He had it coming.

So the Audi A4 has a new contender. Splendid. The X-Drive that BMW incorporates is RWD biased, I seriously hope the ATS follows suit.

Frugal, reliable, cheap to maintain, comfortable (though this has been mentioned before it seems) and cheap. It appears you haven't seen this as well.

May I ask about the Alfa and the Fiat? They pique my interest more than the prancing horse to be completely honest.

That can't be right. VTEC doesn't kick in until half past four.

Please crosspost this to Jalopnik, we'll have a blast with this over there (and maybe even procure some buyers).

Earthships don't usually retain the natural fauna above the house, as the roof structure is utilized as a water funnel for the treatment and reservoir system. From what I understand the build in this case has a two-layer approach, where the hay bales are both above the waterproof plastic sheeting and below them…

I've been looking into constructing an Earthship on some land I own, but this takes it to a whole new level. Kudos to the man for making so much out of practically nothing.

Ah, ECU mandated makes sense. Thanks!

The engine rev limiter should be around 6200 rpm on the OPC, not 5500. My personal guess is that a sensor craps out from the lack of airflow.

Does the U.S. get an OPC version? I somehow doubt that they do. At least this is one case of badge engineering which benefits the buying public in that they can now get something they previously couldn't (not that anyone would really want to get a Vectra and we all saw how the Caddy Catera thing played out).

1. What the hell happened at the end there when the speedo did a double take?

Technically it's the other way around: the Buick is an Opel.

I just did exactly that (CM7.1 Stable on Incredible S). Out of the box the first thing you notice is how much quicker the home screens load (even on first boot). Then you notice that the home screens don't lag between each other. Then you start perusing the settings and app drawer and decide never to go back.

I have a gripe with Parallels, but it may be an isolated incident (which I've heard from two other colleagues, so perhaps not). On my new i5 MBA, it brings everything to a screeching halt when virtualizing my boot camp partition. The host, the guest, everything comes to a standstill for a good 20 minutes before…

Then that depends on your comfort ratio between nudism and shrinkage/erect nipples.

That backstory just made this truly amazing. Thank you, Matt, for bringing back the close personal connection between articles and authors and portraying the picture with enough detail that we, the readers, actually feel the connection.

That place should be called Urban Dicktionary. And you should be the king of it.

Yes, but try explaining "steer INTO the slide/skid" to a vehicular simpleton and record yourself on camera as your rage face evolves.

"Turn it and it turns". Steering has a very straightforward concept: turn the steering wheel to turn the front wheels of a car.