Cadillac is an American brand, so it’ll just be Cadillac TheCadillac. Thus making James May’s joke a reality.

Have you seen the rumor on the joint Toyota/Subaru B-segment car? Word on the street is that Akio Toyoda wants more Japanese involvement in WRC and that means Subaru and Mitsubishi. Since Toyota upped their holding in Subaru, and given previous models like the 86/BRZ, I think that this could happen.

If you’re looking at the street car, you’re right. However, the focus hatchback is nearly 7in shorter than the sedan. Furthermore, the ARX cars are damn near silhouette racers. In racecar guise the STI is a lot bigger than comparable Focus ARX cars.

I still know how to diagnose and rewire a faulty headlight circuit for the B2 Audi 4000. I had figured out a new, more streamlined way of doing it and posted the writeup to the AudiWorld forums way back when. That forum taught me a lot about cars and is the foundation of all the knowledge I’ve since accumulated.

I…

Comparing a current Subaru to one from even 10 yrs ago, (let alone 2005, or even 1992) is ridiculous. My wife has a 2019 Forester and the interior is far better than my 9 year old WRX. I’ve driven a few newer Imprezas and WRXs and they are quite different than what they used to put together.

Subaru has dramatically…

People keep talking about taking Subaru back to the WRC, but they sure aren’t doing it in the current WRX/STI chassis at almost 3ft longer than the Yaris/C3/Fiesta. I mean, look at the current ARX races and you can see how much bigger than the Focus and Beetle the STI is, and WRC cars are an order of magnitude smaller…

Dude, forget kids and a dog. I have a drum set that I need to haul around pretty regularly. While I can get most of it in the trunk with any sedan, I can’t even fit the kick drum in the backseat of most cars and instead it sits up front where it interferes with the gear shifter. I have an aging WRX hatchback that is…

I’ve got two.

Are you the winter Miata guy in cleveland?

Nope. Ford’s got issues with the RS headgaskets.

Raph, are you doing STPR this coming weekend?

Checking in with a 2011 WRX still on it’s original battery in frigid Cleveland!

My father once told me a great story about his first experience on the Autobahn.

That sounds like a fellow named Javad.

I mean, I took a stock ‘13 WRX on winter tires down some snowmobile trails last year at SnoDrift without problem. I’d expect this to be more than capable.

Weee! I don’t care if it’s two weeks before STPR, it’s close enough to Cleveland that I can’t justify passing this up.

He’s also kinda dumb and completely ruined an entire stage of STPR for everyone driving after him.

Late 80's Audi sedans had “Quattro” spelled out the same way.

Thanks, I didn’t need sleep tonight anyway.