You’re assuming that this can get off the ground - and that is where my doubts lie. That is a massive assumption. The challenges to making this work to begin with are huge, let’s not shift the discussion to “advantages for the real world” when feasibility itself is clearly the major hurdle.

I sincerely doubt this will materialize beyond a few “exhibition” demonstrations, which will inevitably either be expensive crash-fests or horribly dull races in which the cars are so programmed to avoid contact (because $$$) that nothing ever happens. The former would be completely unsustainable, the latter pointless.

Active aero.

I now demand a 5,000 word article from Tyler on why, exactly, this A330 Voyager is the most badass thing I’ll hear about this week.

What a fucking douchenozzle, that guy could have killed you! What the fuck, man. I’d be setting up a security camera and maybe leave a taped up cardboard box with a few bricks in it in the bed, see if you can’t ID this asshole. Man, that is fucked. I’ve said it like three times now and my jaw is still on the floor.

Power train consolidation. Mazda went all-out redesigning the platforms, interiors, and exteriors of their lineup, and I bet a lot of that cost is being recouped on a streamlined engine development roadmap.

It is just so hard to tell anymore with devices like this. There are a million Chinese tablets on similar reference designs out there, so it’s probably that this Amazon tablet is near-identical to upwards of a dozen (or more) devices you could find on Alibaba or eBay. That NeuTab 7 is probably identical to another…

RIGHT? I’m almost questioning how it could be true, but... this. fucking. game. The expansion was a bit short but my god, CDPR can craft a story like nobody’s business. Also, it’s beautiful. All the time. Also, the combat is super fun. Also, the weapon and armor models are awesome. Also, the dialogue is literally…

I have to say, I was on the fence about this car when I saw the press photos this morning. Well, at the show today I got my chance to step up and look at it in person.

I would say that the travel and the firmness are independent - it definitely has lots of body roll built in. But the damping is definitely on the firm side, even if there’s lots of travel. I think the excessive body roll was explained as being Mazda’s way of keeping the car “safe” at the limit, so that it was obvious…

I’ve had my ND Club a few days now and put around 300 miles on it. I’m averaging 30-32MPG combined without even really trying. Probably would go down a lot in more stop-and-go traffic, but I haven’t been taking it easy on the throttle or anything. It can do 35-37MPG at 70MPH with the top up without much trouble, too,…

Depends on your local roads, I guess. I have an ND Club and the Bilsteins are pretty firm at speed on the highway, though still a far cry from hardcore sports cars without adaptive damping. I did test drive an ND auto Club (no Bilsteins or shock tower brace) and it was definitely a bit softer. Not sure I’d want that,…

I got my ND Club three days ago, and the seats are comfy as fuck. And I am a big dude (6’1 and fat). Heater and A/C work great, stereo with headrest speakers is totally usable at speed with the top down. Top itself is stupid-easy to take up and down at a red light. I’m averaging 30-32MPG so far, and I’m not being…

It’s adorable to watch people try to “LALALALALA I CAN’T HEAR YOU THIS GAME IS BEAUTIFUL” over this whole thing. The only aspect I think worth giving Bethesda credit for in terms of truly groundbreaking graphics in F4 is the character creation system. They deserve all the praise in the world for it, and you can tell…

The 1990s had their moments.

Motor racing in general is a declining spectator sport in the world’s largest Western economies, isn’t it? Nascar attendance is down. IndyCar is basically a walking corpse. F1 never had much of a chance in America in this environment. United SportsCar is the only one with any signs of life, but there’s consensus that…

The Man With The Wooden Mustache: The Cadillac XT5 Story

starred for gotdamned, gotdammit.

I have... feelings about this steering wheel. I don’t know what those feelings are, exactly, BUT I’M KEEPING MY EYE ON YOU, ODD WOOD-TRIMMED SPOKES.

Right? This car is a smile on wheels. Too bad the seating position is absolutely hateful and the quality of the interior is on par with a nice porta-potty.