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Road trip over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, had to do a single charge up at a ChargePoint station, went from 10% to 100% battery charge for $29.02 giving me a range of almost 320 miles. Overall was pretty cheap I felt for fueling. Self-driving continues to impress me, with the smart driving assist, it was pretty cool to just tap the turn signal, and the car does the rest for changing lanes. Continue to be impressed with Kia Software. Currently at 28,081 miles for 5 months shy of 2 years ownership.

The inline 6 in these are insanely good.  I dont get why Toyo fanboys didnt appreciate this engine. Its everything they ever wanted in a Supra.  A relatively light inline 6 that makes great stock power but is tune-able and hotrod-able to make INSANE but reliable horsepower with ease.    Im a big fan of both BMW and Toyota version's style.  Long hood/short deck styling is spot on and both cars have a unique look to them.  The BMW looks like an evolution of past Z4s and the newest generations were good looking cars. The 1st gen no so much but that was also 20 plus years ago.  The Supra has an acquired taste look about it, but BECAUSE it looks like no other car on the road, past or present, I LOVE it.    Especially in today's world full of shytty CUVs/SUVs and dull retro muscle cars.  Yeah sure, I die on the Challenger Hellcat hill and I fight alongside my confreres Mustang and Camaro on that hill, one has to admit that the muscle car retro looks is waaaaaaay past the expiration date. And what @Drew Dowdell said.  Fantastic drivers. Sporty and fun.  Not much that is offered today could be said that is sporty and fun.  Honda Civic Si and its Acura brother.  Toyota Corolla GR.  What else is there really?  

While there are some folk up here with lifted trucks and Jeeps, its not to the extent of that stupidity.  But I also think that Quebec has laws that prevents owners to have the tires protrude the wheel wells.  The vehicle above may not be street legal in Quebec, I dont think.   And Ill agree with you 100% with your bitchin' here.     The article talks about downsized engines, but does not mention not even ONE downsized turbocharged engine that has problems...  Im sure they do, but the article does not mention any. What the article DOES mention though are GM's V8s, Toyota's twin turbo'd V6s, and Ford's ecoboosted engines, and I assume they want to bitch about the 1.5 liter and the 2.0 ecoboost... but dont mention what ecoboost engines are a problem.  The 1.6 liter ecoboost had fire issues, but those were fixed.  The 1.6 was reliable... The 2.7 and 3.5 V6s were all reliable. The early 3.5s had teething problems but were fixed.  What the article REALLY focuses on though are the THIN oils manufacturers WANT to use.  For fuel savings. I personally dont think downsized 4 cylinder engines are a problem.  MOST of them are quite reliable.  Again, with proper maintenance.  But as with the article states, thin oils probably dont lubricate enough and well...problems...  The article states that even with thicker oils, that only masks the problem and then uses GM's newest gen 6.2 liter V8 to use as an example.  Well...a 6.2 liter V8 from GM was not exactly downsized. It was upsized from the 5.7 liter LS1 and 6.0 liter LS2 from 20 years ago.   If Toyota and GM did shytty manufacturing on their engines lately, THAT has NOTHING to do downsized 4 cylinder turbo'd ones... If Honda done phoqued up with their 1.6 liter turbo 4 because of headgasket issues, well...Honda done phoqued up with their headgaskets. Its NOT a downsized problem issue. Its a manufacturing issue.  Like the title suggest: Manufacturing shortcuts and tighter tolerances compromise reliability across major brands.   But NOT how the take-away points out Key Points Modern engines face high failure rates, prompting massive recalls from major automakers. Downsizing, turbochargers, and thin oils increase engine stress and vulnerability to defects. Automakers need to prioritize durability over marginal efficiency gains.   Its NOT about downsizing and turbo-charging. It IS about thin oils and manufacturing short cuts... 

I've spent more time in the Supra than the Z4, but they are fantastic driving vehicles.  The Supra is faster than the 86 obviously, but in both cases, they are like slipping on a perfect fitting running shoe that feels like part of your body more than a vehicle. 

Tonight Lexus reveals their all-new sports lineup of autos at 9pm Save the Date: Live Stream of All-New Sports Models World Premiere on December 5 - Lexus USA Newsroom