Who is he going to sue for running out of talent?

Those small-factor Brembo’s all have the same issue - I have them on the daily and good god if the brakes are cold and you’re going slow in traffic I swear you can hear them half a mile away.

Rigid calipers, hard pads, large rotors, all the things that give braking performance also amplify a lot of the effects of brake squeal, so they’re right, high performance braking systems will sometimes squeal even with damping blocks, shims, etc.
Obviously solvable with different pads, more lubricant in the pad mix,…

I think you’re absolutely way out on your thermal efficiency equivilents there.

That’s a lot better than I expected. We average 3mpg (and that’s UK gallons, which are larger!)

Usually all it does on that kind of snow is polish the surface into ice and then nobody is going anywhere.

If you want to go completely batshit insane from the noise and vibration after a week, yes.

Maybe we shouldn’t let someone that clueless about driving develop the algorithms for everyone else’s driving. Just a thought.
Also, Jalopnik should get hold of this guy, and make him sit through “Climb-Dance” on repeat until he admits he was wrong.
Either that or a big stick with nails in it.

It probably won’t cope with much rougher than your average production SUV, nowhere near enough underbody armour, etc.

Daily is a 406 Coupe, there’s only about 100 left in the country in the same colour as mine, it’s pretty hard to lose.
Of course, the alternative is a Shogun which is rather more common, but given it’s usually towing a trailer with the buggy behind it....that’s pretty unique too...

And after 3 years of waiting, it lived up to the expectations, and was, indeed, a giant steaming pile of mechanised turds.

Only if I was a completely boring bastard that wanted everyone to go through life in a nice shade of neutral gray.....oh, wait, sorry, didn’t see you there.

They’re not needed in any other country that manages just fine without ‘em.

I can see why they chose Birmingham, I bet they only had to spend a few hours clearing the streets up a little so it didn’t look too run-down and dirty.

Exactly, donutting an unregistered, uninsured car on a busy street full of half drunk pedestrians?
I’ve seen motorists over here do a couple of years in jail for much less of an offence than that.

Because the sidewalls are built the same as those you see on 40-ton semi’s

It’s usually either:
a) Knackered Parts
b) Lifted vehicles which haven’t had the castor corrected.

I’ve cut and cranked a number of axles on racing 4x4's for the same reason, fixes all the ones that didn’t have knackered joints.

Not a lot, I do parts for a few of the very top end racers because half the shocks, wings, etc slapped on them are still just sold on looks. 99% of the dampers even in race series barely work well enough to be worthy of the name.

Morons + Finance.

Bollocks.
It’s a race car, you don’t leave 5% of grip on the table turning in so that your gurney flap can save you if your wing falls off...