That’s GM for you. I took a defensive driving class that had a mix of Cruizes, Malibus, and Impalas and they all had a completely different shifter. Why do they spend so much money designing different shift controls for every car?

“Overcook” is a common term used in racing. Like in “overcooking a corner.”

What are you talking about? The C7 is sexy as hell. It looks a lot like the 488 and I love it.

Hmm, if this is the case, I say we start reporting atrocious cars as eye sores. Got a Prius? A Cruize? Yet another grey/beige/tan Accord? I don’t want to see that crap from my window! Eye sore!

Agreed. I hated seeing those guys at Mecum and Barrett-Jackson auctions this year selling still-wrapped-in-plastic-seats Vipers - at a loss too! -just to cash in on this being the last year they are making a new Viper.

If you buy cars as an investment, you are a collector, not an enthusiast!

I’ve had an electric lawnmower for five years now. It still sounds like a vacuum cleaner when running. It’d wake you up.

Small cars might make a comeback when most of the cars on the road become fully autonomous. No matter where I’ve lived in the states, the one thing that never changes is that the roads are full of bad drivers. After my dad and I both had our cars rear-ended within the course of this year, I started driving my…

Because racecars follow road rules. Right. That might explain why nobody uses turn signals on the track either.

Was the “on Battelle’s site” link meant to link to the site itself? Or was it accidental. I really want to see the interactive image you speak of!

Agreed. I’d never buy a GM car because I do not like the decisions they make And I was not happy with them being bailed out. But hey, I’m glad they are doing well!

I don’t think car manufacturers want anyone to buy their cars used anyway. It works FOR them to build these. “Oh you don’t want to buy our new cars because they are too expensive? Hmm, that’s too bad, I guess you’ll have to try the used market..oh wait. Car manufacturers will be the cable companies of tomorrow. Why do…

Why don’t they just open up a military contractor division and sell their airbags as an alternative to claymore mines?

Given the time period, this need not have been a self-contained system. Much like a cannon, they could have had a crew follow it and it could tow a trailer with additional ammunition and/or fuel. The crew could use the machine itself for protection by hiding behind it and perhaps having little shield flaps built into…

You should never touch the brakes without holding the steering wheel. Even if your car is steering itself. What reason would you have to hit the brakes but not also take over the steering? You’re either letting the car do what it thinks is right, or you take over an do it yourself.

5th Gear: Differing Safety Regulations In U.S. And EU Cost Carmakers $2.6 Billion

How much cost are automakers accruing in translation costs for everything in their vehicles? What’s next, they are going to call for a single language to be used for everything in the U.S. and EU?

More expensive does not mean better. How well does that $250 pen write? Is the money they charge for that going toward better pen design or just to the way it looks?

The modern Z’s feel nothing like their counterparts that were built in Japan. I am very disappointed with how Nissan handled the modern Z’s. The interiors are crap-level plastic and the way the car handles stock is sub par compared to what it once was.

As an owner of two 300ZXs (Z31 and Z32), I’ve never seen a drop of water in even the harshest rainstorms. My Miata on the other hand....

The more features we add that encourage lazy, distracted driving, the worse the driving on the roads will get.

We now have adaptive cruise control, emergency automated stopping for front AND rear, and now a semi-autonomous feature that is basically a mix of adaptive cruise control and stay-in-lane assist.

Until we get…

Velocity is the only channel I watch on TV and it has plenty of shows about true car enthusiasts touring the car collections of rich dudes who clearly have never even looked under the hood of any of their cars.

Some people collect cars out of genuine love for them. These are the kinds of guys you occasionally see out…