He’s many things, a farmer, a journalist, a social media influencer, a presenter on the Telly. Mostly he’s just human. Most humans, with you as an exception are not perfect. I do envy your virtue, I really do.

Michael Knight never complained about a steering yoke. 

Come on folks, it was all just a big yoke. They’re sorry for steering people in the wrong direction. 

Agreed, hope he makes a full and fast recovery, though I’m sure it is slow, and may be life changing.

Top Gear with any other hosts hasn’t been the same magical experience as it had been with Clarkson, Hammond and May. Every other version, though they have their moments, are mostly a let down by comparison. 

I’m happy to be Captain Obvious.

Ok, I get your point. However, it isn’t my fault when OEMs only go part of the way to earn credibility.

What does Genesis stand for? What have they done to win the world over?

Since the first Hyundai Genesis cars hit the scene, they’ve been the top of the heap for the brand. However,…

I think the lack of real and credible performance gains from replacing a stock air box with a “cold air” intake that pulls hot engine bay air into a motor is clear. Especially true when this is the only modification.

However, to each their own.

Improving performance on a modern engine in a standard passenger car isn’t…

Very much this. I made a previous comment about being a brand snob. But I’m also quirky, and usually don’t care what others think about my car. However, many car buyers choose a particular car or brand because or perception.

The idea of a highly depreciated premium car is attractive to me. But that also shapes my…

I would be happy to take one of their cars and experience it as an owner, but there’s no way in the world I can justify spending hard-earned luxury car money on a Hyundai.

Call me a snob if you’d like but brands mean something. But a brand without a reputation and a consensus of its value and meaning are a tough sell.

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I’m not arguing that FWD is inferior. I am suggesting that despite your good example of how one particular car bested another car with a different architecture.

FWD has advantages for utilitarian passenger cars, but there are reasons why for many good reasons, it isn’t an ideal format for many types of racing.

I see nothing wrong with someone’s preference for what they feel is best for who they are, and or how they’ll use the car. 

Ha. Yeah, no, a drag racing Jeep wouldn’t be where I’d want to spend any time. However, I can see the logic.

Wind the clock back 30 years and the stats on a YJ with a 4.0 and 5-speed were quite impressive given that a popular car like the Mustang 5.0 in LX or GT trim wasn’t significantly quicker. Also, the YJ came…

Sure, your example of the Civic is a good one, other similar examples exist. However, in many or most applications, FWD architecture has technical and physical limitations due to the same wheels being used to power, brake, and steer.
There are tradeoffs, and more ideal configurations for many types of driving. 

This cold air intake (that now actually takes hot engine bay air) is good for 10-15 HP. 

I like Larry’s overall approach and vibe, as well as the products and business he’s built. He’s a pro. He’s meticulous. He’s someone I’d grab a beer with.

I’ll let you have this one. 

If I remember correctly both Whistle Tips and Why Did You Turn predate YouTube. 

I wonder how much power and time the Maxima lost running up on that rev limiter so long.

I’m waiting for Your Personal Astrophysicist ® to weigh in on this, but I’d say this isn’t going to mean much. Short of accessible, navigable wormholes that I can launch from my smartphone, I’m not impressed. 

Plausible. 

I don’t think the TVR and Fiesta lights are the same. With respect to the note about the aperture being different, it still looks like they’re similar, but not one and the same. I’m happy to be wrong, but this one doesn’t look right to me.