I actually like the One-77 for the most part. That’s really about it, though.

Is Marek Reichmann about to redeem himself after the mistakes that were the new Vanquish’s rear-end and the re-design of the Rapide S?

Interesting how opinions vary. I think that the Lexus pictured and it’s choice of piss-yellow wood in pursuit of a high-contrast approach looks terrible, whereas I actually quite like the Porsche interiors pictured. Maybe it doesn’t belong something like a GT3, but on lower-spec 911s, which are grand tourers more than…

I agree with the feeling that BMW interiors have never really felt all that special; they leave me lukewarm when I see them. In my opinion, Mercedes-Benz has gone from worst to first when it comes to interior design, and I like the new stuff they’ve brought out. That being said, in the comparison that you propose, I’d…

If Smokin’ is reading this: For number #5, how would that effect rapid, rolling scissors?

Good Morning.

I agree that it’s all the truck that most people will need, and I think that there will be a few people who are more than pleasantly surprised when they don’t lose any and all traction over loose surfaces when the bed is empty.

The new CT6 looks like quite a stunner, but seems to fall into a niche almost entirely its own; it seems to stand above a 5-series or E-class, but below a 7-series or S-class.

Humor, son. Get some.

Even then, I’d still be surprised if it was really only 2.5Gs. I’m now utterly obsessed with confirming/denying this factoid.

2.5Gs? That doesn’t seem right at all, as that isn’t really all that much. I would think that at peak acceleration the jet and crew would experience more than that, though it’s certainly very possible that I’m wrong.

It is actually considered one of the best-handling FWD platforms ever, up there in the rankings with the DC2 Integra, Lotus Elan, and Clio Cup

I want that. In white. With T-Tops, a roll bar, and a slatted rear window.

Can’t say as I know anything about what happened to it, but I always thought the Moto Guzzi V12 was pretty sharp looking:

It’s definitely cool; it looks almost like a space-age pirate ship. Still not as lovely or elegant as the now-classic SY Maltese Falcon.

But why is it called the B-Wing? It’s like Apple Jacks - they don’t taste like apple, but they’re still called Apple Jacks. The B-Wing does not look like a “B.”

You forgot a key point about dogfighting: the ability to actually see out of the goddamn thing. Pilot visibility out of the A-Wing, X-Wing, etc. all look pretty terrible, particularly when it comes to rearward visibility. But other than that, they look more or less plausible. The TIE Fighter, on the other hand, with…

Destiny is an interesting game.

Not really. They weren’t purposely under-armored for the sake of additional speed. They were under-armored because they used more powerful guns and new, heavier shells than prior classes used. As a result, even though the used 16-inch guns like their predecessors, the guns on the Iowas were notably more powerful.

Actually, the “all-or-nothing” armor scheme wound up being quite effective, and the Iowas can still trace their lineage to it. If anything, the Iowas were considered under-armored not because of the “all-or-nothing” concept of their belt armor, but because their armor could not stand up to their own broadsides. Their…