Why can’t we have these engines again? They do so much for the experience. If we were racing to be efficient, we wouldn’t race.

Would be great to see him on the streets of Long Beach...

Right. In a lot of Europe they have to add the taxes into the MSRP, whereas that’s not done in the US, so this doesn’t really tell us much at all. It’s comparing apples and oranges, given the heavy taxes many nations put on cars based on having VAT or not, fuel consumption, engine size, etc. True attainability in an…

It’d be fun to see a driver’s race between Hamilton and Verstappen to figure that out. I think it’s clear that Verstappen doing as well or better than Bottas in many races, and Albon’s struggles, suggest that he’s way outperforming his Redbull. Putting Verstappen in a car of equal performance would make a series for…

Jalopnik: “Drive green or die.”

Perhaps, but remember it’s not only lateral grip that you are losing. Fuel economy suffers due both to the added weight and the worse aerodynamics, which has a real impact on both fuel costs and pollution. The higher center of gravity also makes the cars less stable in emergency lane changes and in some cases can even…

I mean, unless you’ve lowered it, or it’s something like an E63 wagon, how far do you really have to drop down in most wagons? Maybe it would be an issue if I was a delivery driver...

That’s sadly true, but if we surrender in mind to the rise of the CUV, then their dark victory over the righteous wagons shall be complete.

You’d have an argument if wagons didn’t exist. They literally give you all the advantages of roomier CUVs, without any of the compromised dynamics and a fraction of the efficiency losses.

But that’s just false. The G-Klasse is mechanically very closely related to earlier iterations. Under the skin, it’s still a bonafide off-roading machine with locking differentials, excellent departure and approach angles, body-on-frame construction, high and low range capability, etc. The H2 was almost completely…

CUVs are definitely a regression, as they have the same anonymous styling and mediocre powertrains as the beigemobiles of the past, except with their boxier swept area, greater weight, and their higher center of gravity, they’re both less efficient and less safe.

If anything, perhaps we can blame bonafide,…

This thing is 1000x more interesting and authentic than every other ugly, homogenous CUV polluting the road these days. Those things riding on lifted hatchback/sedan platforms are truly the bane of everything good about cars.

Nobody knows how to segment the market like Porsche. As much as the manual was part of the ethos of the GT350, imagine if Ford had also offered it with the DCT from the GT500. It could have been the ultimate lap time Mustang, a true rival to the 911 GT3. And I bet they would have sold a boatload of them too...

And how many were asymptomatic like Perez and his wife?

Sounds like somebody’s jeally.

Really? I’d like to introduce you to the 2000 Audi RS4 Avant with 375 hp, never sold in the US, but definitely sold in Europe.

With 360 hp this thing will dominate the road in the year 2000!

Anyone arguing CA’s situation is all down to the state’s own carbon emissions and not also about poor forest management is just a political hack.

In CA this thing will get destroyed by a Proposition so fast. This is just Newsom signaling to his environmentalist friends.

Do you have a link to where I can see all of the powertrain diversity? My understanding was that electric motors have many fewer moving parts and are much simpler, which is an advantage we’re all to be excited about? Also, given that much of an electric powertrain is down to the battery, I noticed that those are all…