My first car (27 years ago) was a ā86 RX-7. That car kick started my love of sports cars, and cars in general. Almost immediately my dream car became the FD RX-7. I also loved the MKII MR2 (which ended up being my 2nd car), and of course the MKIV Supra. This was all way before the first Fast &...
I'd definitely try to drive both. Coming from Miatas (which have excellent gear boxes) I've been disappointed in most other manual cars that I've tried. It's part of why I sold my Golf R manual. It was more engaging than an auto, but frustrating to me compared to a Miata. I prefer the rest of...
I think even if they understood how the allocation process worked they still would have written the article the same. Sounds more interesting to say that customers demanded so many manual cars. This is why I don't trust most publications these days. Write what fills a given narrative, and go for...
I thought ground actually meant that it's at the dealer. Though I'd like to think your SA would tell you. Regardless, if it's just on a truck that's still good progress!
Edit: guess the tracker does say that it could mean both. Hope it's a quick trip and avoids bad weather...
Ground: Once the...
I just did a search to try to find out if itās still belt driven, and it supposedly is. So in theory it could still sap power, but maybe itās more efficient somehow so itās not really noticeable...
This annoyed the hell out of me in my Miataās as well (NC2, NC3, ND, ND2). I also noticed it in my Golf R. Though Iām at altitude so that isnāt helping any 4 cylinder thatās off boost.
Iām curious to hear what MT Supra owners have to say. Havenāt driven one yet myself.
Maybe production will increase in the final years, but that's usually not the case. So I think you're pretty close to what there will end up being. Maybe it'll be even less if they continue to cut numbers. Pretty rare indeed.
He was counting current model year and projecting onward. Not all...
Looks great!
I have a Griots G9 random orbital polisher that I like a lot. Just ordered the G8 mini for tighter work. Next go round I'm going to try Sonax perfect finish for a single stage correction with rupes yellow pads. I liked Chemical Guys AIO polish just fine, but have grown to dislike...
Here's an overall positive take from Paul and Todd (minus the looks):
I thought I saw another G87 coming the other way on the highway yesterday, but it was a red G42 (probably M240i). I really like the way that cars looks from a distance and on the road. As I get closer to it I find it a...
Itās 16 lbs lighter than a M4, and 37 lbs heavier than a M4 if you spec an automatic ?ā?
So yeah, not lighter enough to make any difference. The shorter wheel base and suspension tuning is really the only thing thatāll make it feel smaller.
The MK8 GTI and Golf R are really nice cars despite the awful infotainment. They took any engagement out of the driving experience vs the MK7 though. Test drove both and they're so boring. Great people movers, but that's about it IMO.
I was just going to ask if unlocking sport plus would enable three modes to pick from. Thanks for pointing that out. I was hoping that would be the case.