Let me make sure I understand this -

Yeah, I'm pretty sure they're actually talking about expansion ratio - normally (otto cycle) your compression and expansion ratios are close enough to be the same so equating them is a liberty most people will take. I guess it takes some getting used to with atkinson

Scalar form of acceleration?

All hail the Pentastar. There's actually a lot of debate going on about how cheap the Avenger SE with the V6 and four-speed auto combo is. The MSRP is just over $20 grand, I priced the car out into the mid nineteen thousand range, but reader ColoradoFX4 got it down to just $18,840 on the Dodge website (proof is right…

The Coda. Yes, they actually sold a few of these (according to Wikipedia, 117) before the company went under. That's right, for almost 40,000 you too could have all of the sex appeal of a 1997 Nissan Sentra

Can we just start ignoring BMW's marketing and talk about the cars? As far as I can tell, the M235i is just the next generation 135i. If there isn't even a regular 235i offered, MPA just seems like a new naming convention for the larger engine option.

Yeah... but the M635csi had the M88 engine, which was not only featured in the M1 homologation special, but was also a very standout engine from the more pedestrian lineup of SOHC engines offered in BMW's regular lineup at the time. It had the full twin-cam, ITB treatment. I'll definitely agree that the chassis wasn't…

True - if you managed to fuse together two of the four cylinders from the CLA45, you'd have a 710 hp 4L biturbo V8...

SNC is a pretty exaggerated problem. I seem to recall actual failure rates in the 1% range, and it's usually from an improperly torqued crank pulley bolt during an timing belt change (lots of shops are big fans using an impact wrench as a torque wrench). My anecdotal proof is my '90 with 198k on the original engine…

Bizzaro wasn't a theme?

As this entire article is full of pedantic commenters, I will join their ranks and ask if you are sure the 745i you drove in South Africa was the turbo? The actual South African market 745i differed from the European version and came with the M88 out of the M5/M635csi instead (I think)

The 2014 Honda Civic: Because you don't know Mazda exists.

I can't seem to find any evidence online that you can actually buy an i-MiEV - no online configurator, no dealers with any listed in inventory. Has this become a west coast only model like the Spark EV?

I actually like that detail a lot. The fasteners are nicely plated and are high quality looking. If they were using black phillips head screws, or those abysmal plastic body fasteners that break every time you remove them, it would be cheap - these seem very intentionally placed. They remind me a lot of a motorcycle…

Ferrari FF, and if you don't accept that because it's more of a 2 door hatch, then the CTS-V.

Hey, that's me!

Ford is selling the 2014 MY Flex in the United States, anyway, and I can't seem to find any official notice that it's canceled for '15. I think they just did a decent refresh on it, so I'd be surprised if it doesn't stick around for another 2 or 3 years.

I'm seeing Focus STs listed on local dealer's websites starting at around $21k (just outside of Houston). In fact, their cheapest Focus ST is cheaper than the only Fiesta ST they have in stock. It's making it awfully hard not to buy one.

I think the second gen is a great car. I love the look of the popup headlights on the first gen, and think the second has a slightly more feminine design, but overall the interior seems a bit more modern on the second gen and both are great looking and similar performing cars. The second gen also had a bit more…

Can't recommend it enough. I've had my '90 since late 2005, I think, but took it on a track for the first time this weekend. It's amazing what those little cars are capable of, even with almost 200k miles on the odometer. The limits (with a good set of tires) are so far from anything you'd ever see on the street.