@Baby Beater Benz: well, i'm guessing most of the commenters with their panties in a bunch are just upset because there have been so few unique posts about cars on the front page today. that, and looking through ms. motor's post history - 190e 2.5 evoII, volvo s60r, gt-r, super rare lambo and roger moore, and a…

@dangertree: must be electric

@Jagvar: Man, I really tried to pick one that was generally worthless. Perhaps I should have qualified the pick by specifying one that's already had a small block swap with less than stellar paint and body condition.

Jaguar S-type

@Kuang: true - perhaps I should not have phrased it "made it to production" since it was actually a bit of a band-aid to replace the concept v12

I believe there was no precedent in Jaguar history for the XJ220 powertrain, and it made it to production (which this will likely not). Still, it's wonderful to see something so innovative coming from Jaguar. The design is also much more graceful than most other contemporary concept vehicles.

why even make a 5 door and a wagon? the 5 door looks like it's a couple of cu-ft smaller and has slightly worse rear visibility. is that slightly more exaggerated taper to the rear roofline really THAT much cooler?

@stoke is america's next bottom car blogger: Well, I'm still torn between this and the Beta Romeo. The Thundercougarfalconbird will make people stop questioning my sexuality, but it doesn't have nearly as much eagle.

One word - Thundercougarfalconbird

@Tiberiuswise: They supposedly did a Glee crossover with the season premier of the Simpsons. It was awful - the music was completely uninspired and that entire segment of the show had no plot development whatsoever. Those cartoons often have musical numbers on them and they're usually much, much better than these…

@jon_daniels: you can use gearing to get whatever torque you want at the wheels BUT in the real world, your driveline inertia (particularly the flywheel) starts to become very very significant with very short gear ratios. As you add more gears, you also add more gearshifts (maybe not quite as consequential as they…

@Reini Grauer: The part I'll disagree with is you're talking about a theoretical case where your vehicle has torque but no power. In reality, this case exists when you have static friction that is in excess of your stall torque and we're talking about electric motors, not diesel and not gas - because those all require…

@Reini Grauer: Actually, I believe what you wanted to state was Work = Power * Time, but you don't have to take my word for it:

@Reini Grauer: Now, let's look at a BMW 335d. Yes, it redlines lower, but notice how the torque is high across the entire rev range. Since we're talking time domain analysis here, the 335d's normalized torque profile will result in faster acceleration with gear ratios that result in the same peak torque at the wheels.…

@Reini Grauer: Now that we've established that torque * gear ratio is what drives your equation, let's talk about the different torque curves of each of these vehicles. A Honda S2000 is a good example - small, high revving engine with a lot of power. See how the torque curve is not flat and increases almost linearly…

@Reini Grauer: X_dd * (M + J1/r1 + J2 / r2 + J3/r3) + mu*X_d + F*X = F(t) - simple 1 dimensional differential equation that quite accurately describes the acceleration of a car. The three polar moments of inertia represent the parts of the vehicle that are rotating at differential velocities, all related to the…

@Reini Grauer: dude, you're making some pretty crazy assumptions about torque / power curves. referring to "peak" power is an almost meaningless metric. Just like with torque, power is an INSTANTANEOUS measurement. if you want to understand anything about how power/torque figure into acceleration, you need to…

I think you guys really nailed that one. The tail on the E65 completely ruins an otherwise decent looking car, and it could be fixed completely by simply replacing the trunk with a piece that flows with the rest of the lines at the back there. On a $70,000 - $130,000 car, that sort of horrible design is just…

Huh, I'm not that familiar with newer BMW designs, but I always liked how the older K bikes had the engine mounted. Looks like they changed things up with this new one.

@Roberto G.: i'm having a little bit of difficulty grasping what you're saying due to the language barrier here, but it sounds like you're recommending that he do exactly what he did - have the car insured for a set amount with a specialized policy. that counts for shit when someone else wrecks the car and their…