When we had my late father-in-law’s ‘69 911, the old 901/50 box in it was really finicky. You had to be very deliberate with every shift, up or down. 5th gear was the easiest to find and engage, by far, but you could not rush the gear change at all. And this was a car my FIL autocrossed in SCCA Street Prepared class… Read more
Adam, I got to see them play live. They opened a show for Moby at the Fox Theatre in Detroit. And yeah, they fucking kicked ass. First time I’ve seen an electronic heavy act with a live drummer AND drum machine. Let me tell you, that was incredible and they very much stole the show. Read more
As Tesla has found out, building vehicles with curved and crowned panels is already a challenge. The second you go to something relying on lines this straight and with incredibly sharp corners and intersections, panel alignment becomes many times harder. Even Jeep Wranglers manage some curvature to help deal with the… Read more
Same. I worked for Mitsu at the time that was introduced in Japan. It was an unusual move for them considering how small the production run was and how risk averse the company was. My understanding was that it was kind of an experiment in doing a short run, special model. It really hurt that they were not intended for… Read more
I wonder what kind of adjustment is built into it. I was in Japan for work back in 2006 and we went to a Toyota facility that was part new car showroom and part company display. They had an F1 car there that you could sit in. I folded my 6' 4" gangly self in and had my coworker snap a pic. My feet went way past the… Read more