If the PR team at Nissan had half a brain, they would have given you a 370Z coupe with Sport Pkg and 6spd manual to test. It's not a new car anymore but that's what PR teams do with a mid cycle refresh. I bought one new for under $30k out the door. The Internet should GUSH over that car. Super crisp steering loaded…

Want to make things really interesting? Ban radio communication altogether. Now that would be fun to watch.

Wait, is there any reason the 918 and P1 would NOT be eligible for GTE under the current rules, provided they added a safety cage and met other ACO fuel, aero, and electronic requirements?

The problem is with the minimum production numbers for homologation. 25 for "small mfrs" (under 2000 cars sold per year), and 100 for large mfrs is where it stands today. Those minimums need to be doubled or more. Otherwise the incentive is too great to build a race car first and homologate a "Strassenversion".

Prototype class - 0 production cars required

+10000000. Not sure why this isn't the obvious answer. It's backing into the series via a road car instead of backing into a road car via a race car. But what's wrong with that?? There's no point for a mfr to make a street legal race car anyway... as evidenced by the Porsche GT1 and GLK-GTR, their street versions are…

Ford Cobra R. Specifically the 2000 model year. Only 300 R's were made every time they did a run of them. Basically a homologation special, but err... not sure which series that would have been for. Trans Am perhaps? Actually... changed my answer to "any and all homologated street cars"

I signed yet also agree with your sentiments. I signed just to see who would write the response if it hits the magic number. The website is nothing more than a PR ploy/marketing campaign designed to get people to feel good about having a "voice". Should it get to 100k, IMO at best you'll have a low level NHTSA or EPA…

Yeah, the effect this title conveys is, "All American VW's now Union-made" which is FAR from the truth. The reality is that this is another power grab, albeit on a more local level... and it is possible to fail in spectacular fashion. The workers have had more time to think on their last decision, and swallowed…

This. Also, so far it seems like 20% testing, 80% PR move to see what the reaction is to the idea. If there is a way to make these tires perform as well or better to current setups, I imagine teams will push for them. It's ridiculously early to speculate that the only possible effect these have would be to slow down…

it's been an awesome weekend here so far! Pic from turn 11 yesterday during Super Trofeo

Beautifully integrated venty-knobs.

Supercharged, for one thing. Better throttle response, crazy supercharger whine is addicting. Also, the R56 may not look like a full redesign but it was, nearly every body panel was new. The R56 was bigger, slightly heavier, and introduced electronic power steering. It's very good, but doesn't have the feel of the R53…

Everyone's trying to do more. You look at headlight and taillight shapes, and everyone's like, "We're going to do the craziest lamp shape that no one's ever seen before in the history of automotive design." I give them credit for taking that step, but on the other hand, good design is good design, and at a certain…

Ian, my question is on the design process. Do you lay out the vision and direction unilaterally to stay as close to original concept as possible, or do you frequently consider ideas and sketches proposed by your team? On that note, how many designers contributed to the F-type?

Buy the car you want to DRIVE, not the car you want to sell!

At best, 4 out of the 10 most read stories on this car blog are even loosely tied to automotive. It makes a bit of sense, because it reaffirms what we already know... enthusiasts are a fringe group. Most of the world only cares about cars when it becomes national news and Jalop gets that attention spillover and…

Title: Race Car Drivers Are Not Athletes.
Conclusion: Race Car Drivers are usually athletes, but have bigger balls than popular defined "athletes".

Chances are very good this isn't a car developed as a "standalone model". This car is based on the forthcoming various models of the lesser Impreza sedan.

Ugh. Gross.