I own an IS300, and I approve. However let it be known the manual transmissions are fragile and youre going to spend $10,000+ turboing the car to do it “right” and not have a car with oodles of warning lights and parts failing. Thats assuming you start with an automatic and havent had to spend money upgrading to a…

I’m saying ABS and traction control systems are incredibly complex and full of compromises. If you tune a top of the line sports car to be able to perform optimally on track days with Pilot Sportcups then it isnt unreasonable to presume that the system may act strangely or poorly due to a significant change from its…

Um..yes...it will. So in the case of my car, if you put race slicks on you can exceed the deceleration rate of the default “max” but ABS hasnt engaged yet then the system will go “oh youre doing a panic stop, let me just engage the brakes full on and drag you to a stop”.....whether you intended to brake harder or not.…

Here is something that may help...this is directly from a Lexus press release.

“Brake Assist, also standard on all Lexus models, is designed to determine if the driver is attempting emergency braking and, if the driver has not stepped firmly enough on the brake pedal to engage the ABS, Brake Assist (BA) applies…

Wait, seriously?

ABS does work by monitoring wheel speed, yes. However more advanced ones (even in my lowly IS300) use an accelerometer as well. If you have lockup at a threshold well below the anticipated deceleration rate it may put you into a panic mode where it applies full braking all on its own and you may be just wanting to…

I’m guessing MOST people with a Z07 C7 dont have it as their only vehicle. I would care to bet the ones that do, dont live up in the snowy north. Also you CAN drive just fine below 40F, its when you combine that temp with wet and or snow/ice that it just super dangerous. After a minute or two of driving the carcass…

Exactly, you cant use the performance because you just put worse tires on. The Pilot Sportcups are perfectly streetable they just wear out in 10-15k miles.

Perhaps you should reevaluate your car purchasing decisions if you arent willing to maintain the vehicle to factory standards. Its like people who buy a vehicle…

Pilot Sports and Pilot Sportcups are two totally different tires. Sportcups are basically DOT legal track tires.

The ones that arent the Pilot Sportcups are good tires, yes. But are they Pilot Sportcup good? Not even the same league. Theyre better than Prius economy tires but they are a hell long ways away from a Sportcup.

Well, things like ABS and traction control are optimized with certain levels of grip in mind. WHEN you finally decide to give it one romp, things freak out. If you swerve for that deer? The car suddenly skids when it would have otherwise held fine on the proper tires or suspension retuned for worse tires. Panic break…

Peoples grasp of how important tires are just floors me. Like when guys go to replace the OEM Pilot Sportcup tires on their Corvette Z07 with whatever is cheapest in the size. Like..fucking for real? You just nuetered this car down to about 2/3rds performance potential in just about every aspect.

You bring up what my argument has been since the Prius came out...its almost like they make these “environmentally friendly” cars deliberately ugly so that people who buy them can be extra pious. Like, “Look, I care so much about the environment that I would drive THAT”

As a Minnesotan who grew up with Prince my whole life...a hole has been left. There is an excellent cover band on YouTube called Purple Knights if you really need a fix.

Koenigsegg has had their weird door system as the most recent one I can think of. Also you guys forgot suicide doors.

Dax Shepherd and Sacha Baron Cohen cross bred into an Indycar driver?

I really believe these range extender designs are what most people need to feel comfortable with electric cars, at least until charging and capacity catches up to driving habits. If you can have a little motor designed to run at a peak efficiency point that can keep up with or out pace the electric draw while cruising…

The thing is though, Ferrari will help owners get them into the US. They make it relatively easy to know which parts you need to make it US spec, how to get them, and how to get the subsequent certifying letter. They understand a world market. I doubt Audi would do it for you though, too much bureaucracy and percieved…

Unless the manufacturer certifies that the car is the “same” and meets all standards and regulations that a US car needs. Its hard enough to get them to do that for a car sold new in Canada much less Europe though...

All of those things can be bad at 70mph (the state speed limit) too.