On a passenger car, this seems like more trouble than its worth. 40 watts is a tiny fraction of the output of a typical alternator (>1,000 W)

“Herr Direktor, which ignition technology should our latest model have - key insertion or keyless fob?”

Cars with a traditional key require only turning the key to start. Cars with a push button typically don’t have a traditional metal key or slot. The S2000 required a combination of both, which is extremely uncommon on road cars.

The only difference from a typical MT car is you have to press the Start button instead of turning the key to the 3rd position.

The front wheels are BEHIND the cab. Look at that steering linkage peeking out underneath!  Crazy.

You unlocked some sort of life achievement by getting a police-approved high speed run.

Driving through Virginia in December in my RWD BMW 330i with staggered summer tires. An unexpected snow storm popped up and started dumping snow. I was driving 15-20mph in top gear and following the tracks of the big rig in front of me. Even with that, DSC could barely keep the car straight! It was truly white-knuckle…

It may be relatively small but it would enter the atmosphere at over 50 times the speed of sound. Though highly unlikely, something like a direct impact in a major city would be very bad.

This asteroid would definitely wipe out a large are very quickly. NASA data:

That was a ~53yd pass IN THE AIR...! It took seeing a couple replays to grasp how impressive that play was. Hurts made it look easy.

Dick Cheney left Halliburton before the 2000 election. He at least attempted to remove conflicts of interest. What exactly has Elon done to cut ties with his $110B+ worth of businesses?...oh, nothing at all? I see.

The CEO of SpaceX, Tesla, Twitter, and Neuralink now has significant influence over the very government entities that regulate or contract with his businesses. Has a bigger conflict of interest ever existed?

Nice! That was a poster car for my teenage years. Does yours have the “detuned” USDM engine? Does the engine share common parts with the rest of the E36 line?

Even better - in the crankcase!

You get a free milkshake at 8,000 miles!

What is the character limit on this platform?  I have a 2001 BMW M5.

Plot twist: Bloomingdales is 1 mile from her house and she has been going there every other day in her Phantom for 19 years.

This car has been driven an average of just 400 miles per year. Much like the barely driven 23 year old Viper featured last week, anyone seriously considering this car should be worried about the age-based condition of the fluids and rubber parts. Hopefully the meticulous maintenance records include some of that stuff.

For a while I have been thinking the 1st generation BMW X5 and Mercedes ML will be future classics. Especially the X5, since it borrows heavily from the timeless E39 design.

only sometimes!