I can attest to this. My grandmother has a 2014 ES350 with around 20K miles and it is in “like new” condition. I doubt the engine has ever gone past 4,000 RPM.  

“It’s a 96!”

I couldn’t agree more with that last part. My partner and I went to go look at Audi E-Trons this past weekend and when I showed her a Q8 sportback, she thought it looked incredibly stupid to take a 5-door fastback, add giant 22" wheels, and lift the body up several inches. A total poseur car.

I tend to go for colors that don’t draw attention (from both the police, asshole street racers, and well people in general), especially on performance vehicles. Pretty much all of my cars have been black, dark grey, or dark blue with the exception of my current E39 M5 which is LeMans Blue but that is, of course, the…

This explains why when I drive by dealerships I see seas of white cars.  And for some reason 90% of the Teslas I see on the road are black.

Lots of people will lease the car to take advantage of the tax benefits and then buy out the lease a few months after taking delivery of the car.  That way, you can own the car outright if desired but still take advantage of the huge savings.

While some people say “leasing is a terrible financial move,” I’ve always approached the lease-versus-buy question on a very case-by-case basis. It all depends on what a customer is trying to accomplish regarding their monthly payment target and vehicle needs.

Someone needs to dub “Disco Inferno” with this footage ASAP! Or Maybe make a video like this amazing tidbit from our recent past:

At some point leg room will be an issue - my little one is a stringbean as well ad we wound up front-facing her when she was too tall to face the rear.  With that said she probably won’t be heavy enough to go in a booster until she is 7 or 8.

Speaking of EV losers, I was browsing the Leasehakr forums this past weekend and noticed that in a desperate grab to get some vehicles on the road, VinFast is offering leases at $250-$300 per month with only taxes, tags, and fees down:

People keep on complaining about the high price of electrics, but for a luxury or premium brand, they are right on the money. I stopped by a local Audi dealer this past weekend to check out an E-Tron GT and Q8 E-Tron, two models that are certainly expensive compared to the average new car purchase. The sales associate…

The one thing I might replace at this point is the sloppy shifter setup. It has almost as much play as the 90's Saabs where you had no idea whether you were starting in first or fifth! I swapped the old illuminated wooden shift knob for a ZHP knob and that had a surprising improvement on feel due to its shape and…

My mom had a 1992ish SE and a 2000 GLE. The earlier car was a nimble corner carver with plenty of power with performance approaching a smaller-engine 3-class of the same era. The 3er likely had an edge because of its right wheel drive chassis but the Maxima was quite impressive.

In my mind, if they sell sports sedan as a Nissan, it might make sense to market a slightly larger executive saloon version (somewhere between the size of a 5 and 7-series) as an Infiniti with a more luxurious interior akin to the 7-series or S-class. At this point, they need to catch up to Genesis and offer a German…

When I started driving, I shared a 97' Grand Prix SE with my dad as his bad weather car (he had a Miata) and it had the 3800 NA engine. It was pretty fast, handled well for a car in its class, and had plenty of interior and trunk space for road trips and hauling friends around. The back seat was big enough for my…

I’m with you on one-pedal driving. I have an A7 PHEV which does not have one-pedal driving but it instead relies on decoupling the wheels from the drivetrain when coasting, especially downhill, to take the load off the drivetrain and improve efficiency. It has blended braking which I also prefer. I could never get…

Thanks for confirming. I would imagine that while the CMF-EV platform is modular, it is geared more towards everyday cars and not necessarily luxury or sporty cars with RWD-biased powertrains. Let’s see if there is enough flexibility to accommodate the components that make a luxury and or sports sedan.  I will remain…

Infiniti is such a sad, sad brand. When the G35 debuted, it was a great car and legit sports sedan competitor to the class-leading 3-series and it improved its luxury chops after the 2007 refresh. I came close to purchasing a 2005 sport and a 2009 6MT later on and always enjoyed the idea of a competent, 6-cylinder…

Thanks, I really appreciate it! Enjoy yours too! Black and blue are my go-to colors and I like how it sits a tad lower than stock. I hope I can take mine for a few hot laps the next time I make it out to the track.

Mine is a 2002 LeMans blue! When it was built, I was in college and could not afford any car, let alone a near 6-figure super sedan but it was always my dream to someday purchase one. I remember one of the old school car mags (Motortrend, maybe) pitted one against a Z06 Vette and it was amazing that a heavy, 4-door…