These photograph poorly. Much more attractive in person but certainly not the prettiest droptop Alfa.

The 33 Stradale is also barely even obtainable... 8 of these were built. You might as well nominate a concept car.

I think he means an EV. By the time electric vehicles are prevalent enough to bring the entry price down, the basement for passenger vehicle pricing could be well above $30K instead of the current ~$15K for the cheapest new ICE car on the market.

As you basically pointed out, the important thing for people to remember is that it doesn’t really end. Sure, we’ll get to the point of fully endemic covid-19, but that just means we’ll continue to have a certain number of people die of the virus, or from a variety of concurrent diseases, each year.

The silver lining just got silverier.

If the inerting process had already ceased it wouldn’t need a welder to blow it up—a simple static-electric spark would be enough to ignite the off-gassing hydrocarbons.

Apparently six C2S cabs were built special order in late 1997, but this 1995 car is definitely not one of them. The C2S is essentially a lowered C2 with a turbo bodyshell.

The poster’s gratuitous facetiousness is a greater crime than the inaccuracy.

Think New York/Neapolitan-style, deriving mostly from the North End, which was making pies at least 50 years before Greek style was invented. Unlike New York, though, you can still find other original influences, such as Sicilian-style square slices. A slice from Ernesto’s should be on everyone’s bucket list for a…

It would be one thing if the transmission itself was engineered to encourage a 1-4 shift in that mode, but of course that would be hard. So you are right it totally sucked.

The high transaction price early one was likely the effect of mostly Long Range models being built. Just a couple of options on those cars pushes the trans price into the mid-50s. Most deliveries more recently are Model 3/Y. Model 3 transaction prices have dropped, though they will likely steadily rise again now that…

YMMV, but when I have the BMW or Saab in sport mode I’m much more likely to rip around at high speeds. In “eco” with the rev counter constantly below 2K rpm I’m generally going to be a more relaxed driver. I do miss the engine braking, though.

The steering wheel and shift knob are probably carbon fiber. You’ll forget about the unsightly steering wheel as soon you feel the old-school hydraulic assistance it provides.

I’m not aware of anybody that publishes that figure, which would be a helpful indicator. But KBB does break down the figures by brand and manufacturing group. Tesla’s average transaction price in December 21? Nearly $65K. The real shocker is that Lincoln has a similar average transaction price.

The math is slowly skewing in Tesla’s favor, but you do actually have to buy or lease the vehicle to operate it. And at Tesla that’s an average transaction price of at least $52K. That’s not far from the ~$47K average new vehicle average these days, but keep in mind this is a compact sedan, not a three-row SUV. If you…

Yeah, that little slidey thing on the right—if you push it to “purchase price” you get the purchase price.

Yeah, the British takes on Giugiaro’s folded-paper cars didn’t always pan out. This Elite isn’t terribly handsome, but I think the TVR Tasmin is an even less appealing Winterbottom design.

Yeah, that setup is something I’ve never bothered using because it’s not intuitive or rewarding. And often it feels like I’m punishing the transmission by using it. A car with flappy paddles generally has a transmission setup to accommodate the rapid shifts. But they also lack the tactile satisfaction of a manual…

Most of the early Audis were awful in terms of reliability... the first one in the U.S., the 100LS, is infamous.

The B3 Passat was the first one to be an actual VW, too, with a transverse engine. The Dasher and Quantum were platform twins of the Audi 80.