Technically you're correct, it doesn't change the exhaust note.

Potential energy in terms of gravity pull is m*g*h. Mass is 48000 kg, give or take some. g is known, height above the ground is somewhere between 1,5 and 2 meter. As mentioned, forward speed is not relevant, the tank drops in free-fall to the ground. The potential energy at 2m height gets converted into kinetic energy…

Hey, as long as a manual is an option, there shouldn't be any problem. Once you go 2-pedal only, you get clamoring from a part of the driving enthousiasts.

Yes, an automatic. With a torque converter. That probably sounds absolutely crazy to all the Corvette traditionalists out there. Get used to it, traditionalists, because this is the future, and the future is about speed. And in the future, machines will always be faster than you.

Serious answer? To make a profit.

I dunno. If I'd drive a, say, Volvo or Saab, I'd leave the damn thing in TC / ESP mode. Those manufacturers ( Saab of course in past tense) know enough about snowy and/or icy conditions.

The Citroën BX GTi 16 valve was introduced in 1987, so it easily is old enough. 160 hp from a 2 liter 4-banger got the car from 0 to 100 kph (62 mph) in a, for the time, very hot-hatch-like 7,4 seconds. And it has the adjustable ride height / nitrogen-filled hydraulic/pneumatic suspension.

Ah, ok, so now they do it purely through mechanical means. WRC used to have 3 active diffs, then it moved to mechanical diffs and only the center diff active, and that got simplified (with the goal of cutting costs) yet again.

Some jumps have distance markers added for further amazement!

AWD (World) Rally Cars have an active center differential. The electronic control unit that determines the torque split will open up the diff, allowing the rear wheels to lock, if a pull on the handbrake is detected.

If an engine worries you, it can hardly be anything but a reliability issue, so that's what I read into it when you wrote that the V6 worries you.

I'm surprised you aren't aware of the fact, Duurtlang, that the Maserati V6 is actually quite reliable, provided you meticulously stick to the service interval/service manual and have it properly serviced.

OK, that makes some sense.

Being a metallurgist, I can tell you that surgical steel isn't a bullshit title. It has to meet certain corrosion resistance requirements and nickel-release requirements (the latter because nickel allergy is a real thing.)

What is "military-grade" exactly, in this context?

Sorry, "Approach RWY 26 HVG" was deleted at 12:57:15 Sat Dec 21, 2013.

In the "whole picture mode" where the LaFerrari and the McLaren P1 threaten to beat the 918, I kinda felt for the 918.

They would arrest him again, if he would take electricity again. In order for him to be arrested again, he has to have been arrested at least once before.

Try again.

You, sir, have a strange way with words. A wonderful way.