Also, any GM V8s (even the Escalade has a nice note to it - the Camaro and Corvette are sublime), Rover Sports with the V8, pre-turbo Porsche sports cars SRT8s, etc. Not saying it has to be a BLAZING IN YOUR FACE EARGASM, but a little acknowledgement of the fact that you’re driving a top-flight performance car is…

Yes. The funny thing is, it even has a ‘dual mode exhaust’ (electrically controlled valve in a bypass system), it just only opens up above 2500rpm. Is it really too much to ask to control it at will, like any number of other performance cars?

I mean, it is a little annoying that the M6 GC, with all its EfficientDynamicsy bullshit, barely pulls better fuel economy than the RR Sport Supercharged, which, near as I can tell, gives hardly a passing thought to economy. Not a deal breaker, but going more than 400 miles per tank in a ‘Bahn burner would be really…

So I’ve got to take my $140k car straight from the dealership to an exhaust shop, just to make it sound good? That’s not even acceptable on a $40k Mustang GT. It’s an M car, it’s supposed to be about performance and experience. Want a quick luxury car? There’s a 50i for that.

Pleeeeeeease let it sound better. Biggest complaint about the current M5/M6 is the noise, or lack thereof. And, as much as it pains me to say, 2nd biggest complaint is the utter and complete inability to use any of the power. Even driving around town, you’re constantly spinning tires, activating traction control, and…

Sweet Heavens to Betsy, that’s the same steering wheel as the Porsche Cayenne Diesel loaner I had a few months ago. Like, pretty much an exact duplicate on the shape, just with different coverings. I know Porsche isn’t exactly ‘low-brow’, but that would bug the shit out of me. Here’s to hoping there’s a different,…

It also comes up for extra cooling needs, but I believe it does always retract when you turn the car off if you haven’t told it to stay up. Unless, of course, it’s broken...

Yep, far as I know it’s open to anyone. Usually some pretty cool cars show up, hopefully it’ll pick up now that the weather is getting a little better. And not just Porsches - it tends to be higher end, like a few Huracans, Ferraris both old and new, etc, but like the VW gang showed up one month with a ton of Type Is…

Didn’t make it to anything C&C this weekend, but does going to VIR Open House Friday count? There was a ton of cars there, and I think a good time was had by all (well, except maybe the guy who slammed his Boss 302 into a tire wall).

Here you go!

But this is an article about the new Spyder. Which has more of the side blade you love than the old Spyder.

The old Spyder didn’t have a side blade...

Oh, and its 8.8 kWh battery can be charged on a standard household outlet too, no fancy equipment required. That’s nice.

I was afraid they’d made the sideblade thing smaller this time around so that they could have it on both the coupe and Spyder. Oh well - it’s not my favorite thing, but I’m lead to believe quite a lot of people like it.

Why the hell wouldn’t you use 7th in a 911 or Corvette? Honestly, it’s probably the most common gear I use. In the 911, at 80mph, 6th puts you up around 3000 rpm - would much rather be down around 2400 rpm in 7th. And, you can easily drive 7th at 50mph. But, I shift 1st>2nd>5th>7th (would rather replace 4th with 5th,…

The main thing I was pissed about when this whole ‘Dieselgate’ bs came about was that diesel A7s are now going to be rare as hens teeth. Test drove one, and really liked it. Would be great for an ‘everything’ car - lots of space, versatile, amazing fuel economy, and killer looks. Had a diesel Cayenne as a loaner for a…

You do get that it was a joke, right?

Well, yeah, but if you’d pulled up in a P90D, it’d just be a different story altogether.

An M3 would be faster and cheaper, sure, but it’s a 3-series.

So, you expect that driving a concept car that happened to make it to production should be cheap? And, if it competes with the 911, is it really so wrong as to price it like a 911?