There is a small British car shop in Muncie, Ind. that works on Jags and their mechanic went to England and was trained to work on the XJ220. I did a story about the shop back when I was in college as a class project and the guy told me he services most of the XJ220s in the U.S. I believe him because at the time they…

They came from the Rover 200 a partsbin piece.

Oooo a hasty pipeline repair. How confidence-inspiring.

People who hated XJ220 when it debuted can go and fork themselves. The car is a legend and looked better than most supercars of that era. Hell, it still looks better than most modern supercars.

Yeah, I still see them in the US from time to time. They were fast, but not that fast, especially compared to the current crop of SUVs. A 2016 base X5 with the 6 cylinder gas engine would destroy that from 0-60. Also VW/Audi had a V8 Diesel engine making more power and torque than the V10 back when that article is…

Look they’re not made of bridges. It’s expensive to maintain those old castles.

Yeah, but their so expensive. It’s just too bad no one on earth makes both an SUV and cheap reliable power they photocopy at the rate of 1mil engines/year. Like, no one at all. It’s really impossible if you think about it.

Yeah, and the P38 Range Rover was around for a while, being introduced in 1994. This looks pretty luxurious to me:

The first luxury SUV was introduced as the Mercedes M-Class in 1997

“Yes 911, I have tail-pipe sniffing commoner following me. It appears that he is infatuated with the sound of my chariot’s sonorous flatulence and my unwavering, inflated sense of self worth.” 

Last week I followed a guy in a RR Sport SVR for a good 5 miles out of my way just to listen to the exhaust note.

The human story is very much about pushing the limits of what’s possible. People have died trying to go to space, trying to complete ultramarathons, trying to sail around the world, trying to climb the highest mountains. We shouldn’t glorify people with a death wish, but I don’t think there’s anything wrong with being…

One major diff: China can afford to build lots and lots of J-20s. Russia can’t afford to build more than a handful of T-50s.

It’s because the event it’s not about the pure entertainment. It’s not a 100% for the public. The TT still honors its roots and takes place for those who want to race it. It is romanticized because it is an ode to what motorcycle racing was all about back in the early 1900's when the race was created. It is not about…

The “Death Cult” article linked above is still Raph’s best work on the site to date, IMO. You should read it if you haven’t yet.

I purchased it before and it’s fine, but overpriced for what it is and not particularly satisfying, just pretty to look at. I don’t think anything can touch TT3D: Closer to the Edge

The penalty had nothing at all to do with blocking, did you even watch the race?

Blocking rules? he had a penalty for “gaining an advantage by running off track” not blocking.

Glad I could help! Get that thing safe it’s too pretty.

What difference does that make? What matters (and has safety implications) is what the public thinks it means — not the technical definition.