I wouldn't worry too much. The Corvette racing program is a world-class operation. Provided that McLaren isn't granted a bunch of "advantages" during the homologation process (which sometimes happens when sanctioning bodies are trying to encourage new manufacturers to get into the series), the Corvette team will be…

"With the magnetic ride control GM has, the ATS-V SHOULD be on par in the handling department with the M3/4. I would expect nothing less."

Matt, I've been driving the 'Axis of Evil' for over a decade now. Japanese car, German electronics, Italian brakes:

Samsung Galaxy phones and Skype seem to do just fine when communicating with my repair shops in China...no robot required.

Call me a wet blanket, but what is this device supposed to do that a camera phone and an email can't? If they have x-ray vision and laser beams on this robot, that would be an acceptable answer. Hmm, I just had a few ideas for a much better gizmo that I'm going to sell back to Audi...

Looks like it's also an adjustment for wing placement fore/aft based on the size of slots in the rear decklid. More Pratt & Miller black magic wizardry, I presume.

Tear-offs are the bomb! Dirty to clean windshield in about 0.3! Actually, it's not really practical to clean a race car windshield with a rag and windex because most of them are lexan (can scratch easily) and there's all kinds of oil/grease/rubber stuff that is tough to get off. Well, and the driver would feel…

Oh. I was referring to the cosmic speed limit as the rate at which we could travel to another point in space was limited by 2.99x10^-8 m/s. If another galaxy was 1 light-year away, we figured it would take us at least 1 year to get there. But with these theories on warp drive, we may be able to be there in less than…

Hey Andrew, did they give you any word on towing capacities?

Huh? I don't know what you mean...

Yep. There is a razor-thin line between genius and insanity. I think the determining factor is whether or not your math works out. ;-)

Absolutely! We can't outrun light in a drag race, but if we change the course around a bit, it doesn't mean we always have to lose. ;-)

Torch, I'm glad you're not discouraged by this because you shouldn't be. Almost all of the great thinkers through the ages had their ideas dismissed by the larger scientific community. Even if this idea doesn't, itself, lead to warp drives, it may spark someone else to look in a place they otherwise wouldn't. When I…

Probably not. I've been a Deere fan since age 5 when I started using a 318 (born the same year as me and made in Horicon, WI). It was fast and reliable, probably the best lawn & garden tractor anyone has ever made. My Dad traded it in (still running) on a new Deere after I went off to college. When my Dad bought a…

Oops. I thought they ran a fair bit of the GP circuit still (up until the cut-though), but looking at it again, they run a considerably shorter distance doing bridge to gantry. So what I thought was a 10 second delta is really more like 60! Wheeew! I don't have to give up my GTR replica project just yet. ;-)

Another reference: he's a video of Hans Stuck in the E46 M3 GTR from a few years ago. A very talented driver + solid race car. The fact that the M4 can keep up with this thing is nothing short of amazing!

So my skepticism is that if you're going to call out Porsche, you had better dot the "i's" and cross the "t's". Merc/AMG seems to always forget something important, despite releasing their vehicle later than the competition (hence knowing exactly what they have to beat). The Porsche working culture is methodical and…

I'm sure for the people that prefer marrying an axe murderer, this car will make them very happy! However AMG tried picking on BMW awhile ago, and that didn't work out so well for them. Provoking the quickest kid on the block (who you find out later in life is an all-star at track and field) is not really a good…

Sooo...how awkward is it going to be when Porsche releases a tarted-up 911 after 3 months that defeats their "monumental engineering achievement?"

Is that new for 2015? Doesn't even seem to be on their website yet for the Denali. I suppose that would fix the problem, but then my inevitable question is: If you need cameras to see out of your truck, does that mean it's a slight bit too big? Almost seems to be a punchline from a Jeff Foxworthy joke...