This reminds me that my professor in school used to be the biggest Apple fan - early y2k era.

VW 2.0t. Especially up to 2014 or so. Great motor when it works and had several problems that were solved over the years. Basically two shitty guaranteed ones remain - the water pump and the carbon buildup issue in the intake and head.

It could just be quarter to quarter noise, but the fact that sales are down significantly more than production suggests that it might not all be about the chip shortage and production lagging.

How far we have come where the latest Outback is styling for those who don’t want to seem ostentatious....

It’s not exactly true that a particular HP will require a certain fuel though - simply because there are a billion ways to waste that energy other than producing power.

It’s still off boost when it’s not needed. When it’s on any bit of boost it’s getting that extra airflow for “free” via stealing wasted heat energy from the exhaust and acting like a bigger engine. It likely sees substantial efficiency gains from extra airflow at low/medium throttle situations for the same reason. If…

It’s amazing what gear you can troll around in and stay in if you have a little boost response down low. Not saying I run around all the time at full boost, but the thing has low grunt that allows you to get away with low rpms big V-8 style with no need to spin it up unless you need significant power. Just the lack of…

There is a large spread on that site, especially for the manual cars.

No. The difference is massive. It’s not only AWD vrs FWD.

The 400hp 5cyl rs3 also gets very close to Golf R ratings, also better in real life.

But there were plenty of looters that DID reveal themselves and nothing.

I don’t think what he said was accurate or fitting for the complexity of the subject, nor is it anything more but deflection.

Let me correct that for you - hard for those poors to lobby with no bridges, the real lobbyist will just need to make sure their own runway is pothole free.

I’m sure you talk 16.5% into going around in public without pants on, but that still doesn’t make it socially acceptable.

Partially because most everything is based on 2.0l or less now. The cars that have more are premium and can take the European tax hit - and many larger cars aren’t as space critical and/or are longitudinal, which further diminishes the benefits of the vr6. In the 90s before turbos were as popular or refined, the vr6…

It’s small. Sounds great. Isn’t a turbo 4. Also, there aren’t many hoops. It’s a fairly simple engine, especially the 12v. It makes the intake and exhaust setup far more simple than a V config, especially in a transverse layout. Single head casting, etc. Arguably more robust bottom end, 7 main bearings - just like an…

I’m not convinced it’s a stripper pole.   Maybe he didn’t quite get up to 88mph before reaching the clock tower?

So much better. Even retains plenty of clearance to drive over parking blocks at Kohls.

Not only is the open carry thing a signal that you are scared of everything, but it also is signal that you like to let everyone know the cards you are holding so they can act appropriately.  A true dumbass signal if there ever was one.

I think it’s fair to say that overboard takes are ruining both sides right now.