driver" video, I wonder if the staff is even watching videos before they post them today.

This is why I increased my insurance coverage as high as I could. You never know when you will hit a speeding Lambo and cause insane amounts of damage.

He definitely looks like the kind of guy that makes sure he includes a car-selfie segment in every video he films, regardless of subject matter.

This discussion makes me think of "business models"

Grab a patent on it, and then get ready for some sweet, profitable patent trolling in a decade's time!

Sometimes the gate arm at work will flinch and drop a foot or so when I drive under it. Freaks me out every time. I always imagine it was attempting to play a prank on me.

My dad is 6'5" and always drove Lexus LS4xx cars (when he could afford them). He said they were the most comfortable cars on the road for him. It also helps that they are some of the most reliable cars ever made.

My 2nd car was a hand-me-down 1992 ES300. I had no idea a stick shift was offered. I can't even imagine. When I was 17 in 2001, driving a car with close to 200HP was already pretty kick-ass. I can't imagine how many more things I would have crashed into had I been driving stick as well.

This car uses a Mazda3 platform and drivetrain, so not surprising at all!

This article was so damn hilarious, I thought DeMuro wrote it at first. Great job!!

Also, I have seen my mom reading Cosmo before. I had no idea this is the kind of stuff she may have been reading. WTF

Exactly, the only time the answer is not Miata, is when the question is: What car should I not buy?

The next gen cars are years away, so anything could change. I also presume the 911 would get more power as well, so Porsche wouldn't "castrate" it, as you suggest.

I agree with you. I bet this boot is just coincidentally near the set or bad tweeting/reporting.

This depends on whether you are a highly skilled driver or are better off having a fancy diff doing all of the hard parts of racing for you.