There is a saying that “people die twice”. The first death is certain - when you physically die. The second death is less certain - the last time your name is mentioned.

Apparently they are using a gearbox from a 2008 C300, which I assume was paired with the lower torque version of the 716.6.

As valid as your point is, given the complexity of this project the long term durability of the MT is probably the least concerning item.  I hope nobody buys this with the expectation of long term reliability.

As a manual transmission W204 owner, this is a Frankenstein project that checks a lot of boxes for me.

No, this does not have an AMG engine.  Just the “regular” 5.5L  V8.

Yes, they need to start offering more PHEVs.

The CX-50 is easily the best looking CUV in its segment. When it comes to interior and exterior design, Mazda has absolutely been killing it over the last 15 years.

I had a Soul as a rental and it gave a really good first impression. I get why people like them so much.

I’ve had my 2017 Mazda6 Touring since new and it has been very good - just short of great. It is a real treat on a windy road and easily passes the “look back” test. In addition to the driving character, Mazda also did an outstanding job with the lines and Soul Red paint color (but no the paint durability...!). If I…

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My employer has a program that brings in high-aptitude high school students to work on an Engineering project. I was coaching one year. We were in Excel and I pointed to the Save icon. I asked if they knew what it was. Some of them knew it was a floppy disk, but they all thought it could hold “about 1 gigabyte”. lol

Do you assume I am negligent and did not factor in fleet purchases? 5,000 vehicles purchased in 5.9 hours is a mere 4.2 seconds per vehicle.  According to the Schrute family business almanac, even an apex Purchasing Manager negotiating during a blood moon cannot exceed this rate of purchasing.

False. It takes 2.3 seconds to say “split tailgate”. Meanwhile, the average transaction time for a new Expedition is 5.9 hours.

Coolest car? It’s a tie between a Jensen Interceptor and a Bricklin SV1.

Funny story. I remember seeing Keanu early in his racing career and he nearly bit the dust. Most people don’t know he started off as a co-driver on a team with with some University of Arizona alumni. Anyway one of his first races was a street circuit in LA.  In that race he helped his co-pilot finish the race with a…

Imagine riding along on a blistering ‘Ring lap in a tuned 911 GT3. It’s going to be really fast, and if you’re not used to driving at track speed you’d probably puke after the first couple minutes.

Are Teslas designed to be charged by reversing into a Supercharging spot, or can you pull in straight?

I think you’re referring to severe weather made worse by climate change, which in turn is caused by excess amounts of CO2 in the atmosphere. In a hypothetical scenario where the world completely and immediately stopped burning all fossil fuels (and was able to sustain itself using 100% renewable energy), when would we…

Well, we already have Altima Man attempting a drive-by with a pellet gun...!

Imagine living in the mountains of western North Carolina and getting hit by the remnants of a hurricane...and in some ways harder than Florida got hit. What a bizarre turn of events. I feel terrible for the people whose families, lives, livelihoods, communities, etc simply got washed away with little to no warning.