It’s also on some BMW and Infiniti cars available in showrooms as we speak. Mercedes tried it about 15 years ago with less-than-stellar results.

Your nightmare has already arrived! Basically all accelerator pedals are switches now. I don’t think any car on the market has a cable connecting the pedal to the throttle anymore. Brake-by-wire is also becoming a thing on some cars.

Haha I totally agree with you on those Fringe trips to DC!

Yes I know that’s what’s on the Mini USA site, I already linked to it, and I think they screwed up. The 2019 Countryman weights are all in the 3600-3700 lb range and the 2020 is not a new car. The only difference with the 2020 is the JCW gets the drivetrain from the new X2 M35i instead of the 2019 that was the same as…

I don’t know WTF is up with that curb weight number. I think someone at Mini goofed. The listed curb weight for the X2 M35i is 3721 lbs. Yet the Countryman JCW which is in theory just a different looking version of the same car lists its curb weight at 4696 lbs. The 2019 Countryman JCW is listed on MSN Autos as…

BMW refers to the front diff in the X2 M35i which shares this drivetrain as “the first front axle M Sport Differential.” So presumably it’s the same style of e-LSD BMW puts in other M and M Sport cars like for example the G20 M340i and Z4 M40i (and the Z4upra).

Way to make a bunch of stupid assumptions that I’m some kind of fucking idiot that doesn’t know how to maintain a car.

I don’t know why the caption under the Cien pics is “Promo images of the Cadillac LMP-02 and... a mid-engine Corvette or something?” when RIGHT THERE IN THE IMAGES THEMSELVES it says it’s the Cien.  

I’m not an automotive engineer but I have owned multiple BMWs including my current car. When shit breaks on them, which is often, I say, “oh look another quality BMW part!”

I’m conflicted about this because I have plenty of hate in my heart for both HOAs and early Christmas decorations.

Boy howdy the hate mail from this is just going to be lovely for your next hate mail reading video.

SCALDING HOT TAKES DELIVERED AT ELEVATED VOLUME LEVELS are what make people tune in for those all-important ad impressions.

Maybe that crowd collectively realized that Drake’s whiny nasally voice makes listening to his music an un-enjoyable experience.

Lexus already made an IS F with this motor. It just didn’t continue into the current generation of IS.

One of my friends has an RC F with a supercharger and RR-Racing/Penske coilovers that he tracks somewhat regularly. It’s not objectively the best track car ever but it’s cool in its own way.

Technically this wasn’t while flying, but one time while walking through the Cleveland airport to catch a connecting flight, I came upon a kids playhouse like this in the middle of a departure lounge.

I went to the University of Wisconsin and it was much the same. The city of Madison is a blue dot surrounded by red, but on game days, people come from all over the state to spend the day in Madison getting blackout drunk and doing dumb shit.

I’m down in Maryland and Polar is pretty common here in supermarkets. Although I can’t say if I’ve noted whether any of the more niche flavors are available. We keep seltzer stocked in the fridge at my house but have no brand attachment and usually just but whatever's cheapest, i.e. store brand. 

I’ve seen a grand total of 1 out on a road being driven. I’m in the DC burbs where there are plenty of people with money who buy boring mainstream vehicles including those from luxury brands. There are a smattering of interesting cars but they’re definitely in the minority among a sea of crossovers.

They’re 245/45-17s, which compared to many modern cars with 19" or larger wheels and 35 series tires, are relatively meaty.