People have been clamoring for a “rugged” small SUV from Ford since they turned the Escape into the Kuga. It blew my mind when I was selling Fords back then that people were coming in demanding the old one. Id talk them out of it by having the old Escape and the new one parked next to each other and telling them to…

Exactly, if Hamilton for any reason fails to deliver, Bottas is always there to fill the gap for him. He’s the perfect second driver.

#2 driver at the #1 team isn’t a bad gig to be fair and Bottas has been a rock solid driver for them. Hell any seat in F1 is pretty sweet, Kimi still seems to be having fun driving a tractor down in the chuckle classes

Thar it is.

No sponsorship has ever directly made me go out and buy that thing when I wasn’t already going to buy something in that product category.

However, when it comes time to buy a thing I already need/want (mostly automotive related: brake pads, oil, tires, etc), I am definitely more likely to consider brands that I have…

Exactly! There’s been a pattern of Mercedes wins, Ferrari and Red Bull fight for what’s left of the top spots, and everybody else picks at the scraps. This year, a relative newcomer is getting closer and closer to the podium. That’s new and exciting! That’s what the 2021 (22?) rule changes are supposed to facilitate. I…

Is it bad that it took me a minute to come to terms that the car in the photo was actually a Nissan and not a Corolla?  I saw the car, brain said “Corolla”, your text said “Nissan”, brain said “nuh-uh!”.  Checked the photo again, still looked like a Corolla, checked your text again, and had to look at the actual badge…

Volvo: “We don’t need permission!”

Civic SI coupe. Cool, fun to drive, modern tech, reliable. Most importantly these things look like a spaceship stock so imagine what it could look like done up as a Star Wars art car.

2016 Cadillac ELR. They already look like a spaceship on the inside and out. Plus they’re so rare, you’ll rarely see another. They are also a plug-in hybrid that gets great gas mileage and uses commonplace Chevy Volt parts, if it needs repaired. While it looks futuristic, the running gear is pretty common and well…

“My City Is Upset And Told Me To Get Rid Of My 4,000 Hyundais In 2 Weeks!”

I’ve worked on a few car carriers, the biggest ones will take 8000 cars. Decent enough ships to work on, and their size and layout brings some extra benefits to the crew:
- Running empty or with a reduced load? That’s a lot of climate controlled empty space completely sheltered from rain and wind, and usable for…

I had a 1981 Prelude with that much power and weight. It was not a firecracker.

I just read Tracy’s Voyager article right before this one and now I’m thinking he bought the wrong vehicle.

All fair points. I’ll admit I didn’t realize how much Uber dropped drivers, and that definitely changes the equation a bit.

They could merge it into Cadillac pretty easily under the new naming scheme; just call it “Buiq.”

The fact that it took Renault multiple protests to be heard is part of the problem. The stewards who initially ruled Racing Point’s car as being in compliance with the rules are another.

I don’t have a problem with some of the “historic contribution” payments, they just appear to be more heavily weighted to Ferrari. Williams and McLaren are both struggling financially, it would be a shame to see the sport lose either of those legendary teams that have been around for decades while Ferrari just…

We bought weird. We’d do it again.

Copying is ok, as long as you don’t use CAD models from your competitor, They only got exception on the front ducts because they had used/purchased the front ducts on last years car and evolved the design. They had the models for the rears too, and never used them on last years car, but did integrate them on the 2020…