Well, they clearly have a car that is not only off the mark of Mercedes, but probably far worse than it places in events due to the immense driver talent they have behind the wheel. Without Alonso and Kimi, the real failure of that car would be even more apparent. They have blamed the drivers, the engine, the…

It looks like they managed to make a 2010 Mazdaspeed3.

Perhaps there is some value in using the brand recognition and history of lotus adding handling input to major manufacturer's cars, like Lotus did in the 80's. I can imagine a performance Jag or Aston, or even a ZO6, with a performance pack labeled 'handling by Lotus' might get the company some more cash and the…

I'm not a fan of the stance look, but surely there are more pressing police matters in that city than a bunch of people with lowered cars.

First they must change the seat angle and distance between rows to make it possible to open and use a laptop on the damn plane.

Meh. For that kind of money you could get a brand new miata club edition with a warranty and all. I have a soft spot for the X19, as my dad had one when I was a kid, but it isn't soft enough to drop 26,500 on one.

Cool article. I would love to know what kind of lap times a "no rules, no restrictions" F1 format car could do, especially if incorporating some if the computer controlled stuff mentioned in the article. My guess is that the car would perform beyond the limits where a human could actually pilot it.

I imagine "hackers" could similarly tell the computer to open all the fuel injectors on full blast until gas pours all over the hot engine creating a "hacked gasoline based IED", and this may be the cause of the missing Malaysian Air flight in the south Pacific.

Glad it didn't gain a ton of weight, but any weight gain isn't good for a car that is already a bit heavy. I can't wait for some of the aluminum technology from the F150 and other light weight tech to make it to the mustang.