A BMW that costs BMW money that doesn’t have a longitudinal engine is something to be indignant about.  

First of all, the title says “quantitatively worse”. Quantitative means by the numbers. If he didn’t want to provide numbers, he should have chosen a different word. There are plenty in the English language to choose from.

Second, you don’t believe anything to be false based on what? Do you have intimate knowledge of…

Because this isn’t facebook? I realize Jalopnik isn’t MotorTrend or the L.A. Times, but I expect better. Otherwise what’s the point in visiting the website? I can read rants with no citations on FB, or on youtube comments or some other cesspool of misinformation anytime.

Regardless if whether any of us agree or disagree with his opinion, Bubba is correct that this is a very poorly (non-existently) cited article. It reads as more of a rant or opinion piece. And throwing ad hominem insults about him (Bubba) and his choice of cars is lazy and a poor excuse for debate.

I read it perfectly fine. The only paragraph in which you provide anything resembling numbers gets caught, as I said, in the “correlation does not equal causation” trap.

“For one, they’re aerodynamically inefficient. If you opt for the largest wheel on a Tesla Model X, your range is reduced by about 10%. This is true…

“Production cars often imitate design elements of race cars to make them look sportier, but fat sidewalls have ruled in the top levels of stock car and open-wheel racing for decades.“

Yes, because the rules limited those particular classes to a small diameter wheel. Large diameter wheels have been used in every other…

Do you vote for Bernie?

Proof that not every part of the new supra is ugly

It definitely takes them longer than that.... an entire F1 pit stop lasts a mere 2-3 seconds, 4 tires on and off, back on the track. Of course they also can jack the entire car up at once and have 3 people PER TIRE during this operation. One to take the old one off, one to operate the gun to loosen and tighten the…

I recently re-watched Falling Down with Michael Douglas the other day - such a good movie that holds up. But there’s a scene with him shooting up a phone booth, and there’s inexplicably a giant Sir-Mix-A-Lot ass in the background.  I never noticed it as a kid but I have questions now.

All the Jalopniks will blame the Republicans for their laziness. 

“Readers” is a strong term. These choices look like they were made by illiterates.

“Readers” is a strong term. These choices look like they were made by illiterates.

At some times in human history, irony was more prized. 

I’ll give you a dollar if you sleep with the Audi guy in return for a 6 speed manual (or maybe that Porsche 7 speed?) option in the S4. Trust me, I’m good for the money. (I bet a lot of that misogynistic mail would evaporate if you took one for the team, so to speak.)

our government also gives out billions in handouts to the poor to essentially buy votes. Sultans do not really have to.

I’m not sure what your point is. Seems like you are using environmentalism as a cover to mandate that everyone adhere to your preference for smaller vehicles. Why stop at a fuel tax? Just give a short list of cars we should be allowed to drive if you had your way.

Why do we continue this stupid USA vs Europe comparison like it makes sense. Euro regulations do not translate to the United States in every cirucmstance.

Because it costs too much, and there is no market for it. GM built hybrid full-size trucks and SUVs that were upwards of 30% more efficient (huge when you are starting with mpg in the teens). They barely sold any. There is NO incentive for Americans to spend more on efficiency, when gas is cheaper than milk, and the…

I wonder how sad someone’s life must be that they get upset and defensive when someone tells them buying clothes with holes in them is dumb. 

I wonder how sad someone’s life must be that they get upset and defensive when someone tells them buying clothes…

All jeans started out as “performance” jeans. That was the whole point of using denim for pants. Its years of missing the material with crap to make it softer, pre-wearing them to make them look cool and just making them thinner and thinner that has turned them into the fragile things they are today.

All jeans started out as “performance” jeans. That was the whole point of using denim for pants. Its years of…