I’m curious as well, there has been a "fix" to address the fuel dilution issues some are having that involved changing the fuel mapping to help the car warm up faster in non si civics and crv's, I wonder if those changes are part of the drop in fuel mileage

The final drive ratio is literally 6% shorter....

ETA: I misunderstood what final drive ratio was/is.

Mr. Heilbraun found a 2015 Golf with 38,000 miles on it for about $11,500, a huge savings over what it would have cost new

Unfortunately, the awd wasn’t available on the diesel on this side of the pond.

Great looking truck, but 4WD is really helpful to make this a year round vehicle in New England.

Christina Hendricks in that episode was... wow. All these years later I still have a crush on her and Morena Baccarin.

The bodypart hat started Christina Hendricks’ carrer were her hands.

I wish that was the rest of her in the bathtub.

The 50s Caddies come off as too much for a lot of people. A 60's Lincoln, however, is downright restrained by comparison. Find me one person, not named Kennedy, who doesn’t like a 60's Lincoln.

The image of a person judging another person solely by what they drive is pretty terrible, too.

Fake painted on quarter and fender rust repair patches on a fiberglass car. WTF?

If you had to pick one car that any American, from any background, religion, cultural subgroup or whatever would at least be able to consider relatively cool, what would that car be?

The DeLorean DMC-12. We all love it because of Doc Brown and Marty.

1967 Shelby Mustang (GT500). Even if you’re a Camaro person, you can’t deny it’s iconic and striking, and as American as apple pie.

Holy hell 1st gear was a trip today

Well for starters... he doesn’t actually care if manufacturers are healthy or not.

1st Gear: another thing not often mentioned is that the current emissions timeline matches up pretty well with that of other nations, so building cars that meets those requirements allows for a larger global audience.

It *only* came with a 5 speed transmission and not a 6 speed. The “Hose from Hell” replacement that is essentially an engine out operation.