Same to you, brother.

That's kind of like saying you're the winner of a one-legged ass-kicking contest. It's still not much to write home about.

Hi Rich,

The challenge I see with Scion is that it's targeted at much younger buyers, namely Gen Y buyers, but doesn't seem to have had the success with that market that it wanted to. The approach has been to offer them a handful of cars that have a significant amount of customization options in order that they may make their…

Dear Honda/Acura,

Actually, English is much the same. There hasn't been any notable debate on it per se, it's just that people have simply made the conscious decision not to use the feminine form any more. Charlize Theron is simply an actor, not an actress. It's been a subtle change that's occurred over time, but it's another…

I may be in the minority here, but I've never been impressed in the slightest with Tacomas. My friend got a brand-new V6 Pre-Runner in high school, and while it drove nicely for having such a high ride height and its suspension settings, it was otherwise utterly unimpressive. The worst of it, to me, was that it's gas…

I would totally reply to this right now, but I'm away from my computer all weekend and have nothing but my phone.

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I've never really understood the hate for the California. Not all Ferraris are, or have been, super-focused sports cars. In fact, proportionately, most haven't been. They've been fast, high-powered GT cars. Kind of like the California. Say what you will about it, but the Belvedere of Ferrari's lineup is capable of…

Dude, Amen.

I haven't always been a huge fan of Zagato designs, but - with the exception of the original V8 Vantage Zagato - they've always done right by Aston Martin and made some beautiful stuff.

The DB4 Zagato was a lovely thing; curvaceous, yet petite.

Uh-oh. Both you and Travis have gone over to the dark side. Let me guess: they lied and told you they had cookies, didn't they?

Read the sentence immediately after - the development of that transmission can be easily amortized. As a matter of fact, it already has. Internally, Ford knows it as the 6R80. It's got what it takes to handle the power. It's already used in the majority of their vehicles. Certification costs are always high, but R&D…

SVT actually uses a transmission capable of handling that power already - on the Raptor. That's not a huge additional investment, save for certification costs. They also use it in the Expedition, Navigator, and other F-150s. The Ford 6R80 transmission is capable of handling the power and torque.

And changing gears with your arm is a vital piece of self-expression.

Automatic or no, you're kind of missing the point here. SVT has never offered an automatic transmission in its car products (trucks, yes. Cars, never). They clearly — and the GT350's lack of one is prima facie evidence of this — simply don't want to.

It's not a matter of whether or not it has had any problems selling them. It's a matter of how many more they could sell with an optional transmission. GM proved that lesson loud and clear with the ZL1.

At no point in time did I assert, implicitly or otherwise, that an automated manual is an automatic. And guess what? Even an automated manual doesn't require use of a clutch. And yet, they seem to be quite popular with the people that actually do race cars professionally. I wonder why. Clearly, it doesn't seem to be a…