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vivid, but not inaccurate, description.

The power kneeling system, drops the vehicle lower so that the angle of the ramp to get into the car is less steep. It can be disengaged if we are parked near a sidewalk or something. 

Because in most places around the country, late November is winter.  The fall occasion is Halloween.

I am 100% a white suburban housewife who loves fall and sweaters and pumpkin spice lattes. IDK how this article got into Thanksgiving? Which, while technically in the fall is just a dress rehearsal for Christmas. The secret is, I live in Georgia. In the fall, it is the end of 4+ months of temperatures over 90 and all… Read more

Neutral: The Democrat messaging is that there is something wrong with being successful, that we need to blame those that are successful, and we need to hold those that are successful accountable for being successful. Read more

There are three phases of “dream car ownership” for men. Read more

Autocrosses and open track days are two different things, though. I want to see an EV that will do a full 20-minute lapping session, charge in 20 minutes, and be ready to go again. All weekend.  That doesn’t exist yet.

My current car is an automatic with a flappy-paddle gear change. Read more

When the alternative to a MT was a really bad AT it was cause for the pitchforks. Now the AT options are really good (Mustang) and they are actually (marginally) faster to boot. Personally I would like to have a manual for an older or lower hp vehicle, but a modern vehicle would be fine with an AT and some paddles. 

If I had the space for a track only car, requisite trailer, and tow vehicle, it would be this or a Radical. Read more

A review written by an experienced development driver, with technical insights and detailed descriptions of vehicle dynamics - for a moment I forgot I was on Jalopnik! Great review - would like to read more from you!

That’s a big WTF. I just replaced my Ritchey Logic clipless mountain bike pedals that I bought 25 years ago... still using the original cleats! My Look road clipless pedals are nearly as old.  Read more

Had them:

1st: Only rich people have money at the moment so it’s not surprising. K-SHAPED RECOVERY, Y’ALL. Read more

*Removes factory cold air intake Read more

Gotta go NP, though it’d be better as a wagon.  A buddy has a stick wagon version [though not in T-5 guise].  Always loved the floating console on this car.  NP

Magical thinking is what’s causing the increase of people with COVID-19. Dumb stuff like that cycle class that ended up with more than 35 people infected. They made you wear a mask unless you were in a class exercising, like the virus was stupid and could be reasoned with. Dumb stuff like you had to wear a mask in a… Read more

1st gear: “This is all to say that for everything Trump has made regular Americans sacrifice—strong regulations, taxes on big business—we’ve gotten zilch out of it.”

Ah yes, don’t you just love how baby boomers and similar generations are fucking over future generations with global warming.

1st. Gear: I get that it’s fashionable here to be salty about supply side stimulus but gotdamn, we do need to at least be competitive with the rest of the world on our corporate tax rate. The current 21% is a very good thing in my opinion. Read more