It's worth noting that the slower than normal speed requirement means if you are the slowest vehicle on the road you need to be in the right-most lane. It does NOT mean only the fastest vehicles occupy the left-most lane.

The Renesis does have its problems, but in all honesty, I have to agree that it is one hell of an impressive engine. No, it may not have the absolute numbers of their prior rotaries, but Mazda did it with a NA set up, improved emissions, & efficiency.

Well, I guess it's just a matter of time until you die completely, then.

Never had to worry about braking, either?

Cool to whom? Certainly not the 95% that opt for ATs.

When I worked in construction, we had some work trucks with manuals. That sucked. Different people always drove them, and you know a ton of those guys never picked up the finer points of manuals, and by that I mean the very basics. I also disliked switching between the clutch in the truck & the one in my car.

Cellulosic ethanol isn't exactly an easy or cost-effective option. If it was, then any/all yard waste would be a good source for fuel (essentially the same as your median idea). But more generally, finding a productive use for waste products is always going to be a good move, e.g., making ethanol out of grains that…

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Why should Brazil get better roads when it is full of such terrible drivers? No, they don't deserve those roads.

Brakes.

I disagree with your perceptions of fast and slow. I consider your scale no different than thinking a 2000 sq ft home as too small. It negatively warps one's understanding of what the real world actually is.

Hopefully, there's a Speed6 version in the works. Then, a lack of a V6 for the regular 6 won't be an issue.

Does anyone think that any broad brush used to describe young drivers will be accurate? While I believe the talk about teens not liking cars is exaggeration, I have noticed more young people not interested than years past, so I think it is a trend, just not THE trend. I think the economy is a reason, but not…

Without drag, all things fall (accelerate) at the same rate. So, they start off even. What changes things is drag to weight ratio. If two objects are similar in shape & composition, the larger one will fall faster because weight increases with the cube while drag increases with the square. That doesn't prove a spaces…

"more people use their cars for commuting rather than actual driving, and that's a shame."

My comment was regarding people who say that a family sedan with a 7.2 sec 0-60 time (for example) is too slow and thus unsafe, or that anything with under 200 hp is undrivable.

A little late in this story. Did jalopnik wait for reruns?

Push button start.

My oil changes cost $20, except every other time, then they are free. I don't mind my dealership doing it for me at those prices.

But what about the general sentiment that sub 8 sec 0-60 times are slow? Could The Simpsons the source of that, too?