Random Car News Thread

[jdm-rhd]

toyota said from the beginning that there would be a remake of the "three brothers" sports cars of the past...

 

[takemorepills]

toyota said from the beginning that they were there would be a remake of the "three brothers" sports cars of the past...

Brothers from different mothers

 

[therumblewagon]

Good, good

 

[not_howard]

I wouldnt take what Yasunori Suezawa said at face value. We all know a number of car companies are on the hush hush when it comes to future products.

 

[jdm-rhd]

Brothers from different mothers

nomination for 'post of the week'

 

[Haste]

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2008-honda-s2000-cr-56/

 

[takemorepills]

On the F-150 forums, they're saying supposedly there's a shortage of the iconic blue oval badges that go into the front grill!

Better to bail .......

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/23/for...de-blue-oval-badges-for-f-series-pickups.html

 

[LeatherWings]

Good, good

 

[Captain_Kirk]

Michigan Deems Carvana An “Imminent Threat” To The Public, Suspends Their License To Sell Cars

https://www.carscoops.com/2022/10/m...e-public-suspends-their-license-to-sell-cars/

 

[fliplover]

Michigan Deems Carvana An “Imminent Threat” To The Public, Suspends Their License To Sell Cars

https://www.carscoops.com/2022/10/m...e-public-suspends-their-license-to-sell-cars/

They're still suspended in Illinois. I wonder if they're shady, or just incompetent. Either way, I'm steering clear of them.

 

[gymratter]

 

[Donalex]

Not saying Carvana does everything right, but I wonder how much of these actions against it, are motived by pressure from powerful lobby groups? I image the powerful dealer lobby is not happy about the competition, and there are already in place all kinds of rules and regulations that could be used to hit competitors.

https://joinyaa.com/guides/how-did-car-dealerships-become-so-powerful/
"... auto dealerships are one of the largest political forces in the United States"

Everything in that article lays out specific acts which were taken that resulted in financial and legal perils for the public. Those acts perverted legal business transactions done by every dealer.

No politics were involved.

 

[trackratZ]

https://fordauthority.com/2022/10/ford-benchmarking-2024-ford-mustang-against-toyota-supra/

 

[therumblewagon]

Via Hagerty - Manuals will stick around in BMW M products until 2030 (hyperlinked)

"Intake: Row-your-own gearboxes will remain on the menus of BMW’s highest-performance products until at least the end of the decade. Speaking with media at a the BMW M Festival at the Kyalami Grand Prix circuit in South Africa, BMW M Boss Frank van Meel made it clear that the clutch pedal still has a place in the M division’s lineup, according to a report from CarBuzz. “The manual is unfortunately not so widespread anymore,” says van Meel. “It’s more in the segment of the M2 and M3, and the M4. And for those cars, we continue offering the manual, and those cars will run for a long time until the end of this decade.” BMW just revealed a second-gen M2 last week, and the manual gearbox is a no-cost option there. So long as customers keep asking for three pedals, van Meel says that BMW will supply them. Timo Resch, BMW M’s vice president of customer, brand, and sales, adds that the manual hasn’t always been a shoo-in, particularly when it came to convincing the BMW M engineering team. Modern automatics and dual-clutch gearboxes are faster lap-over-lap than their manual counterparts, but that hasn’t stopped clients from opting for the slower, more engaging driving experience. “We said that’s what our customers asked for,” said Resch. “And we really actively listened to our customers, to our fan base. The fans asked for it. They got it.”

Exhaust: There’s more to a driving experience than just raw pace, even on track. Driving a manual-equipped car well is a whole-body tango, and getting it right is one of the best feelings. Note that BMW’s biggest sedans—the M5 and the M8—will be auto-only. This is only a mild bummer, since both of these beasts hew more towards continent-smashing GT car than they do apex predator. Fine by us, so long as the smaller M machinery still gets it for a while yet. — Nathan Petroelje"

 

[therumblewagon]

Yikes

"DETROIT, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Hyundai Motor Co (005380.KS), Korea's top automaker, is investigating child labor violations in its U.S. supply chain and plans to "sever ties" with Hyundai suppliers in Alabama found to have relied on underage workers, the company's global chief operating officer Jose Munoz told Reuters on Wednesday."

https://www.reuters.com/business/au...igating-child-labor-its-us-supply-2022-10-19/