In a typical car you pick a gear with 1:1 gearing at the transmission. However, there is still the final drive, which is typically ~3.5:1.

They already have this in F1, it's called Caterham.

Obviously you just can't appreciate the majesty that is the Beauty Leopard.

Small diesels in trucks can't happen fast and broad enough. this is the perfect application for these engines.

So what are they chopping up to make this "new" car?

Does anyone else find it ironic that the USA, land of drag racing, understeering into trees and general straight line tomfoolery lacks a real high speed testing track.

As everyone else here has said, common dude the SI is no where near the level of the ford, merc, and GTI. Don't kid yourself.

Really? A Civic Si? The other choices I understand for various reasons (disclaimer: I own a '14 Focus ST).

It's a girl's car.

You have got to be joking with the Si. That thing has the cheapest ugliest interior ever.

Of course, how could I have been so blind to this master scheme. Here's the breakdown of events: (As told by Hercule Poirot)

The company is investing $100 million over the next two years to build the Web-based tool, which goes live later this year, and expand its digital capabilities—all with the aim of making the car-buying experience much more like purchasing an item on Amazon.com. AMZN +0.58%

For quarter of a million, I don't.

If we were all used to seeing these 18" wheels, and someone put the 13" ones on, we'd all say how silly and cartoonish the bubble tires looked.

ABS - Because it gives everyone a chance to act like a total idiot until the last moment, and then look like a hero because ABS performed as designed.

No. Automatic headlight suck because they don't turn on in the rain unless it's reaally dark. Therefore the driver thinks "yay, i have automatic lights so they're on whenever they need to be." which is wrong. Or they don't turn on the taillights as well.

The free maintenance is now a joke by the way: 1 year/10,000 miles. So 1 oil change and you're done...

No because they can't blame it on guns or republicans.

Iceland.

Listen, pro tip of all pro tips, DO NOT SPEED IN VA.