Speaking of stans......

I disagree. Before de Nysschen came in and unilaterally determined that the brand only needed a new naming nomenclature rather than investment in new vehicles, Infiniti was essentially a Japanese BMW to Lexus’ Japanese MB. The original G35 was rated by more than car rag at the time as the best alternative to the…

It’s interesting but there are many challenges with this approach. First, 50% efficiency of the ICE is not the same as 50% efficiency of the system. How much is lost when some of the energy makes a round trip into/out of the battery vs a traditional drivetrain?

4th: Did anybody catch this a few weeks ago:

Oh the same thing happened to me! I stayed at my friend’s place upstate and when everyone went to bed it was pitch black and eerily silent. It was unnerving.

Why do you think I hate the push button start? It’s great!

The top comment from yesterday’s article (push button ignition) didn’t make the cut?

Russell’s agent is Toto, he’s going to Mercedes unless they leave the sport when Lewis does. Valtteri’s seat is his for as long as Lewis wants him around, because Merc doesn’t want to upset the apple cart and go back to what it was like with Nico pissing Lewis off and team morale going into the shitter.

I feel like Merc could benefit from putting Russell in Bottas’ seat. It might give Lewis an incentive (probably not needed) to keep performing at the top of his game while it would give Russell a chance to become the actual successor to Lewis. If/when he retires, they’d have the opportunity to sub in a driver for…

Sure. I mean, they’re also collaborating more with Mercedes on the power unit and George Russell is definitely an up-and-coming talent. On the other hand, Williams has a really shitty car. I’m not sure how much progress they can make starting from so far back but for Russell’s sake, at least, I’ll be cheering them on.

I am genuinely sad to see Sir Frank and Claire leave the paddock. But here’s hoping that the team can claw their way back up the grid.

men are more likely to be piloting the striking vehicle in multi-car accidents, and the individual inside the car doing the hitting “is at lower risk of injury” than those inside the struck car and men, in general, drive more aggressively.

Did we read the same thing? The point of the article was that cars are designed to crash to pass a certain test, the test being designed around the average adult male, who is difference physiologically than the average adult female. Hence the difference in observed crash outcomes.

The problem with Infiniti is that it just doesn’t do a single thing better than the other luxury brands. BMWs and Audis are engaging to drive, Mercedes has the cutting-edge tech and brand cache, Lexus is the ultra-reliable one. Infiniti (and Acura) are struggling because they have nothing to differentiate themselves.

And again I say: Get a sales authority, America.

Well, here’s the thing: No, 46% of Americans didn’t vote for Trump and the GOP. Adjusted for population and turnout, something like 27% of Americans actually voted for Trump.

What positions of Tumpism do you think there’s room to compromise on? That there’s a deep state cabal that runs the country and eats children and only Trump and randos on the internet can fight? That there was a massive voter fraud conspiracy involving thousands of people that there’s somehow no evidence of? That…

The Republican Party is the party of tax cuts for billionaires, QAnon, blatant White supremacy, homophobia, misogyny, voter disenfranchisement, etc. You are a fascist. That’s it. Nothing more.

There can be reconciliation with the garbage views you have somehow managed to hold onto into ‘adulthood.’ 

One side literally just stormed the US capitol, erected gallows, and threatened to hang politicians. So no, I have zero desire for unity with anyone who supported that, and the fact that we still have politicians who defend it is disgusting.