A goofy, nightmare phenomenon describes this (and neoliberalism more generally) to a tee.

AW11 MR2 is clearly and indisputably the correct answer. Particularly the seals on the targa panels...

Time is meaningless now. You should have got the memo about it next Thursday.

Given that people have been asking for it for 30 years, and for 20 of those 30 years there was a rotary that could have been fitted but wasn’t...

I knew exactly what you were talking about from the notification, before I even saw the still from the start of the video.

Piranha III, made by The Edge (not that one):

Very true - you don’t have to be loveable to be the best, but it helps if you’re not the best.

You would just connect it electrically to the truck and use it to supply power to the truck motor, wouldn’t you?

In terms of the dealer network, would it be cynical of me to suggest that they’re not terribly keen on selling vehicles that won’t be much of an income stream in the service department?

I know that if I were buying a vehicle for commercial use, I would want to be very, very sure of the configuration, because I would want to maximise the capability-to-cost ratio. I suspect that a lot of commercial buyers would do the same - particularly if they’re buying for a fleet.

WA is definitely the Texas of Australia, right down to their desire to secede from the Federation.

Hang on, you’re saying that Kimi isn’t a stick in the mud? That’s his whole thing! His public persona is a straight-talking grump. And people love him for it.

I really don’t think he gives a single solitary shit about being famous. He wants to win. And popularity doesn’t help him win, though winning clearly makes him popular.

McLaren have been using that V8 for so long that it’s easy to forget. The new engine in the Artura is an interesting one though (not many 120-degree V6s around).

Also, the McLaren Artura and the (admittedly not quite here yet) Ferrari 296 GTB would like a word...

I agree with everything you’ve said there. When I said “not completely original”, I probably should have been clearer - this car is essentially a recreation of a 962. It does not appear to have any competition history, it's built out of spares with a chassis made in the US. Nothing irreplaceable was lost.

If nobody was badly hurt, then everything else can be fixed. By the sounds of it this wasn't a completely original car anyway, so the repairs will keep some skilled craftspeople employed, and it will be back out and running again soon.

Any thoughts on the suitability of the R1S for your situation?

You’re not helping to keep the prices down, you know...

Batteries are still really expensive. They cost about $140/kW.h at the moment, which means this has $11K of battery.