Exactly. Also, the specific output of forced induction 3.0L engines is so high now, there really isn’t much need to go larger.

The real issue is combustion chamber efficiency and computer modeling. Right now, we know the physics of a 500cc cylinder so well, we can get crazy with forced induction and fuel injection, and get just about any reasonable output we desire from it.

Yikes. Do you unconsciously resent your own father for not telling you how to use a rotary phone before you used voice-activated calling? Next thing we know you’ll start insulting some random person’s family based on no real reason...

Space has no time for industrial designers lol

Older tigers that maybe don’t get enough fiber could end up with a larger, more irritated flower

Now someone is all set to make a Lego-ized stop-motion version of the “Art Crawl” ep from Bob’s Burgers:

this is targeted at the rich and well off who want to avoid the filthy poors.

Unless every single car in that tunnel is 100% autonomous self driving, any one lane road will induce traffic jam. This has been studied multiple times before.

I have noticed the engine braking is more in my tranny than the motor anyways. With my 6 speed it has a MASSIVE effect.

Everyone saw this coming. In fact, one of my favorite dry YouTube narrative makers, DoNotEat01 did a 40 minute min-doc in 2019 explaining exactly why The Loop would fail.

How many auto only drivers know what engine braking is?  My guess is maybe 5%. That’s part of “knowing” how to drive.

Wow, that was a really hostile response to someone’s reminiscing about their old man.

Glad you said it and not me. That way, you will get all the nastiness from those who are too addicted to their phones to actually drive.

That’s not driving. That’s manually starting and running and engine. Two totally different things. Driving is steering, braking, accelerating, and shifting gears. The suggestion that if you like the driving experience of doing *all* of things somehow equates to you wanting to perform every ancillary function of an…

Grew up in Germany and yep, pretty much all standard back then. I got both my daughter and my son driving stick here in the US because it ups the game. Both had learned and taken their driving tests on automatics, and introducing the added complications of driving a manual did wonders in making them realize that their…

You been sniffing that starting ether again?

My dad actually had an old ass celica that the only way to get it started was pushing it out and let it go down the hill to pop the clutch. He drove volkswagens almost constantly growing up so I think that is what got him. He makes some really good point even if you want to be a smart ass about it.

I normally drive a 1994 Peugeot 205, with only electric windows as a ‘feature’, and maybe its rear wiper... No auto assists of any kind, only a 4-cylinder and a 5-speed mt.
Why is this relevant?
Because I practically fall asleep driving my parents’ Volvo with cruise control, a sat nav, and power steering. That is how…

That is quite interesting. My dad told me you have to learn in the manual cause that is actually learning how to drive. He also knew that learning in a manual causes you to actually learn about governing speed and it keeps you more engaged. Americans these days are more concerned with convenience so they can play…