The X5 was my first bimmer but I remember being obsessed with their multicountour seats when driving cars of friends and on test drives through the late nineties and early aughts.  Back then, seats were either sporty/supportive but terribly uncomfortable, cushy and plush but unsupportive, or somewhere in between and…

Otherwise, just buy something cheap and turn it into a true race-car, and that’s way more fun than using your ‘fun’ car as an occasional track car.

I already have this car in my garage - a 2014 BMW X5 diesel. Hear me out.

I agree with your assessment of M-cars being better suited for the track, most of the the N54-engined drivers I ran with all learned from their first track experiences and came back to the table with better oil cooling, circulation, and higher-flow injectors to overcome the shortcomings of the early-run engine…

Yeah, I guess the current popularity of the former president and Desantis (at least in Florida) are some other examples of this.

What blew me away most about the video is that people were actually cheering Musk when he made this claim. Not because it was misleading and totally bogus, but how can anybody still be a fan of the guy after all of the bullshit he has said and done?

Ironically, the park bench spoilers on the back will have a reduction in range by creating more drag. How many EV owners care more about downforce than drag/range on a family hauler, assuming the aero bits actually have an impact on aerodynamics?

This may not be a popular opinion, but the E9X iteration of the 3-series with early N54 engines were excellent daily driver performance cars, but had a few fatal flaws when pushed to extremes during track use. I remember when my friend let me drive his brand new 335 coupe and I was blown away by the power delivery of…

I used to take my DD Subaru to the track several times per year. It had maybe $4K-$5K in suspension, intake/exhaust, ECU, and brake upgrades and while it was a bit stiff for city streets, it was perfectly fine on the street and well-suited for track duty, albeit not at a competitive level. There are plenty of weekend…

Seriously. This is a cool custom build, especially as a Subaru fan, but I would love to see someone turn an ordinary roadgoing Quattro into firebreathing S1 E2 clone monster with a high strung straight-5 tuned within an inch of its life.

I came as a young Gen-Xer/old Gen Yer to complain that these were the games I played as a kid but then I remembered it was my dad, the true definition of a baby boomer (born in 1946, almost exactly 9 months after his father returned from Europe), who introduced me to games like Wolfenstein and Doom.  He tapped out of…

Also, with regards to the Chrysler LX platform underpinning the Charger, Challenger, and 300, it was actually a mix of the front suspension from the W220 S-class and the rear suspension, diff, and 5-speed auto from the W-211 E-class as well as some other merc components (steering rack, AC, etc.).  It is certainly more…

I was a kid in the late eighties and nineties so of course I had a slew of Lambos on my wall including a Diablo, LM002, and 20th Anniversary Countach. Accompanying those Italian horses was the original Dodge Viper concept as well as a some partially nude photos of Jenny McCarthy and Pamela Anderson.

I am not surprised by the X1's success this year given the improvements of the new model. I had one as a rental car and was incredibly impressed with the amount of useful interior space (almost as much as an X3), interior quality, fit and finish, and overall driving feel. Performance from the engine was great as is…

I was thinking the same thing. To most people at least moderately familiar with EVs, it is common knowledge that traveling at higher speeds will reduce the total range. I have a PHEV and in warm weather, I get about 28 miles of range in lower speed (non-highway) driving but that drops to around 20 miles if I am on the…

My grandfather grew up in Baltimore and frequently visited family in NJ and that was before highways were built. Now, that trip takes about 3 hours but back then, it took a full day of travel (ie waking up early and getting there late). I just got back from Costa Rica and driving in the central and northern areas is…

I put in those screw-in deformable LEDs and it was one of the best upgrades to my garage.  There is nothing like having thousands of lumens for car projects!

Oh man, don’t get me started about how Discovery and TLC have been overrun with reality assholes who focus more on drama than actual content. I remember when you could actually learn something interesting like all the cool technologies to weaponize your car like the ones driven by James Bond. They even managed to ruin…

That all sounds great - I hope we both achieve our home workshop goals!

Right now I have barely enough room for one car, a work bay, and my tools, let alone a sofa and TV setup but I am planning on moving to a more rural area in a few years and will have the space to build a larger garage (my retirement plan is to collect and work on cars). I look forward to decking it out with some more…