Because licensing technology and building cars outside Italy is TOTALLY something that Fiat hasn’t been doing since the 1930s.

Send this to the old Top Gear trio and challenge them to have as much fun as possible or drive as recklessly as possible using this key in some simulated environment.

Sure, it might be more complicated than googling. But since OP wrote “in any market that they serve”, I’d wager that they have representatives or any other close contacts in all of these markets. In that case, it’s a simple matter of sending out an email to these representatives saying “Hey Bill, does this logo appear…

Yes, but that’s why I used standardized requirements within the European Union as an example. 28 different countries somehow managed to agree on common standards, throwing the US into the mix shouldn’t be too difficult if there is a political will.

Huh, I had no idea about that! It seems a little bit like demanding that a pickup truck is safe for any idiot who will ride along on the bed.

Serious question: How difficult would it be (given the right political motivation) to agree on common safety standards between the US and Europe? I mean, there are models being built for both markets, and when a market-exclusive model like this is being built, I doubt that the engineers think that “hooray, we don’t…

Most people (on here at least) seem to think the opposite, that Evans is annoying and not very funny, while LeBlanc being the best presenter of the lot. This is actually the reason why I haven’t found time to give it a go yet, I’ve never found LeBlanc particularly funny, and I don’t think that he can quite emulate the…

I’m not saying that it didn’t sell well, but according to Wikipedia it sold 10,000,000 copies. To be compared against GTA III (17 million, and yet another game that most gamers have never played) or Pokemon for the original GameBoy (23 million). Even if you create one of the most popular games in the world, the group…

It’s not an age thing. I was born in 85, and I still have no idea who it is. For some reason, parts of the gaming community believe that JRPGs is somehow an extremely general genre that every gamer knows and loves. Yes, the FF series is one of the more well-known JRPGS, that doesn’t mean that a majority of all gamers…

When it comes to the “lying down to minimise aerodynamic drag” bicycles at least, the general unpleasantness of the owners comes down to a phenomenon that exists amongst car people as well: The desire to be technically correct.

This is the reason why I dislike all those “hurr durr, fastest car in the world” claims until they’ve done a controlled run in two directions. It’s simply too easy for a shady company to accidentally choose the direction with a slight tailwind or downwards incline, or manipulate the results in a different way. Whether…

I think that if you aim to play all three and end up liking them, your kid will be in college before you’re done.

While I prefer the coupé, the XK8 was literally the only car I ever had on my wall as a kid. And these days you can get a nice one for about 8000€. My gf would never speak to me again if I bought one (our only car is an NA Miata), but it’s sooooo tempting.

This might not be how the IIHS do it, but I thought that you might appreciate this gif:

I don’t think the core problem is the people running it, but as you say, the attitude towards subsidisation. Building a large-scale high-speed rail network from scratch won’t be cost-efficient compared to flying, so it will only be done if you start consider infrastructure as one of the services that the government…

There is so much truth in this. I love my NA, and other than potential issues with kids in the future, I would be perfectly happy with never driving another car in my life. But on the other hand, I personally don’t see the point of ever owning a more powerful car. When I go to a track, get on a twisty road or try to…

Correct. I seriously spun my 116 hp NA Miata in the wet - twice - before coming to the conclusion that I should stop driving like a retard. It’s tempting to take corners as quickly as you can and get on the throttle as quickly as you can, but all RWD cars requires some sort of respect in slippery conditions. Yes, even…

I knew there was a reason for saving this gif.

“DEATH TO AMERICA!”
“Oh? Well... Yeah, actually, maybe you’ve got a point. Tell me more.”

Yes, he’s using spring compressors to remove his springs, just like 99.9% of every DIY mechanic who has replaced his springs or shocks. Sure, I tend to be slightly paranoid when using them, but what’s notable about it?