yep- RWD, carbon fiber shell, instant torque, super quick in real world driving, funky doors and hatchback should check all the the “jalop” boxes. My i3 almost even looks brown.

“Nobody tries anything different or daring anymore.”

I have ...five eyeholes...

I just totally pictured the scene from The Matrix where Neo is told it’s hard to make a call without a mouth and then it seals up.

Came here for pictures of trunk being open, realised fast back doesn’t mean hatchback, left disappointed and confused.

This kind of chicanery takes considerably longer than their normal way of processing orders (regardless if “proper” establishments do it as a rule). If it was common, in the long run this kind of thing can eat into revenue because of the excess consumables (plastic tubs) and decrease in average orders/hour and would…

Thanks for the notice Tom, car is a fun build. but the next project is in the garage already.  

You might as well save even more, and, get more car to drive by getting the new stickshift GT3.

Graphite Blue Metallic. Interior is Bordeaux Red.

Last night I built the perfect GTS, well at least my perfect GTS: manual with PDCC/PASM, rear axle steering (but no carbon fiber brakes because it’s not worth the money), a lot of luxury shit (some extended leather, Burmester, headset crests, big ass glass sunroof, premium package with 18-way seats) because anymore…

Yeah I would go even further “down” to the GTS with a manual. Hell, I’d probably even get a targa just to piss off the purists.

That, only take it down a notch and get a Cayman S with 3 pedals. Not (only) because manual or nothing, just because I know a 911 Turbo has way more performance than I’d ever be able to irk out of it.

Another Skyline responsible for leaving big skid marks:

Instead of being all pissed off that a “jap” won the Indy 500, Americans should be proud that because of our efforts during World War II, we have brought about an era that has allowed for such a distinguished and diverse group of athletes to compete peacefully against each other.

Sir Escort of Ford, Count Dodge Dakota . . .

The RPMs drop very slowly when taking your foot off the gas and your other foot on the clutch. It makes you shift slowly in order to not wear out the clutch. It makes it feel like the flywheel is about 45lbs. To do it in a way the car is happy means you have shift in slow motion, the opposite of what you want in a…

when they had that pileup on turn 1 lap 1 the Porsche pulled into the pit the next time round. it went up on jacks and they removed the hood both front fenders and replaced them both in about 2 minutes and the car went back out. he didn’t even go a lap down I don’t think.

This car was repaired: https://jalopnik.com/this-is-what-it-looks-like-when-a-fueled-up-racer-burst-1544499381

The only part of a race car that can’t be replaced is the chassis serial number tag. It is OK to peel it off a destroyed monocoque and stick it on a new one. Of course, at that point it usually makes sense to buy a new car.

Great question! Race cars these days are very modular. What usually “totals” them is fire. Fire kills everything it touches. You can bury a car in the tire wall and be back in the race before it’s over. Any sustained fire means your race is over.