I think you’re right. It sure would be interesting to find out. An intercooled turbo (whether air-to-air or air-to-water) certainly has higher thresholds than one without an intercooler at all.

Correct. The Malibu Maxx was based on the subsequent (Epsilon) version of the Malibu. Interestingly, the Malibu Maxx had a longer wheelbase than the sedan, a wheelbase that was otherwise already used by the Pontiac G6. When the Malibu got redesigned in 2008 (and gained a Saturn Aura sibling), it adopted the new longer…

I never thought of it that way. That makes perfect sense!

My partner—who is an OTR truck driver in the DMV area—told me about that turnpike thing. Apparently, some of those east-coast turnpikes have contracts with specific towing companies that have the exclusive right to tow any cars, or even big rigs, off of the turnpike. If something happens, you have to call the specific…

The one I’m dealing with currently.

Not to mention that the overwhelming majority of Porsche engines are turbocharged in some form or fashion, anyway.

All that’s really killing the ground clearance is that plastic lower air dam, and I’m sure it’s easily removed. As far as your complaint about the “tablet on the dash”...well...that’s just kind of the current school of design these days.

Can we not pretend that the media isn’t part of the problem, for giving people like this attention and coverage? 

Wow. That’s quite impressive, for a Windsor mansion on wheels. And Rolls-Royce owners typically have other vehicles that they would take on a longer drive.

I love the TopGear “You went into sixth gear, didn’t you?” clip, with the FF.

So, then, I imagine you’re not enamored with Porsche’s decision to run the front axle through the engine block (not the oil pan; the actual block) on the Panamera?

There’s probably RTV sealant, in addition to the bolts. But, yes, it seems like a straightforward job.

Sadly, not a lot of people would buy that, so I see why they don’t bring it.

Yes, it’s a Land Cruiser Prado. But, as I said elsewhere, Toyota has already been calling the Prado simply “Land Cruiser” in markets where the proper full-size J300 Land Cruiser isn’t sold. The UK is one such market. This is not new.

That’s fair, although they messed up the naming scheme a long time ago. It’s already been the case that in markets where the full-size Land Cruiser isn’t sold, the Prado drops that suffix and just becomes the Land Cruiser. Such is the case for the UK market, which simply calls the outgoing (J120) Land Cruiser Prado…

This is interesting, and I had never heard of it before. Now, you said it’s both RWD and on the LH platform, and both of those things appear to be true.

All the people I’ve talked to say the DB9 isn’t that bad. A lot of the components come from the Ford, Jaguar or Volvo parts catalogs. And it’s certainly less complicated and esoteric than, say, a contemporary Bentley Continental GT or BMW M6.

And that’s fair, but there is a profound difference between baked-in engineering and supplier component issues that are difficult to detect (as in the case of Toyota) and flagrant, easily identified assembly defects and inconsistencies (as in the case of Tesla). There’s no reason Tesla couldn’t do a little extra QC on…

I couldn’t have said it better myself.

That’s fair. But I’m one of those people who often has two or more adults in my backseat, and most of my friends (as well as my partner) are 6 feet or over. So it’s important that I have at least one car in my stable that’s capable of it.