Oh, boy. I will ignore most of your post and focus on the “arcane torque converter transmission.” Clearly you are out of the loop. And I’d guess you like dual-clutch transmissions. Let me explain:

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The big Danish one seems to be doing pretty well nowadays here on the front range in Colorado. Sorry you got shafted :(

Man, they’re really getting some mileage out of their booth decorations...

Just go backwards everywhere! (I have no problem with people driving RHD cars in LHD countries... never done it myself, but I’d be alright)

Come now, we have a hot tub with mountain views and a wet bar.

I don’t regret moving, but there are many things I miss. Test trips with you is probably the biggest :(

Did you drive it yet????

This should be MUCH MUCH better than the SC430. Track car? Probably not... but should be fairly hardcore for a Lexus. Not LFA-level, but I think it will stack up well against its competition. I didn’t get to drive one, sadly, so I can’t say anything for sure. But Lexus is at least trying to make better-driving cars…

This is true... but the regular LC will have some pretty nice running gear.

Oh, I know they are totally different platforms, but unless FCA is so severely segmented that drivability targets are vastly different between Grand and regular Cherokee, I think you and I have very different criteria for “good drivability” (assuming 9HP Cherokee met targets). If you’d like me to be more frank, and…

We benchmarked a couple Cherokees... we weren’t impressed with drivability, to say the least. My Japanese counterparts, subtle as they usually are with their emotions, could not hide their feelings after driving it. Not sure how Grand Cherokee drives, but 9HP was so poorly implemented in Cherokee. I suppose you can…

...yet countless people do that every time a kicker “loses the game.” Sorry, but I thought there were 22 other people people on a team responsible for not losing games?

This should have enough power to not need an “F” version.

Yes, this is likely a 100k~150k GT. Aston, Maserati, etc. competitor.

This just in: Lexus has never had any interest in making track-day cars, because no one buys them. And by “no one” I mean relative sales volume of your average track day car compared to your average Lexus. Also, this is a Maserati, Aston, etc. competitor. It’s a GT car, it doesn’t need to be light. And it should have…

Saw camouflaged prototypes of this at Toyota’s Higashi-Fuji test track. Always thought it looked awesome under the heavy camo, good to know it still looks sweet as the final version. It will have an interesting powertrain...

As a former punter, it is very refreshing to finally hear someone else acknowledge this. Every other player gets to make multiple mistakes throughout a game... kickers, punters, and long snappers don’t. Of course, those guys go into things knowing that they need to be absolutely perfect, but it’s always so easy for…

The drivability and throttle response of a TDI leave a lot to be desired, at least at 6000ft elevation. A moderate uphill standing start, combined with the exaggerated turbo lag and dual clutch’s lack of torque multiplication... means lots of puckering when you’re pulling out into traffic. It’s okay on the highway,…