FIA president, Max Mosley, attended the funeral of Ratzenberger, despite the overwhelming attention on Senna’s funeral, both in the world of motorsport and worldwide. In a press conference ten years later Mosley said, “Roland had been forgotten. So I went to his funeral because everyone went to Senna’s. I thought it…

1994 doesn't seem like a quarter-century ago. Damn! I'm old! Read more

I feel the Russians just out Jalopnicked us, dang...
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I’ve had the manual Corolla Hatchback for 6 months and I have been quite happy with it. It replaced a 12-year-old Audi A3 which I very much enjoyed. In terms of driving pleasure, however, I’d say they’re about equal. Beyond that, while there are positives and negatives, the Corolla is fun regardless. Read more

Last week I drove a 2019 Corolla sedan rental car with a manual (overseas) delivered to me with only 89kms on it.

I have to caution against dropping to the SE version, if you care much about the handling. The 16" wheels/tires of the SE surely decrease impact harshness, but they created a slow steering response with non-linear effort build, as well as a noticeable front-to-rear phase lag (difference in reaction time from the front… Read more

What an excellent article, one of the best I’ve read on this topic in a mainstream publication.  Read more

The bottom line is that partial self-driving cars should not be legal. Either the car should be able to drive itself, completely, with no human intervention beyond “I want to go here,” or it should not have “autopilot” features beyond cruise control. Read more

So my takeaway is that automation in cars (something partially designed to compensate for our pitiful lack of driver training) really requires a whole new and other set of training to be used safely. Read more

Well that was a well-written post covering how driving automation is a double-edged sword. Is it more bane than boon? I think so. Anything less than Level 5 automation—where the car directs you to keep as alert as if you’re doing all the driving yourself—is nuts on public roads. As written, people are lazy dumbasses… Read more

Manufacturers, especially Tesla (MUSK) need to stop misleading consumers on what their products are capable of. For as much as GM gets overlooked their supercruise is probably the cleanest implementation of this technology. And that is mostly due to the fact that they didn’t take the technology too far and didn’t… Read more

Planes have routine, scheduled, and mandatory maintenance which is strictly enforced. The same cannot be said for cars. I can only see autonomy taking over meaning the death of private ownership. Read more

I’m dissapointed in you guys as jalops. A brace of hondas, a toyota and a VOLKSWAGEN SEDAN? Word? The answer is obvious.

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Torch has the most sensible take here. I know, I can’t believe I’m typing that either. Personally, I’m much more of a fan of the Kia Soul but any of the Japanese box-mobiles would work here. You should be able to find a nice manual Kia Soul for under $10,000 with under 50,000 miles. Like this one for example, $9700…

3rd Gear: Excellent headline. That is all. Read more

Same thing we all do. A refill.

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Probably in the minority here, but I love this car. Would I buy it over a 488, Huracan, or 720S? No (and maybe that’s part of the problem), because I like my supercars a little more raw and angry. But I saw one on the street last weekend and was really impressed by its road presence. It even sounded quite good (may… Read more