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Yes, Diesel, but even with imperial gallons, I only got 33-34. At a steady cruise, reasonable speed, on level ground it would certainly be much higher, but it was the engine's penchant for boost which worked against it in any kind of hilly or stop and go conditions, because its consumption under boost was much, much…

Downhill while idling? I owned one and even being careful I struggled to get high 20s in mixed use. 26 was more typical. And I'm the guy who can get 24mpg in mixed use out of a Honda Element, so I'm pretty sure it's not a lead foot.

It wasn't a 750, but I once took a 740i of that vintage around Laguna Seca with three helmeted passengers. It belonged to one of the instructors at a Miata HPDE event, and we all thought it would be funny to go and take this huge car out. Problem was, we kept catching and passing the Miatas, that thing was…

Mine are simple. I bought a pristine, bone stock '91 CRX Si in '97, it had 100k miles on it but looked like it had 30k I sold it because it didn't have A/C.

One for each weekday!

At least they can get WiFi on the move now.

That car will be the torque of the town.

I'm another one of the 6'5" contingent and have owned a bunch of NA, NB, and NC Miatas. They're snug but workable, it's less about overall height than it is about the ratio of inseam to torso. I think 33" is about the limit on inseam without major surgery on seats and seat mounts, my old EP race car had more legroom…

Clearly it was my team's deft handling of our 1978 Caprice in the inaugural 24 Hours of LeMons race in Altamont, California. We started, um, *there* and finished, like, seventh! Despite two penalties and three separate steel wheels which simply broke off the hubs, necessitating on-track rescue by the tow truck.

Strictly speaking, Jiro (the patriarch) is not the RS6 driver, that's his son and presumed heir. Though the film doesn't say so explicitly, it's vaguely implied that Jiro wouldn't ever bother to buy something as unnecessary as a car, let alone an expensive/fast car. But then there are these clips of Yoshikazu (and…

Thank goodness it was a Sport model, if they'd used a Touring the car would have refused to turn onto the banking on the basis of failing to demonstrate intelligence.

I paid $0 for the Miata in this video (which first appears at the 10-second mark) and it survived three LeMons races despite 270k miles on it and only needing a new head gasket prior to the first race. In the end it was retired because the front end was so mangled that you couldn't fit a straight replacement…

The glove box of a Skoda Yeti seems capacious. (start at 3:04)

Nissan Juke in-dash boost/g-meter, nestled sweetly amongst the welcoming climate controls.

Did Dennis Brunton sell? He still seems to be involved in some capacity. An LS3-powered Stalker would be silly but highly entertaining. I think it would need more rubber than the typical 205/50...

Yup, that's a Stalker V6, uses S10 donor parts.

The same district cut funding for AP tests, and uses this as a substitute for advanced math.

This must have been German, because apparently it was better than BMW, Audi, and Saab (?). And it advanced the art of driving, too!

Strictly speaking, the Caterham's took a big hit due to the passenger.