I noticed the same thing. Ended up in a 2019 Mazda 3 hatchback instead. If I could have found an N-Line, I most likely would have gone with it at the time since it had more power than the Mazda 3.

My 2012 Acura TSX with tech package (Auto) always bugged me. In the tach was a huge open space with gear indicator while in the middle of the speedometer was a small LCD (the manual was blank in that area):

In theory, yes, but in reality? I haven’t heard of a manufacturer nailing it yet. I will not buy a car with a CVT. A normal or DCT auto, or better yet, a manual? Yes. If everything ICE is only going to be CVT, I’ll hang onto my Mazda 3 until a reasonably priced, non-Tesla electric is available.

I thought he bled rust at this point?

I’d also add that an unbuckled driver that has to make an evasive maneuver at speed is likely to fly out of their seat or make a mistake trying to hang onto the wheel to stay in their seat, putting other cars/drivers around them in danger.

Well said, and a shame you had to write another of these articles to explain the stance.

Can I get out of the grays please?

From the screenshots of the interior on other websites, it appears the buttons for the HVAC are on the sides of the lower screen. Mazda is one of the few manufacturers that haven’t gone full touch screen (yet - hopefully it stays that way).

The MX designation has always been Mazda Experimental. It doesn’t always mean sporty or performance oriented even though the MX designation has felt that way for a long time here in the USA (MX3 with the V6, MX5).

With the regulations locking them in for five years, I’d rather see them take their time and be sure they are happy with the car before homologating it. I would love to see them race sooner, but I understand the reasoning - it’s sound, and this year will be an odd year due to Covid anyway.

I don’t know that legacy car makers have better QC. Have you seen Ford’s track record lately?

Russell will never be in the Mercedes as long as Hamilton is there. Wolff has been really clear that they want a number 1 driver and a subservient number 2 driver after the Rosberg/Hamilton years.

Got my J&J yesterday at 12:30pm. At 2:40am I woke up swinging from cold to burning hot, dizzy, and my head felt like someone took a sledgehammer to it while someone else was boring my sinuses with an ice pick. As of 8:30pm today, I feel pretty good, albeit a bit dizzy still.

The government didn’t make the banks loan money to people that couldn’t afford it and causing the crash. Go look that one up - the banks ended up regulated (Until the Trump admin removed those regulations) for some really crappy practices and debt bundling that lead to that crash.

Looks to be another dull season. The last time in this current rule set the season was interesting was when Rosberg was Hamilton’s team mate and they actually raced. Bottas just goes out for a Sunday drive to collect points and not challenge Hamilton. I’ll be more interested if there’s more parity between teams so…

And white New Balances

Mazda did the same thing late last year with the 2019 Mazda 3's, in they issued a recall to have the cars come in to have the software updated in the car to be able to be managed from their app (remote start, vehicle status, door lock/unlock, in car wireless, etc) for three years free.

But that’s exactly what will never happen on the Xbox. You literally cannot accidentally install the wrong version on your console now.

PS5 is just like the Series X. It’s a souped up PS4. Both generations of consoles are based around the same generation of AMD APU. Outside of minor hardware differences and the operating systems they run, they are essentially AMD based PCs.

The PS5 is not a clean cut from older hardware like the PS1 to 2, to 3, to 4…

Not when they are one way.

Exactly - to back into the spot, you have to drive past it, stop, put the vehicle into reverse, then back into the spot. No way in hell you can back in faster than pulling straight in.