I just ended up with one of these (CVT sedan) as a rental for a week, and I gotta say... it was surprisingly fun even in that configuration. Not fast per se, but it was a lot of fun chucking it around on-ramps.

I was in DC this weekend and these things were all over the place. My kid tripped over one laid across the sidewalk, and it made this ridiculous klaxon noise and blared out a warning. This only led to ALL of the kids in our group (five of them) proceeding to stand in a circle kicking this thing and laughing, like some…

Talk about timing. I had to have this conversation with our two oldest kids (5 and 7) far sooner than I had intended- last night. My wife and I had the idea to all watch a TV show together as a family for the first time- American Idol. Not my jam, but it’s fun for us to all share an activity together. One of the…

It’s the combination of utility, fun, and cost that made them popular. I owned an 89 GTI 16v for the better part of a decade and it was the perfect car for a college student. With the seats flipped down, it was my moving vehicle. With the seats up, it was just big enough to cram 5 people into for a run to taco bell. I…

You need to really try this knife before you make that judgement.  Yes, a good sharpening system will benefit ANY blade, but... the Fibrox holds an edge incredibly well.  The better the knife you start with, the longer your sharpening will last.  And for $30, it’s a smokin deal.  Most cheap knives just don’t hold an…

You need to really try this knife before you make that judgement.  Yes, a good sharpening system will benefit ANY…

We all know it, you’re in the tank for Big Oil! Shill!

This can be applied to basically any vehicle with an enthusiast following. People driving WRX’s and STI’s might wave at each other, but that NPR subscriber in a sage-green LL Bean Edition Outback? nah.

If you are fortunate enough to have a co-parent...

I’ve had one of these for a few months now and it is indeed fantastic for travelling. The best part about it is that it will charge itself AND a phone at the same time, which can’t be said for a lot of usb battery packs- they won’t do “passthrough” charging. This one does.

I’ve had one of these for a few months now and it is indeed fantastic for travelling. The best part about it is that…

And we’re implying that the Model 3 is?

The part that people aren’t mentioning about the 60ft is that taking 0.1s off of it *usually* translates into 0.2s faster in the quarter. For a 9.65s pass, a demon cut a 1.36 60 ft (based on a timeslip found on google images) but that sounds about right to me. That’s 0.6s difference, which in theory translates to a…

Asking the real questions...

Ok, but what’s your first, larger spoiler? Rosebud was his sled?

This looks to be the exact car in the picture. You can see the wire coming out of the grill over the passenger’s side, and the rigging on the top looks to be the same:

I’m finding this new “magazine” format for the articles to be much more distracting to read... it feels like a giant interstitial ad interrupting the text. I much prefer to read the article, and then look at the pictures.. but now I have no choice with this new format. Is there any way to turn it off?

No shit. N927DA, it just flew from ATL to Jackson, MS today. That’s kinda creepy. And I guarantee that passengers have no clue they’re sitting in a spot where two people died.

If it’s the same motor, the 2.0 “Dynamic Force” engine is supposed to be rated at 169 hp... not bad. With a 6-speed that could potentially make this thing pretty fun to drive. I’m intrigued...

Did you guys actually wake Torch up in the morning with the camera? That was either some damn fine acting or true dedication.

So I guess since the last time I researched this, some people have managed to get it to shift to 9th... for short periods of time.. under very specific circumstances. Here’s the ridiculously long thread on it: http://www.pacificaforums.com/forum/474-chrysler-pacifica-minivan-issues-problems/4274-trans-wont-shift-last-g…

You want to hear ridiculous?