Those are pretty athletic looking. Much better than the black holes that the Performance Pack wheels of today are.

I wouldn’t consider the Corvette to be its own brand or marque though, just a higher performance (and cost) offering from a given manufacturer. It may get special attention and be the star of super bowl adds but those adds will end with a bowtie on the screen. Kia is trying to do the same here, except it’s selling a…

Not enough that I would say it has a noticeable lag compared to other new-ish cars I’ve driven. That is with the ECO mode off. With ECO mode on the pedal is much less responsive but that is the same as Honda’s eco mode - it’s just a way to reduce the gain on the potentiometer in the throttle pedal.

I purchased a 2015 Kia Sedona for my wife to haul our kid and friends in as well as for long road trips. Previous car for that duty was a CX-5 and before that a Cadillac SRX. I’m also a VAG fan and have owned a MK5 GTI and my folks have a driveway occupied by an S4, A6, and a TT. That said, I think the Sedona is good…

Agreed. mr Z is dead wrong here. However, the 255 hp turbo 4 Stinger GT starting at low 30's would be nice competition to the Accord V6, Mazda6, and Fusion Sport.

Spinning off another sub-brand is expensive. That kind of expense makes it hard to sell a competitive product that undercuts the competition on price. The price/value of the Stinger GT along with the warranty are key differentials to the competition.

I would guess that the luxo barge would cost a bit more than a sports sedan. I’d bet this starts at the low 30's...maybe 33,990

Fusion Sport starts at 33k and is AWD. I’d bet this starts at 32-33k and differentiates itself on being a RWD platform

I’m not sure if I agree with you on those points in a general sense, however in this case there sure are downsides to those two features on the RS. During their initial track test, Vorshlag took issue with a few of the RS’s flaws in the areas of thermal management and drive train composure. Nothing that can’t be fixed…

Ugh don’t let the cat out of the bag! I’ve had a major obsession with these since they came out. I test drove one in 2012 and it was just as good as the hype I built up in my mind. I’ve been watching the prices drop on them over the past few years and desperately want one. Finding a manual touring (for cruise control)…

Tom, you will appreciate this advice - make sure you take your little one for a test drive! By that I mean sit them in the vehicle you’d like to buy and make sure they can reach the pedal. Our son just turned 2 and while I would love to have gotten him the GT3 or a Boss 302 he couldn’t reach the pedals. It seems that…

A guy in our college car club had a GSX with a license plate that said “9SECGSX”. Despite years of pestering for proof he never gave one ounce and flat out avoided accompanying the club on trips to the dragstrip. He’s still slinging that lie years later.

The ability to choose from multiple reverse gear ratios is what true freedom looks like.

Found a unicorn maybe: http://cincinnati.craigslist.org/cto/5833240621.html

In my past 2 dealership purchases (‘13 CX-5 and ‘15 Sedona) I new what interest rate my [good] credit afforded me and I knew what my targeted OTD price was (including trade-in). That let me calculate a payment and use that as an easily digestible negotiating metric. If I was targeting a payment of $400 with $2000 down…

Bronze: Mazda RX-9

If it weren’t for all of these free market impedements I’d be on Craigslist shopping for used Elios right now

Ditto, except from AT&T

This is my favorite gif on the internet. I die every time I see it. I’m not sure what it is - the manikin’s eagerly open mouth, the vigor with which the robot assaults him, or perhaps the moment of pause while the machine suddenly becomes aware.

I think you missed this bit: