Drew Dowdell

High trim Toronado XSR with both the wrap around rear glass and the electric retractable t-top. Can't tell the year without seeing the front. But '74 to '78 are safe bets.

NYC schedule is not released yet

Here is the press release schedule for Chicago. There won't be releases at any of the other shows that @dfelt mentions. Toyota Ford Volkswagen Hyundai Nissan Slingshot Lunch Subaru Jeep and Ram Steel Market Development Motorweek Driver Awards Fiat Volkswagen Breakfast National Road Safety BMW Mopar What Drives Her Acura Hyundai Kia Mazda

Such outdated views here in spite of my efforts to educate.

You do like the most austere vehicles.

The intake is in front of the engine and hangs below the top of TDC. The starter is still connected to the flywheel.

Yup. Or under the intake manifold on a 4 cylinder Honda. I wonder what their excuse was. The alternator is a major project too.

It rolls out of the garage under gravity power just by putting it in neutral. So we rolled it out, and then did a winch/gravity/winch/gravity/winch sideways

Yeah, that's not a photo distortion.... that's how steep the driveway is. And now you know why I'm not allowed anything but AWD for my daily drivers.

I don't use the dealer. I have a local mechanic who I trust to do the work. They aren't the cheapest, but they're reliable and they warranty their work. I already bought the parts since I was planning on doing it myself, so that will soften the blow a bit. The stupid starter is under the intake manifold though.

It's still the starter. It's just been sitting in my garage for 2 months waiting for me to fix it. I gave up waiting for decent weather and shipped it off.

My super duper reliable Honda heading off for another pleasure cruise.

Well, we knew this was coming. Won't be surprised if BMW is next.

Heck, I like Daft Punk, but I never associated them with France. La Vie En Rose is nearly an unofficial French National Anthem.

If Citroen does come to the US, I'll be severely disappointed if their ads don't heavily feature the songs of Edith Piaf

I really should have been in marketing.... I wrote the ad copy for that in my head in 15 seconds.

As much as I like Citroen, it's gotta be Opel that is coming. It would be the only way to justify the Opel purchase by PSA. Maybe Citroen can be a luxury division and have Opel/Citroen dealers like Chevy/Cadillac.

Where did you get that graphic? Of course they will put in an optional engine. The current Forte has option engines above base and Kia is the biggest social climber out there.

That would be incorrect. The $16k price class - Civic - 138, Cruze - 138, Corolla - 132, Focus 125 or 146, Sentra - 125, Yes, some can be optioned over that, but not at the price the Forte sells at.

Because they'd probably rebadge it. But... what I'm told by a Nissan rep I know is that this will likely get watered down substantially and become the new Rogue.

I can say that the front end of these is much worse in person. The tail end is interesting though.

It will never allow you to fully deplete the battery, it always keeps some in reserve in case you need some boost. I think the engine wants to be at operating temperature also, but William can confirm. EV mode max speed seems to be around 40 mph, but you have to almost hyper-mile it to get there. It's mostly for getting around parking lots or other slow speed movement.

The new CVT is supposed to address the bucket of paste feel. I don't fully understand the technical aspects of it yet, but it is supposed to have the firmer pull of a standard automatic.

Because even after years of me explaining it to you, you still fail to understand how horsepower and torque ratings work. At this point, I assume you will never get it. Exactly. It should make the engine more ready to rev.