Serious question.
I had to scroll down too far to see this. More people need to notice that he was actually *barefoot* when he stepped out of the car.
The C112 got active aero, active suspension, power steering, power braking, power clutch, variable steering, variable braking, rear steering, air braking, ABS, traction control, tire pressure monitoring, and even radar-guided cruise control.
Note to soccer moms (and my wife): Save your disapproving stares.
Hold on now...
Counterpoint:
It is common for dual clutch transmissions to have zero torque loss during shifts, by engaging (and slipping) both clutches at once.
I’ve been saying this for years.
As a counterpoint, I only did a few cruises back when I was in a college car club precisely *because* they were so boring- we drove the speed limit or with traffic the whole time. And this wasn’t a lame bunch of guys (or cars) either, they just always behaved during the cruises for exactly this reason.
Seems no one else has referenced this yet. From WRC 2007:
I’d love to type a huge rant about this, but for now I’ll just say:
Mazda’s Skyactiv engines are not “peaky”, and are in fact the opposite.
Today, I am a rally mechanic and driving instructor- but I didn’t even get my driver’s license until I was 21.
Reminder: This study quantifies *fans* of those brands (or at least people talking about them), and not necessarily owners. Case in point- Bugatti does not have 221,000 owners.
You root for the engineers.
This comment is late, but I had to call out your excellent use of “Carbrian explosion”. Well done.
Reminder: keep those arms tucked in.
The real reason why Google’s cars can’t drive well in the snow isn’t necessarily because robots are shitty drivers in weather. It’s due to mapping technologies that aren’t able to recognize a landscape that’s suddenly covered with six feet of snow.
Note that beyond the Amateur series you touched on, this would also affect certain professional cars and series... like Rally cars. Even the highest level cars start out as road cars. And no, they can’t keep the stock emissions equipment because anti-lag destroys them in short order.
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