The Toyo-baru 2.0 uses that system and it's pretty terrible because there is a big dump in the middle of the rev band as the system goes from port to direct injection.

It's not the wand, it's the magician.

It's not really that simple. But yes, it is an option.

Automakers: we don't want steering that can go artificially light for "comfort" or artificially heavy for "sport." We also don't want a steering ratio that is constantly changing, either – just give us one good setting.

I'm sure you are right. But while some bypass valves really do change the sound of the car (F-Type, C7 Corvette, Maserati, Z/28, etc.), other often turbocharged cars really don't have the same aggression and bark.

Yep. Exactly.

I'd love to know how Maserati still manages to get around European noise regulations that are causing BMW and so many others to pipe in fake sound through the speakers.

I'm going to say this as someone who couldn't hack it as a professional journalist, but from my limited experience, there a very few great writers in the field who just happen to write about cars. These are the guys that tell stories we all read, and rather infrequently actually write about a specific car. I'm pretty…

Having only driven the Z/28, I will say that it's an amazing road car as well... if you don't mind sweating and only listening to a single fuzzy speaker.

What the? You're right! There's a flippin robot just chilling there all Wall-E style.

I'm not sure I agree with this again. There might be less badge engineering as a result, granted, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing.

A dealerships is a business that makes a profit from the sale and service (mostly the service) of automobiles. They aren't a charity, and they don't sell and service out of the goodness of their hearts. They do it for the same reason as real estate agents.

Based on the current (and terribly flawed) system of floorplanning huge numbers of models? You're right, they couldn't.

You need to learn how to type. And yes I am.

Okay. Fair enough.

See my above reply.

The car sold out before production was complete, but production started around 2010, and the car was originally shown in 2009. Which mean it took them four years to build 500 cars, and between three and four years to even manage to sell those.

It legitimized the "F" badge? When? The GS350 'F' is a suspension package with a camry engine.

They were still hocking them at New York International in 2013 and I'm pretty sure even up until NAIAS in 2014.