this is the same thing i was thinking of...

(clarification, since i can’t edit: big strides in their cars, from what they used to be)

Definitely as long as they don't get the dealer experiences up to par, that will be the anchor weighing them down. Kia has made big strides from what they used to be, but the stuff people that can't afford anything else will accept is not going to fly even with most average buyers, much less a move 'up' as Mazda and…

COTD right there.

Here too. They only really use those regs if they want an excuse to pull you over to look for other things

i will second the take that they just bake more feel into their cars. had a rental 6 awhile back, and ran it a good bit north of SF on Hwy 1, and had a blast. could it have done with more power? sure, this was still the N/A 2.5 days. was it still fun? hell yes, just carry a little more speed into the corners, and it…

i have to wonder if their dealer network is part of the problem, similar to kia (and to a lesser extent, hyundai); the dealers’ approach and practices don’t translate well with the moves upmarket.

They do call the chopper as a matter of course though, at least here.

indeed...there’s been some shining stars of actual investigative journalisim, so we know Jalopnik CAN do better... (this, for example)

mine’s practically the same spec, except cloth seats, and didn’t even come with a tape deck. i’ve been lucky on that coolant pipe, though my radiator decided to spring a leak last summer...i was already chasing a hot start problem, so i did that, the thermostat and the main coolant hoses at the same time, along with…

still working on that travelling light thing, but this was at the coast...we left the truck parked by the hotel and took off on the bikes for a bit.

indeed, although some lower gears in the rearend, and not having that huge chasm between 3rd and 4th wouldn’t be a bad thing. my taller tires don’t help either. have you found the speed governor?

done VERY similar, 2 bikes, 4cyl 5 speed, except with a harbor freight trailer in place of the uhaul. the only place it just didn’t have the guts was coming up the cuesta grade (7%) near San Luis Obispo. 45mph in 3rd was all it would do.

i will second this. we’ve been running the cardo G4's for awhile, and while i don’t do a lot of talking on the bike, the only one that was even able to tell when i was talking while riding is my better half (who also rides). we also set the kiddo up with a q3 for when she’s along.

Earther subsection of gizmodo, maybe

main use of launch control on something like this maximizing acceleration while preventing you from looping it. there’s a good general article here: https://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/motorcycles/a25160/motorcycles-learning-to-save-you-from-reckless-riding/

or at least...back to what the pre-lawsuit roxor looked like.

not entirely defending it, but i suspect at least some of it is to make it more difficult for lawmakers to close the loopholes they’re using for some states that otherwise wouldn’t allow it.

uh...gotta disagree on walmart’s inventory handling. store inventory, maybe. online ordering vs inventory? not hardly.