Lexus is just a re-purposed Toyota, and well they have all the modern amenities you would expect in a new car, they don’t compete with Mercedes/BMW/Audi 6 figure cars

They sure don’t build ‘em like they used to. Remember when cars were made of steel and patriotism, could be fixed with nothing more than a flathead screwdriver and sheer force of will, and would drive multiple dozens of miles with just a valve job, carburetor tune-up, distributor adjustment, chassis lube, fan belt…

People tend to be blind to the politics of CARB. It’s strange. Somehow they’re the magical do gooders.

While it’s a good fight, we’re fighting the feds on so many things, I’m sure we’ll have a new tax to pay for all this legal activity.

In October 2010, an article published in the San Francisco Chronicle exposed the California Air Resources Board (CARB), a department within the California Environmental Protection Agency, for overestimating diesel emissions by 340 percent. The worst part was that this dizzying exaggeration of facts played a major…

The C5 actually is a really impressive car. The frame design and suspension layout hasn’t really changed that much between a 1997 C5 and a 2018 C7 Z06. It’s mostly been incremental changes to the control systems and powertrain. The interiors have gotten a lot nicer as well.

ITs a very timeless design

I hadn’t realized the C5 was from ‘97. It looks about 6-7 years ahead of it’s time. I feel this car will continue to age well.

Not quite, trade deficits do matter. Extended outflows of money has an effect on the economy as a whole. We should strive for trade balance but not through tariffs. We just need to be more efficient at producing a given product and sell it to China. More airplanes or shopsticks or whatever it is to balance out the…

TPP was a really bad deal for most Americans.

Don’t mind me, just waiting for the counterpoint.

I guess I’m going to be the contrarian here. Something will eventually need to be done about China demanding an unequal playing field, especially with regard to intellectual property rights.

If I needed a backseat, I’d buy a faster, better Camaro or Mustang. If I want a track day car that I can commute in, Miata.

Is there any sensible reason to pay Miata RF money for this inferior car?

Probably louder with less luggage.

Is it faster than the last gen Chevrolet Equinox?

With 205 crank hp, how embarrassing is it having to rev to 6k just to keep up with the flow of traffic?

How would it do on a 3,500 mile trip to Moab and back?

Better than a $800 Wagoneer?

These things must be a nightmare to maintain without a supply of easily sourced replacement parts. How do they even keep them running?

Reverse: My gut sense is the EPA targets for 2025 were a little ambitious and depending on what the new standards are might be a acceptable compromise. I don’t think it will stop the push to electrics though. I’d hope the US OEMs would continue to develop and innovate powertrain technology and not fall behind the rest…