Interior materials aren’t an issue with the current car. For the class they’re quite good. Read more

The next Taurus is a stretched Fusion. I suspect this is as well. Read more

The 200 concept was RWD. More athletic proportions to work with. Anything thinking the new Continental might be RWD are ignoring its proportions. There's a Fusion under there somewhere. Read more

Does this assume that the Model 3 will qualify as a "luxury car"? Read more

And how many factories have they built in China? They have a bit of an edge over Subaru there. Read more

At first glance I thought it was a typo of "Mark Reuss." Now THAT would be news. Read more

I'm not driving my RX-8 this winter, but not because of how it would perform in the snow (we've had very little in SE Michigan). I'm worried about how it will do in the salt. Read more

What did people do before FWD became commonly available in the 1980s? Read more

Current started with 2011, didn't it? I think I tested a 2011. Read more

Doug Demuro wrote a similar piece (in topic, at least) recently. The thing is, IMS bearings hardly ever fail anymore, based on the 250 or so 986s and 996s in TrueDelta's ongoing survey. I don't know what percentage of cars have had upgraded bearings installed. But could it be even the majority of them? Read more

Funny thing about the IMS upgrades—past a certain point they probably increase rather than decrease chances of an IMS failure. As noted in another comment here, there seems to be an inverse correlation between odometer readings and IMS failures. If the IMS is going to fail, it's most likely to do this before 60k or… Read more

The IMS doesn't even fail that often in the others lately. We have over 200 986s and 996s in TrueDelta's quarterly car reliability survey, and went about two years without a single reported IMS failure. Then one failed recently. Read more

I'll second the Aztek, if only because people will be commenting on the purchase for years to come. Read more

If history is any guide these will be available with deep, deep discounts a year after launch. Read more

"Weekly dose of professional suicide" is catchy. Too long for a title? "Professional suicide" might do. Read more

Love the first few paragraphs. One unanswered question: when you plant your right foot with the car pointed straight ahead, does it remain pointed straight ahead, even during shifts? The rear end of the last SRT8 I tested liked to step to the right with each upshift. Read more

They won't blow up, but they can become much more expensive. Read more

I used to think I wanted a minimalist car. Then I drove an Elise. Afterwards my Protege5 felt as tall, soft, and luxurious as a Lincoln Navigator. Read more

I'm just gonna go find a cash machine. Read more

Just re-read your comment. 165 lbs? Just when I didn't think I had a good reason for more seat time in a Fiesta ST, one pops up. Read more