If they brought back the Mazdaspeed 6, you’d have an argument.

“Further charging could be gained from inductive coupling integrated into the track as well, allowing even more of the car to be powered by sustainable energy.”

You can have all of my stars. You’ve earned them. /bow

You mean it’s working? For real this time? .... I still have nightmares about that cat.

You mean like Trashcan Carla? Seriously, her attitude could use a few adjustments with a clue-by-four.

It’s still better than the regular Prius though.

I would rock a Prius c. They don’t look bad, the interiors don’t suck, and because they’re a bit lighter, the suspension doesn’t bottom out as hard as the regular Prius. Also, being 500 pounds lighter, they have a bit more get-up-and-go than the regular Prius. If the hybrid drive ran the back wheels and the gas engine…

I may have broken your stereotype. I own mine as a daily driver/beater while I finish the Fiero....

I am really curious what’s wrong with it. I can’t find a clean example of this car even with 20k more miles for anything under $12k locally.

I do drive an ‘02. But I live in North Carolina, abbreviated to NC. :P

Problem is, regulations in NC basically told me “I can’t let you do that, Star Fox.” Something about tampering with safety systems. But if the “safety” system is more likely to kill me, dafuq’s the point? I’m not really racing in this car, it’s just my daily beater.

Shhhhiiiiiiii.... I drive a 2002 Miata. No recall on mine, but... this has me scared.

More like DynaMITE, amirite?

Because it’s Chrysler. Give that same motor to Ford or GM, and you’d see so much more innovation. (Only being half facetious...) They developed the platform at a time when the only way to get truly reliable, wide powerbands and not hit NOx ceilings was to go big or go home. Problem is, once you develop a platform, you…

You’re ignoring duty cycle and power under peak/torque curve. 1) Large displacement with “low” HP/L figures are always (with maintenance) more reliable than low displacement with “high” HP/L figures. It’s a matter of thermal load and dissipation properties leading to a longer duty cycle for larger displacement,…

I wish I could star you harder. So. Much. This.

All I’m getting out of this article is that there are a lot of potential LeMons out there...

Not entirely, it’s a bit of an exaggeration, but you should be letting out around 6,000 RPM to take advantage of your powerband which starts around there. Any lower, and it’s like letting an NB Miata out around 2,000. As in, it doesn’t much go anywhere.

Where I’m going? None. Because it’ll be an Episode I-VII marathon starting at 1 AM... If they don’t get bored and walk out by Episode II, then let them stay and be a new generation of Sith.

Peace is a lie. There is only passion. Through passion, I gain strength. Through strength, I gain power. Through power, I gain victory. Through victory, my chains are broken. The Force shall free me.