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200HP is considerably higher than the average power output of most European cars. Most small hatchbacks will be producing somewhere between 90HP and 170HP. Estates and wagons from …

I am not disagreeing with electric cars at all, I think it is important. But the carbon footprint created within the West is just a small amount of the carbon footprint that the We…

The big issue with the small displacement turbo-charged engines is that, at normal autobahn speed, the engine is almost always on boost and therefore burning a lot of fuel to: 1. R…

I think you are missing the forest from the trees. If we want to truly reduce climate change we should start by reducing international shipping, consumerism, and non-essential air …

You could get close just with turbocharging which will lower the torque curve such that max torque is somewhere around 1500 to 2000RPM.

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That's bad luck! But... if you'll never buy from a manufacturer because one of their models had a corrosion issue or drivetrain issue you'd never be able to buy a car ever again?

Huge disclaimer required here. FR (front-engine, rear whe drive) cars do have less traction in snow because there is less weight over the rear wheels. This is correct. But there is…

Please provide some non-anecdotal evidence to this claim?

This surprises me as a male who suffers from anxiety and exhibits none of these symptoms. To be more specific my anxiety manifests as a feeling of unease, sometimes fear; and at ti…

$35,000 is a lot of cash for a new transmission. But if the car is 5 years out of warranty why not take it to a specialist who would charge much less? What was the fault? It must h…

O.K, then how is it possible you did only 55 miles in 5 years of ownership? If you meant to write 55,000 miles then that's a different conversation!

You bought a 5 year old car with less than 55 miles on the odometer? Has it been sat up in a lot for 5 years?

The coil whine drives me nuts too! I have an XPS 13

It probably reaches saturation at that time of day where it can no longer absorb anymore heat.

Absolutely. If you so wish you can take the train at noon and get off at 12:30 where any temperature difference due to the sun should be minimal.

London is regularly 3-4° warmer than the towns and village that border the M25 ring road. You can genuinely feel the difference when you take a train into the city and vice versa.

I agree, but it's largely academic in the real world. People drive to work in bad conditions because they fear if they don't they'll lose their job. People drive in bad conditions …