so the average max power of 126.64 isn’t that terrible after all?

Because those are not hubcaps, they are the factory alloy wheels.

I have seen this car run at MBR-SCCA autocrosses before! It truly was a sight to see.

That’s it. I’m putting whitewalls on all the race cars!

This is also part of the reason why autocrossing an Olds Eighty-Eight feels like trying to push a wet noodle through a crazy straw.

Probably waiting on the 2019, which is all new.

And best of all, that big shiny “C” on the fender. Cummins powered. Hell Yeah ($8k option and worth every penny).

I’ve been working as an Engineer for 5 years now. How expensive something as mediocre as a new Miata or BRZ, or even FoST/FiST’s is still a pill I can’t swallow. Muscle car? That used to be affordable performance. Now a “young professional” can’t even afford one. sure there are guys my age or younger who make less and…

Writing About The Car Industry Constantly Reminds Me Of How Much Money I Don’t Have

I promise you, as poor as you think you are compared to those “high net worth individuals”, there are millions of people much MUCH poorer than you. And they probably dream of being where you are now. It’s all relative.

So that’s where baby trucks come from...

Oh, that’ll buff right out.

From a different angle:

Even if they never changed the oil, it wouldn’t result in all 13 cars failing before 25k.

So this one police department has 100% failure rate on THE MOST COMMON POLICE VEHICLE IN THE COUNTRY????

Actually, this isn’t the real problem. A more thermally efficient engine will make more power naturally. The real problem is weight and frontal area. Look up what family haulers weighed 30 years ago, and look what they weigh now. There is simply no way to make a 5500 lb SUV with a giant frontal area fuel efficient.

What’s stupid is that car makers are fully capable of meeting the efficiency standards. Engines have become vastly more efficient over the decades. But instead of that translating to gains in mpg, it translates to gains in horsepower while mpg remains stagnant. Instead of stuffing another 100hp into a Ford family…