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I've driven a 2nd gen SC (430). I guess it has a certain pretty look for the time but it drove like a Buick just with a better suspension. As soon as I got back into my 1st gen SC (manual model) I was reminded of just how good the original is. Frankly I still feel that way every time I get into...

A California BAR Ref visit most certainly will involve them plugging into the ECU to check the CVN marker to identify whether or not an aftermarket tune has been loaded. They're wise to this now. However there are SOME aftermarket tunes which are approved after having gone through the extremely...

https://www.thedrive.com/news/mini-officially-ditches-manual-transmission-despite-internal-efforts-to-save-it Very sad news. People in the company were trying to keep it around for at least one more generation in a few select model trim levels but couldn't make it happen. The last ones will...

This is worth a watch to get some partial handle on how Toyota is restructuring itself as they enter the electrified era. Their emphasis on software first before hardware seems a bit reversed from how it should be. But this push to make Toyota more “Tesla-like” isn’t a selling point IMO. From...

The trouble with it is primarily the hydrogen generation infrastructure and refueling station infrastructure being very sparse currently. The automakers and pretty much every other player sees it as a chicken or egg problem... so with only so much buildout of the refueling stations only so many...

I'm not sure but after seeing your post I did a search and learned of the AMG GT's unfortunate discontinuation. The AMG division says they are bringing out a successor though which will be electrified in some way (either hybrid gas-electric series hybrid or full BEV). Apparently Mercedes and...

Supposedly in addition to this LFR upmarket performance model there will also be a new Lexus two door coupe positioned below it that will replace the LC and RC... so something less than the current $100k LC but costing more than the current RC models. I can dream that for this Lexus would bring...

I don't like fake engine noise but their approach to including simulated manual transmission operation intrigues me. Even Dodge is doing something vaguely like this with their electro-mechanical EV gearbox that will supposedly allow you to feel shifts. We already know that it's possible to...

https://www.thedrive.com/news/toyota-is-learning-a-lot-from-its-liquid-hydrogen-gr-corolla-race-car

Aside from the glass roof and their intent to monopolize modification I liked the Daytona EV coupe. The original sound they debuted it with by amplifying and resonating the sounds of the EV motors and inverters themselves was spot in IMO. Amplifying actual noise that the driveline makes is the...

2035 is the cutoff for new gasoline and new diesel private passenger vehicle sales in the U.S., not 2030. Commercial vehicles and semis get a later timeframe-- I don't recall what it is offhand, sorry.

If VW doesn't decide to sell their EV successor to the Golf GTI in the U.S. and Canada then they're dead to me. There is NO reason not to sell this thing here when it's production ready. Especially after nonchalantly announcing that the manual versions of the GTI and Golf R will be cancelled...

^^ Today's grid infrastructure won't be as limited as it is in 2023. We can't look at it in a static way. Will it require a lot of government and private investment to improve it? Certainly, and that's what is ramping up for the next couple of decades as a long term effort. Yeah, we'll...

I own a 2023 GR86 Premium 6-speed manual and I can attest that it is plenty quick for its 2850lbs curb weight and handles VERY well. It's great fun driving it fast or slow. And of course it only has about 245hp at the crank (average stock dyno runs give or take around that number at the crank...

On the note of a Telsa's powerful off the line acceleration "never" getting old... I beg to differ to an extent. Having driven a Tesla Model 3 dual motor long range model recently I was certainly impressed by its 450hp-ish rated powertrain off the line and at speed. However with my driving...

Model year 2026 is supposed to be the very last for this generation. So in addition to whatever 2023's are still being produced right now we'll see model years 2024, 2025 and 2026 of this Supra. We'll see how many are produced for MY2026 alone depending on where sales are at that point.

The Supra 3.0L (auto or manual) is a 2-seater-only $60k+ USD MSRP niche sportscar. For most people it will be a secondary use "fun" car and not a truly practical daily driver-- and not everyone can justify owning two or more cars for themselves alone. And it's very low volume with limited...

Some good news for the 3.0L manual Supra today. Toyota has so far sold double the number it originally predicted it would for North America. https://www.thedrive.com/news/high-five-nearly-half-of-all-2023-toyota-gr-supras-sold-are-manuals

I was referring to the Dark Horse R. And if they don't weigh anywhere close to 3,993lbs then I would like to see Ford's official statement on exactly what the DH R curb weight is. The core chassis structure of old Skylines are not built out of aluminum and I didn't say they were. I said the...

It's a volume car chassis that has to be saleable in everything from rental car specall the way up to Dark Horse R spec after changing out MANY of the cheaper high volume components and it still needs to meet certain overall front interior, rear seating and trunk size and accessibility...