DieterX commented on Color Me Gone, Baby!

""0 to 60 in 7.5" Also known as "smoked by every minivan on the market today"."

DieterX commented on Top Gear Officially Coming To NBC!

"James May might not be a car guy in the hoonage V-8 power sense of the word but the man is a mechanical geek who would really appreciate the intricacies of something like the hydraulic suspension of a Citroen or a Honda CVCC vacuum house routing schematic. The carpenter guy is ..."

DieterX commented on Death Race Trailer, Revealed!

"In the original Deathrace 2000, the drivers earned points primarily for running over pedestrians -- an element that appears to be completely missing from this film."

DieterX commented on Why Do Cars Have Crumple Zones?

"Ugh."

DieterX commented on Audi A3 TDI Clubsport Quattro, Revealed

"Pontiac Grand Am called."

DieterX commented on 2008 Smart Fortwo IIHS Crash Film Leaks To Web

"Note how the car does a 270-degree spin after bouncing off the barrier."

DieterX commented on 2009 Mazda6 Unveiled For North America

"Ah, so this confirms in my mind how the car manufacturers perceive the US market."

DieterX commented on 2008 BMW M3, Part Three

"Who snuck the word "reliable" into the description of a BMW?"

DieterX commented on 2009 Acura TSX Press Release Accidentally Hits Internet Before New York Auto Show Unveil

"@Bumblebee: The "image seeker" part is there because "my rebadged underpowered Euro Accord for which I paid too much money" is too hard to name-drop in a conversation."

DieterX commented on 2009 Acura TSX Press Release Accidentally Hits Internet Before New York Auto Show Unveil

"According to the press release, I am precisely the target audience for this car and I would not buy it."

DieterX commented on 2009 Acura TSX Revealed, To Debut At New York Auto Show

"This is not the android I was looking for."

DieterX commented on Chicago Auto Show: 2009 Acura RL Revealed, Gets Bigger Engine

"@Brian E: Me too!"

DieterX commented on 2008 Scion tC Release Series 4.0 to Debut at Chicago, Continue Software Naming Convention

"The RS Scions are ridiculous."

DieterX commented on 2008 Smart Fortwo: First U.S. Drive

"@Maymar: Absolute weights do not matter in a collision as long as the car you are in weighs the same or more than the other vehicle."

DieterX commented on Honda Teases Us With Images Of New Euro Accord US Acura TSX

"@instrumentofaction: I will be looking for a new car in about 2 years and TSX is technically (still) in the running."

DieterX commented on 2008 Smart Fortwo: First U.S. Drive

"What kills people in high-speed accidents inside pristinely intact roll cages is the G force applied to the brain resulting in diffuse axonal damage."

DieterX commented on Barrett-Jackson: First 2009 Corvette ZR1 Sells at Auction for $1,000,000

"@edgarj: When you look through the Ferrari window, you see a beautiful engine."

DieterX commented on Barrett-Jackson: First 2009 Corvette ZR1 Sells at Auction for $1,000,000

"Let's see here."