I read this comment expecting to be pissed off by the end, but I'm not. In fact, it's a stark lesson in value and economy. Read more

That is very true, and it seems like a no-brainer: Guys like cars, guys buy guy stuff, ads for guy stuff in car media. Profit. Read more

Indeed. Actually, having software companies pay for everything doesn't sound like a bad idea. Read more

I'd totally read that. But just FYI, Speedhunters is produced by Electronic Arts as a paid-for marketing piece. It's not self-supporting. Read more

One other thing I probably should tell you because if we don't they'll probably be saying this about me too, we did get something-a gift-after the [Detroit Auto Show, 2007].

Also, OEMs often get corporate deals on travel packages at resorts, which also provide access to large halls to hold product events, and provide catering and whatnot in one shot. For corporate travel, the "fancy" places have all that stuff laid out, and it's especially helpful when an OEM is running 10 waves of media… Read more

I left out the best part. Matt and the Lotus guys made most of their tuning recommendations by evaluating FEEL, not only by working around quantitative benchmarks for damper frequency, roll and pitch control and etc. Serious pros. Read more

I had an excellent time with Matt in Arizona recently, on a road trip in a Hyundai talking about how he and his Lotus team helped tune the new Genesis's suspension so it DIDN'T drive like a steaming bowl of egg noodles. The next phase at Aston Martin would be a great place for him to land. He's a car guy's engineer,… Read more

Yes, yes. We get it. You are correct, and I think a good comparison article is in order. But you'll notice I said for "all day track flogging." I was talking about endurance. I also don't think this argument has to be litigated in every car review. Read more

Ok, "novel" was a poor word choice, but it's not the different-sized runners that's — ok, "different" — than the standard plenum, but the cylinder intake flaps that open and close to take advantage of oscillating tube pressure at high RPM to provide better flow to each cylinder. Basically, the air pushed back by the… Read more

No, it's great. Glad to have expert eyes on the stuff without the kind of flaming crap that happens on other sites. Read more

Novel was a poor choice of words. I meant it was unique from the standard plenum.

Damn you FSAE brats and your smart-stalking ; ) Read more

That WOULD be novel. Read more

Boom! Read more

Sorry — I didn't want to make it too complicated, so I didn't explain the difference. Yes, it's got the standard variable intake runner bit, but there's an extra air tuning trick. An additional flap in each cylinder runner opens and closes to take advantage of oscillating tube pressure at high RPM to provide better… Read more

Oh! Sorry I haven't gotten to it. I once wrote a feature on FSAE for Popular Science, and I'd love to revisit. Not sure if we have the resources this year, but I'll get back to you by e-mail. Thanks. Read more

It's based on that. But there's an extra air tuning trick. An additional flap in each cylinder runner opens and closes to take advantage of oscillating tube pressure at high RPM to provide better flow to each cylinder. Basically, the air pushed back by the pressure wave from the closing of an intake valve, pushes… Read more

Which one was it? Sorry! Read more

I liked the 997 GTS and the 997 GT3 is my favorite car (notwithstanding the Cayman R) of the past decade. As drivers' cars, they were both high-water-mark material. Read more