It’s interesting how most of the comments have focused on the styling but the elephant in the room is the complete absence of a “sporty” model. I guess that move is making some room for a Prelude revival.

Very reluctant NP. These are hateful vehicles to drive, worse than the wretched Echo. In terms of cost-to-operate one of the best out there.

I’m not sure it works that way with the Prius. The 44-hp electric motor will continue being a 44-hp electric motor until the battery is unable to be recharged to a certain baseline percentage. The gas motor will simply run more often or all the time and the car will most definitely throw out some fault codes. I…

The ‘ring cars had the exact same setup as the street car. No gray area. They are making 275 of them, which is almost as many as the production Veyron. No gray area. And just because it doesn’t meet U.S. regs doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of other places you can drive it. And if you can afford one, you can easily…

Yeah, I’m not sure why the team couldn’t have waited for a better day. Whatever the case, this was 6:35 on a damp track in a car that is probably 700 pounds heavier the MR GT2RS and more than twice as heavy as the Porsche 956 that set the 6:11 time so long ago.

They all have the bones of a minivan. The Passport is a Pilot (same exact wheelbase and chassis) with different suspension components and tuning, and obviously shorter bodywork.

Poor wording in the craigslist ad. It’s almost certainly a 2.5 with hotter cams from a 3-liter. That’s a pretty common upgrade that’s done with a full belt service/water pump replacement, and it’s generally much cheaper than getting whole 3-liter swap done.

This car was auctioned elsewhere in August of this year and the description in that listing specifies this car has a 2.5-liter engine with camshafts from a 3-liter. It’s true that many of these got the whole engine from a later Milano.

Fortunately, you can also get this color as a regular factory option on your new 911. But if you want it on your 718 I guess you have to get the “collectible” edition.

The i4 has a deconstructed version of that triangle, too. I think it works on the “brutalist” EVs but it seems out of place on the 2 coupe, which carries over some of the older curvy aesthetic. Anyway, I guess it’s fitting since the 2 coupe occupies a weird in-between space in the lineup.

I think the HR-V is a carrot designed to get customers to think about getting into a CR-V. In other markets this car is smaller, lighter, and has a hybrid option. In the U.S. it gets the commodity four-banger with fuel economy just good enough to compete with the Crosstreks and Corolla Crosses. Honda would much rather…

That’s fine but I would call a 14-inch difference in wheelbase a “significant difference in dimension”. For reference, a VW Atlas has a shorter wheelbase than an Ioniq 5. That means certain measurements like rear legroom are much different. The Ioniq hides its bulk with minimal overhangs and a relatively low roofline…

I mostly like them, too, though I’m not fond of the 2 sedan or 8 coupe. The new Z4 seems somewhat dull in comparison to the old Z4's aesthetic. As far as the oddities go, I do like the iX having seen several in person, and I don’t hate the new 7.

I was not arguing that the Ioniq 5 is an SUV, so what is your point exactly? My point was that the Ioniq 5 has significantly different dimensions than a Golf... 5" taller, 14" longer wheelbase... yeah that’s a big difference.

It’s funny, the 4-speed is more fitting to the build than the engine. The obvious modern performance choice is a GM 8L90 but if you recall the C6 ZR1 was manual only. At the time, the only autobox ZR1s around were custom drag builds, usually with the 4-speed 4L65. This outfit probably got a heavily-built one for cheap…

The key thing is the steering ratio. I would expect this to have a variable system like the GT R, but even so the steering will have to be extremely quick, even at low speeds, because you won’t want to turn the yoke much more than 90 degrees.

They are definitely working on solid-state batteries and have a separate company with Panasonic to develop these. However, that same company also works on prismatic lithium-ion batteries, which indicates how far we still are from large-scale SS batteries for EVs.

No, quite a bit different. The Golf has a 104" wheelbase, the Ioniq is 118". That’s 4 inches longer than a Palisade.

I would say the Lexus is more like a Ford GT (the really expensive one). Huge price tag but you’ll have to be okay with the badge. Some people just aren’t.

No, we won’t be seeing brand-new $18K Bolts. GM’s discount program for Bolt is done at the end of the fourth quarter, which means you either buy with the ~$6K discount this year or wait and *potentially* use the $7,500 tax credit next year.