Well, well well. I live about a mile from RA, but didn’t think the “GridLife” was for me. But now I have a reason to go considering I’m a genuine relic of the 80's. I also have this relic in my garage:

I’m certainly no media expert, but having grown up reading Car and Driver and Road & Track, I get most of my info. from online articles, message boards and YouTube videos these days. Print truly is dead. I think the future is independently produced content distributed across multiple platforms. Guy like Matt Farrah…

I can’t speak for everywhere, but around here most Tesla drivers stick to the right lane and drive pretty slow. I actually passed one on the interstate and I was in my LEAF. Of course this isn’t California, so the number of Tesla’s I’ve seen can be counted on two hands.

Let m clarify this for you. The LEAF is classified as a mid-size car by the EPA. It is not small.

That'll just add extra weight hauling all those items in the hatch.

And maybe, just maybe the enthusiasts might actually buy it instead of paying lip service (Toyota 86 anyone) because it's actually practical and economical in addition to being sporty.

Do people want German hatchbacks with red stitching? 

My first thought is that it must be a “dry” wine.

Doug. It’s always Doug.

You know, the Tesla fanbois love to point out that we’ve been hearing about all the Tesla competition coming soon, but it never seems to materialize. As much as it pains me to say it they’re right. I’ve been driving electric since 2012 (LEAF) and here in GA virtually nothing has changed. In that time, Tesla has…

944s, 944 turbos, 911s without power steering, AE86 Toyotas, light weight, no-nannies to save your butt (traction control, air bags, ant-lock brakes), no computers to help you put the power down since most humans can’t manage more than 300 hp without them.

Wait... they’re serious. I thought this was an Onion article.

Let’s be honest here. We have plenty of small dignified cars - the Focus, the Fiesta and the Golf. We even have their performance variations like the GTI. I just bought a new 2017 GTI for a little over $19k. It’s not the manufacturers fault the aren’t selling. They aren’t what consumers want. Tastes change. It…

It will never feel like rack and pinion with a rag joint, a solid front axle and that worm gear. Over-tightening can cause premature wear and I’ve even heard they can lock up (code brown). They do wander; it’s the nature of the beast.

I daily drove a Grand Wagoneer back in the mi-90's. That play in the steering is a feature. I spent untold hours and money trying to get it tighter. I finally came up with a solution. I sold whole vehicle to an unsuspecting teenager.

We weren’t well off growing up and my mom had a friend at the local Chrysler dealership. So, beginning in the early 70's we had a string of Chrysler products. After her Dart was totalled she brought home a 1977 Aspen wagon. This pale yellow beauty even had the fake wood on the sides and a 318 under the hood. Honestly,…

Volkswagen wasn’t someone’s name.

The man’s name was pronounced Porsh-uh!

I’ll agree to a point. My 944 is basically a 4 speed with overdrive. 5th is really tall and passing is almost impossible, but 1-4 are great around town. NA cars with broad flat torque curves can probably get away with fewer gears anyway. FWIW, they shortened 5th in ‘88.

Yes. Nick Tandy spoke at the Porscheplatz at last year’s Petit LeMans. That’s basically what he said. The mid-engine resulted in only a 1% change in weight distribution. However, they got significantly more downforce thanks to being able to fit a larger diffuser.