“I also noticed that the car noticeably carries its speed, in a strange and almost alarming way. A Mazda engineer told me they all wished they could have worked in more engine-braking (for the automatic), but that efficiency ultimately had to rule the day.”

Small body, 2 doors, drop top. Give it a curvy body and bold colors. Let me enjoy my electric commute with some breeze in my hair.

Yup. Mine's a '13 with 65K, and the battery is doing just fine.

It’s a few years later, but when I was a kid my favorite car-related video game was “RoadBlasters:”

I’m not seeing the problem here. A correctly assembled pizza slice IS a full meal. Starch, meat/cheese, veggies, all present and self-contained.

Hang on, lemme get my flame suit on ...

Martini stripes on a silver Porsche. Looks fast standing still, and it’s a more harmonious palette than with a white background.

C3 Corvette, thanks to the Hot Wheels version I had as a kid. They’re unloved now, but to my 6-year-old eyes, those lines were the business.

I could see the GNKs being such a basic commodity droid that they get mass-produced with whatever parts happen to be on the shelf. Got some leftover feet that happen to have temperature sensors? Whatever, stick ‘em on the next run of Gonks. As for pain response, I think that’s a side effect of AI development and…

Between the car’s axles sits a ... motor, which produces 231 horsepower and drives the rear wheels. An electric motor ... drives the front wheels.

Probably not the “worst” in terms of family practicality, but my dad’s saddest decisions were to sell his late-’50s Alfa Spider, his V8-swapped Jeep CJ7, his Scout, and his TR3. Damn you, practicality.

Going to drags & SCCA races at Sears Point with my family starting at the age of 4 or 5. We always sat on the grass with a picnic lunch, and I remember the engine noise rumbling in my chest as the cars went by. There were a lot of C3 Corvettes on the track then, and I thought the quad taillights were afterburners.

“modern Slantnose 911s will just come in black or white.”

Get her a Jaguar F-Type. Fast, comfortable, cool as hell, and in the budget.

THANK YOU. I’m sick to death of people (in general, not just carmakers) thinking they can make a word mean whatever they feel like just because they said so. Language matters, and pretending it doesn’t is just lazy. Mack, I like your articles, but kindly get off my lawn with that bullshit.

My brother was a mechanic on Will’s team back in the ChampCar days. Good to see him on the top step.

I grew up in Sonoma County, CA, and I went to a lot of races at Sears Point from a young age. I have vivid memories of sitting on the brown trackside grass with my family (this was the early ‘80s, before they built the grandstand), eating a picnic lunch and feeling the engines rumble in my chest. I’ve been hooked ever…

Mr. Vanthoor’s ‘Ring technique is quite a bit smoother than my usual “Armco Pinball” approach in Gran Turismo. Who’da thunk.

“... due to its ability to penetrate Stormtrooper armor.”

Came here to say this. I’d love to see 911s go rallying again.