...many doctors have turned to having patients interact with Toyota’s online model configurator as treatment for insomnia. One of the major benefits is that it’s non-addictive.

IMO, even if there was a deeper problem and you had to put a junk-yard engine in it, it would still be a good deal. If I still lived in the midwest and was in the market for one of these I would be all over this one. NP.

As the owner of a Toyota product that I’ve put 120k miles on since new (albeit a lowly Scion tC) I will say that in my limited anecdotal experience, Toyota reliability & engineering isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.

...and it made 271 RWHP and 260 TQ...

Not to mention, most people don’t have access to a track or anywhere else where they can safely and legally make the most of all that power, suspension and brakes. We’ve all gotten caught up in the massive numbers games, but how many of us make it out to a track on a regular basis to make the extra investment in an…

Indeed, I think a lot of people are forgetting that it’s not a $40k car after you take into account dealer markups. Also, the RS’s AWD system looks awesome, but I would imagine that that combined with the huge brakes and all the other super go-fast goodies will lead to very expensive maintenance down the road.

I love my Mustang, but suggesting it as an alternative to any of these hatches is a bit of a non-sequitor. Most people who are looking for a fun hatchback aren’t looking for a RWD sportscar.

Don’t forget the GT-R! :) Even putting aside the looks (I’m not a fan), I don’t get why anyone with the means would drop $100k+ for a bloated 9-year-old supercar.

Indeed, especially given the price. When I was car shopping last year I was tempted to take a test drive, but then I looked at the prices for these old-ass cars. Talk about sticker shock! I decided against making the effort to visit the Nissan dealership, as I didn’t want to waste the salesman’s time or mine.

Wow. If you’re going to swap cars on the regular, at least buy cheap used cars on craigslist! I don’t understand how so many people are comfortable just throwing away equity on a regular basis.

Wow, that is scary. I’ve known some people who are as reckless with their cars as she seems to be with her money. I’ve known a couple people who basically never even get their oil changed. One of them actually destroyed the engine on her leased Scion tC and had to get a rebuilt engine installed. Afterward, she wanted…

Indeed. As a left-of-center independent, I am continually amazed at how much liberals and/or Democrat supporters will continually make every excuse for the Muslim faith (Ben Affleck on Maher comes to mind). I have no big problem with religion as long as it’s practiced peacefully and not forced on children by their…

A co-worker and his wife made a similar bad decision by buying a Mini Cooper for way too much money. Eventually, they made a similar decision except I think they did more of an active repo, where they actually just gave the car and keys back to the bank, or some shit. I’m not sure how that works exactly, but I think…

The fact that he lazily copied a hashtag 100 times instead of writing anything of substance makes you smile? I mostly support the BLM movement, but this is lazy and exploitative. And comparing the Muslim religion (or any religion - they’re all bullshit) to being black (or any other race) should be an insult to anyone…

Lead-acid is going away, as it should. Too much weight, it doesn’t perform as well at extreme temperatures and generally shorter service life. Not to mention some of them still require maintenance.

I agree it should be leveling off, but according to GM we (or at least they) have already passed the $200/kWh mark. They claimed back in 2015 to have hit $145/kWh:

the vehicles could roll after the driver moves the automatic transmission lever into park position

For the car companies, a five (or more) year loan means that they just took most buyers out of the market unless they can get enough on the trade-in to cover the remaining balance.

Well, either that or they’re simply convincing people to make bad decisions with these terribly long loans. I agree with others who think we could be in for a mini-financial crisis due to the popping of the subprime auto loan bubble, although it would certainly be much less catastrophic than the housing crisis.

Awesome article and amazing pictures. I’d love to visit Japan and check out places like this, but the language barrier scares me. :/