That’s a face only a mother could love. With beautiful cars coming out of Mazda and Hyundai (or at least daringly different) I’m always surprised by Toyota design that seems a decade behind the times.

The HVAC controls on this car look perfect. And that’s a criteria I never thought I’d need to be concerned about (thanks, VW).

I heard the hosts of a favorite podcast of mine refer to it as “Consequence Culture”, which I think is highly accurate and use quite a bit now.

This is why I run premium in my German-engined vehicles. I figure they were designed and primarily tested with 95 RON in mind, and Costco only carries 87 and 93 octane.

My driver’s side mirror also auto-dims, which is incredibly helpful when modern pickup and CUV headlights are aimed directly at your mirrors.

So by that logic if a 9 ton per axle commercial truck does a “normal” amount of damage to roads and is what they’re designed for a 2.5 ton per axle BEV would do a pretty insignificant amount of damage, right?

I actually prefer the look of the R1 and R6 without the cyclops eye because they remind me of a race fairing, and that’s cool as hell.

Need to see the science on this. Even with a 5 ton vehicle weight, we’re only looking at about 2.5 tons per axle. This study from University of Texas looks at the effects of 9 ton per axle loads on pavement, and the impact of decreasing weight per axle.

Just noticed how similar the interior layout is to a Mk8 Golf! But Kia keeps HVAC controls with knobs and buttons, so it wins.

I fuel up when the warning light comes on because I savor the weight reduction of driving without a full tank. 6.3 lbs of delicious weight savings per gallon y’all!

Thanks for this post! Mind sharing the link where you found it? 

Morris Motors, and every render is a brown manual wagon. 

Turns out most things that made it fun to ride in Germany (well maintained roads, twists and turns, mostly temperate weather) was not readily available around Detroit, so I ended up selling it to an enthusiast. I still miss the way it looks and sounds though. It was in decent shape but had its share of scrapes and…

1992 Kawasaki ZXR400, and it had just turned 25 the month I imported it. Ended up being a perfect starter bike for me, and had style for days.

I successfully imported a classic Kawasaki from the European market to the US (Michigan). It wasn’t really that bad, I needed to contact Kawasaki to get a letter certifying its build date, then I had to fill some forms and that was it! The state of Michigan took my German title and issued a new Michigan title. I…

Didn’t the previous Administration tout heavier cars as inherently safer? Guess its not a surprise they’re stuck in the early 70s.

Very excited to see your write-up of this bike. To me, it does lack some of the incredible style and presence of the last generation. I’m sure the performance will make up for that though. 

Is GM just supposed to not re-tool any of their international plants to support next-gen vehicles? The GM response highlighting domestic investment seems spot on.

I can’t believe people are still trying to save face by pretending this was ever a serious possibility. You got caught up in a bit of light pranking, get over it.

In one of the CarWow videos on Youtube they show the haptic buttons on the Mk8 Golf R climate control. Between that and making the next S3 fugly and slower than the Golf R, I’ve got my eye on Genesis.