A broken transmission in a WRX needs a driver swap, not stronger gears.

I love the hundredths place in the 0-50 time.

If the FR-S is underpowered, then that makes the MR-2 miserably underpowered. They never had much power. The first-gens had like 110HP while the second-gens made 130 or 200 depending on trim and weight roughly what the FR-S does. The third-gen made 130HP.

The last gen: 2600lbs, 8200RPM redline, six-speed manual (in a time when 5-speeds were common). The power and handling of a Boxster for half the price.

It took Telsa five years to take an existing car chassis, fill it with batteries, then bolt an electric motor into it.

Risk and time-to-market. It takes established manufactures close to a decade to get a car from the inception stages onto the road. Apple would have to do everything that Ford does, plus acquire space, build a supply chain, jump through regulations, establish a dealer network on top of a million other things.

The redline was officially 7800 RPMs. The fuel shutoff varied from year-to-year from 8100-8300. The engine had to be pushed beyond the redline because the transmission was geared assuming 8200 RPM shifts.

It's funny that you say that because the last-gen Celica was when it made the move to being a pure sports car. The previous generations were heavy and numb by comparison.

Oh, the car is as ugly as it is fun to drive.

I think it would have given the Elise a run for its money...if it was RWD.

I've owned one of these for years, and it's the longest lasting car in my stable. It's outlived a WRX, a Miata, and a Protege, it will probably outlive my current car if nothing major goes wrong with it.

> The least Celica of all Celicas.

In what world is a car that runs mid 13s in the quarter mile "sooooooo slow"? When it was released, it would out-accelerate the majority of cars on the road.

Why would you buy a car with cash when interest rates are so damn low? After inflation, banks are paying you for the privilege of lending to you. In the past four years, the S&P has returned an annualized 15% with dividends reinvested.

Who wouldn't want to pay more for less leg room, less cargo space, and worse visibility with the 4 Series over the 3 Series oh, yeah...the kind of person that would buy a 4 Series.

Apparently not that guy.

You'd be surprised. Hellcat owners probably have wives that don't care about cars, for whom the Prius is a great vehicle.

The Odyssey would win to sixty if you spend four seconds roasting the rear tires.

Would you buy a 650i if you had the money? Because that's exactly what an AWD Mustang would end up being: an overweight GT car whose performance and handling is lackluster for its size and price.

There's no need for a center diff because the PTU controls the power transfer to the rear wheels. They do the same thing, it's just one is integrated into the transmission while the other is stand-alone.