Its amazing they're testing this much at once to be honest, cuz there's enough engineering variables to keep track of without dealing some extra bit of science fluff. Save that for the real missions. Think of this as first start of a kit car and a quick jaunt up the block and back. You don't do your engine tuning…

No idea about Evo X's, but previous Evos tended to blow up 6 speeds once you started cranking up the power. Sticking in the 5 speed was the poor man's fix for a blown transmission, lest you wanted to do a full rebuild on the 6 speed.

I think with the way the laws in most states are written now this should be a bike. Many states have helmet laws for bikes, and for a vehicle like this a helmet really should be mandatory. Unfortunately Texas doesn't have a helmet law, which now that I think about it, makes this ban all the stranger...

It has the look of a really low rent Veyron. Not terri... ok, its pretty terrible looking.

Just saying you're learning or just learned to drive stick will open automotive doors. I got to drive a late model NSX when I was in a freshmen in college because a family friend just bought one and someone else mentioned that I just learned to drive stick. He was like "you wanna take it for a drive?" HELL YES I…

A fusion ST would be a great spiritual successor to the Mazdaspeed 6. Actually, it would almost be a direct successor considering the 6 and the fusion shared the same platform back then...

Picked up a diamondclean from Target in SF this past weekend for $95 on clearance (including the current $15 sonicare coupon). Get one quick if your target still has any left.

Picked up a diamondclean from Target in SF this past weekend for $95 on clearance (including the current $15…

If they wanted a more "pirate-y" feel they could have made it look more like swords instead of some tribal knockoff. The current Corsair logo is pretty brilliant as it is though. Its one of those understated logos that when you see it conveys all you need to know about the name and origin with minimal fuss. I'd put…

The worst are the stickers or the stick on chrome letters from the dealership. When i got my new car i had those letters removed on my first servicing. This used to be an east coast only thing but now I'm seeing it creeping to the west coast. My suggestion is when you have almost finished signing the papers to tell…

not sure if "pop Sarah" and "opera Sarah" can even be compared to each other. I love Sarah brightman, but her pop stuff (Fleur de mal) and her opera stuff (conte partiro) are just... Different. If you want to find someone with ease of voice that can span pop and opera in one song then Tarja Turunen is my best…

i hope if they do go AWD they do it with a real center diff instead of the Haldex AWD on the Mazdaspeed 6. Haldex is like AWD-lite. It works in a pinch, but you're definitely not gonna be doing any fancy torque vectoring shenanigans or have a rear biased torque split. It will however do fine to get you traction in…

Mazda kinda does this, but doesn't go overboard with it. Their "zoom-zoom" campaign is pretty much an easier to swallow "soul" campaign. Oh, and their cars can actually uphold the image the marketers gave them, which kinda helps.

thats easy... countach all the way. Hot Wheels are what sell these cars, and I had a yellow Countach when I was little. Wouldn't want anything else ( well, except maybe a yellow Diablo SV)

its got a bit too much Chrysler 300c for it to look good now unfortunately, but had they done it then I think it would have looked pretty amazing. It looks like they kinda kept that roofline for the a7 though.

So.... Are they just remaking Unreal Tournament 2004? That was pretty much the pinnacle of "pure" arena based fps, and I don't think it needs to be remade.

I was gonna say... its sounds like its running a bit rough. Or maybe does just sound like a pissed off weedwacker all the time?

sigh.... When I was shopping for cars back in 2007 I was looking at pretty much half this list. Legacy GT spec.B and S60r were too pricy new, Cobalt SS was well... A Cobalt, and an S4 was a sketchy prospect used as a first car. I ended up buying a new Mazdaspeed 6 for a good 5k under sticker, and I'm sure my car is…

I could plug a ODB II device into a car now and via bluetooth/wifi/cellular "remotely" control various parts of the car. I however did not remotely control the car just by being close to it and hacking it somehow ala Watch_Dogs. I think thats what Damon was trying to say... maybe? With a Tesla and its 3G connection…

Could they have made this car any uglier? It looks like it needs fangs to complete the ugliness package. The previous Smarts weren't great looking but jeez... they sure as hell didn't look like the stuff of nightmares.

they have one lot. Its a very large lot in Fremont, CA, and I live about 10 minutes from it. When you buy a Tesla anywhere near here you can come and yes, drive it off the lot. Yes, its the factory lot. Hey, its still a lot, right?