Where is the value in this kind of theft? Presumably people will ask questions when this many wheels/tires make it to local classified sites.

I’m not sure where I’d get the data for it, but I would really like to see how overall greenhouse gas emissions would be different if cars in the 60s or 70s were as efficient as today’s cars going forward. If there was the same percentage improvement over the last 50 years, how low would the number be?

But at a track like Portimao, both can be engaged in order to reach 285mph

I love watching these ‘Ring videos. Sure, it’s largely the same corners but there are so many different lines and different cars, there’s lots to learn.

I don’t think you’ll find many people here that don’t respect the C7R. That bright yellow paint and glorious V8 at Le Mans is music to my ears!

#7 - how badly do rotors have to be grooved before they should be replaced with the pads? I want to get some EBC Yellowstuff pads in the spring but trying to decide if I have to go full monty and replace the rotors at the same time.

Name checks out!

I don’t believe VW is the only one to cheap, but I’m doubtful that other manufacturers have worked as hard to specifically skirt the tests. Like we’ve said before, other companies don’t outright cheat, but instead optimize their products to perform very well in the tests, to the detriment of real world results (ie.…

I want to know when I’ll be able to afford a new GTI so every month I update my Excel sheet with the following data

Top notch article, Tyler. It’s a pretty crazy story. Also thanks for mentioning that Ben Rich book on the Skunkworks. That is a fantastic book about engineering efficiency and what people can do when the red tape is torn down.

Now Doug do you think in 10-15 years from now the same thing will happen to the autos/DCTs of today or are today’s boxes so efficient that they’ll age well?

The F-15 was one of my first Revell plastic airplane models I received. I put it together with my dad over many nights and for quite a long time it lived on my shelf with the other models. I still think it’s a fantastically balanced aircraft design.

How much could it be improved if it had a modern, powerful engine swap? It sounds like making it sufficient for traffic, reliable and perhaps more efficient would go a long way to improving the experience. Looking forward to what you get next!

Where do you come from in the west? I drive Ottawa-Bancroft pretty regularly in the summer and it’s a really fun drive.

I’m 3 hours from Bancroft, but I’m going to try to make it work, with photos!

Speaking of Canadian rallies, Rally of the Tall Pines is soon!

I think the dealer is the one getting the last laugh on this whole thing. How does the $7k compare to the right-now sales price?

Many thumbs up to you, fellow Canadian!

Neutral: My Golf has been pretty reliable in the 50k km I’ve owned it, and I’m a, shall we say, enthusiastic driver. There haven’t been any recalls on it either, as far as I’m aware. Let’s hope that continues!

So what happened with the Bentley in the Albania test?