I’m not a Toyota apologist, and I completely agree with your assessment of the perils of building a massive amount of cars. I would also like to add that the number of problems intensifies as you push the limits of new technologies, and the number of potential problems decreases in comparison when you push a tried and…

18,000 late model BMW’s spanning across the model range just got fuel pump recalls like two days ago. You made the right driver’s choice by going with the M4, but history shows that a more conservative and dependable choice would be the Japanese alternative.

BTW congratulations on your car I hope you are enjoying it!…

Hence them using port and direction injection on some of their motors, which is why VW owners have to shell out hundreds to clean carbon deposits off the cylinders after 4 years of ownership while the Toyo/Lexus keeps on truckin.

“Why don’t we judge a GT-car’s success by seeing what kind of results we can get out of it on the track?” - Said nobody in the market for such a car, and nobody in a Lexus dealership in the first place.

The difference between the RC-F and the M4 is that your doctor isn’t dumb enough to buy the M4 after its lease is…

“Why Nissan decided to augment one of the VQ V6’s worst qualities is beyond me”

That’s really all I need to know. Armchair CEO’s on Jalopnik hate it because it’ll plow forward instead of wrapping you around a tree, and actual buyers love it because it’s sort of entry level lux for a lower price with all the power you could ask for. The CVT means less fuel and quicker passes.

Can we get someone in here with a current gen Maxima DD to explain why they went for it and how the CVT behaves? Everyone I’ve asked about their Maxima frickin loves it.

THAT’S WHAT I KEEP SAYING!! Is the power more common and easier to come by than it was 15 years ago? Yes. Does that make it any less useful? NO.

That's beautiful and I want it.

Brushed these off until I saw one in black with smoked lights and black wheels (I think they were Lexus OEM rims that looked similar to AMG monoblocks). Have liked them ever since, and I'm sure they're an exhaust swap, suspension, and transmission reprogram away from being super fun.

"The Mugen sedan came only in Fiji Blue Pearl, and featured a higher-flowing cat-back exhaust, track-tested sport suspension, an exclusive Mugen grill, an exclusive shift knob, Mugen Si badges on the exterior and interior, Mugen forged GP wheels, and a Mugen body kit custom designed for the American trim. Production…

Yeah, I'm going to go ahead and call it now: this car isn't coming to the states.

It would cost them a lot of money to bring it here, only to realize it'll sell 1000 units in the first month to Honda fans and then they'll sit on lots like the Insight because nobody wants to pay 35k for a Civic that will trigger a call…

Huge fan of the new LMP1 car, always appreciate brands like Nissan willing to try new things.

As much as I enjoy watching motorsports, I enjoy spirited drives a little more. How are your relations with Nissan of USA right now? I used to be a huge Nissan fan in the 90's, and still root for you guys the way diehards…

Yeah highway patrol in the Brooklyn area is sneaky... They have an unmarked Camry, a couple Fusions, a few Jeep Grand Cherokees, and I've even seen a GMC Cargo Van unmarked with sirens chasing someone down. That, combined with a completely antiquated lowest denominator speed limit of 50 on the highway, means it's not…

JESUS that's a sharp looking car. IMO much better than that "I'M A LARGE BUT I CAN FIT INTO A SMALL IF I SUCK MY GUT IN I SWEAR" look that the Z28 has.

Am I the only one that thinks this car looks about as vanilla as vanilla can get in this category? I mean, it looks like something out of a free Android game with the driving physics of a noodle in a warm chicken soup broth out of a can.

I agree, I would love Infiniti to put new engines in their cars already, and I'm sure they have something up their sleeves. However, I've driven the Q50 (AWD) extensively and after the tranny got used to the way I drive (and the car was broken in), it started making sense to me- it's a luxury saloon that can hustle…

I think the Mustang just got too damn good to where it literally doesn't even make sense to look at any other car in that general class, unless you have a preference for another car's appearance.

Let's hope the next gen model isn't underbraked and undercooled, and is a little more refined on public roads.

Yeah but it's an "overweight pig" (aka weighs just as much or less than the competition) with a lot of blind spots (aka just like all of its competition that has a roof) and a crappy plastic interior (actually better than half of its competition). It's also overpriced (aka in line with the competition, or cheaper…