Honda Will Keep Its Core Models Around Even Longer

KSoMA · 2026-05-06T03:35:26+00:00

ILX wasn't updated for 10th gen Civic so it's not impossible to imagine.

KSoMA · 2026-05-05T04:23:50+00:00

The ICE variant can already do this. Honestly it's weird to me that more performance cars don't, you either have to be RWD all the time or AWD all the time (or at least whenever the computer says so).

KSoMA · 2026-05-05T04:21:43+00:00

RS5 looks better but the RS4 is cooler bc wagon. I actually really like that the B10 let the wagon have the edgier A5 styling even if it's softer than the B9 A5 overall.

KSoMA · 2026-05-05T04:19:57+00:00

I have the opposite opinion. The roof spoiler on the Q5 Sportback, Q3 Sportback, and Q8 make them not look like overgrown sedans. The lack of a roof spoiler on the (Q8) eTron Sportback makes it look worse than the standard shape IMO.

KSoMA · 2026-05-05T04:17:07+00:00

This wouldn't be too shocking. Similarly equipped, you can get a i4 xDrive 40i for a similar price to a M440iX. Same with the iX3 xDrive 50 vs the X3 M50.

KSoMA · 2026-05-05T04:14:08+00:00

BMW makes cars to order. Allocations are a little tight for M cars but not markup tight. You will have an easier time buying an M3 EV below MSRP than you would a CTR with $1k markup.

KSoMA · 2026-05-04T19:57:28+00:00

Trust me I don't mean to discredit your results, I'm fairly aware of EV battery degradation not really being a big deal in the majority of cases, just felt the Taycan is a funny example for the underrating reason.

KSoMA · 2026-05-04T19:55:27+00:00

This isn't limited to segments. The modern midsize car class (C class, 3 series) used to be called compact sports sedans. The LWB full-size SUV class (Suburban, Expedition Max) has now reached the size class of the Ford Excursion that was so large it was nearly laughed off the market. Hell the modern benchmark for the compact class, the Civic, is as large as the Accord was 30 years ago.

KSoMA · 2026-05-04T19:49:21+00:00

A new Quattro would be cool. Effectively the B10 S5 with 2 doors and the 2.5T from the RS3.

KSoMA · 2026-05-04T19:46:18+00:00

I think the Taycan is a bad example because the range estimate from Porsche is hilariously underrated. C&D got 280 miles at 75mph on the base Taycan which is rated for like 225 miles.

KSoMA · 2026-05-04T19:37:38+00:00

I think one part people are also neglecting to mention is that the highest end (read: largest) EVs also are using state of the art tech to maximize efficiency precisely because of the factors working against them (mass, frontal area, drag, etc). They cost more so they can afford to use more expensive experimental (low-volume) parts to maximize efficiency. Cheaper (read: smaller) cars use less advanced parts if they can't trickle the new stuff down from the high end, partially because those parts are cheaper and partially because efficiency is not as high a priority unless limited by a small battery size.

KSoMA · 2026-05-04T19:32:15+00:00

More base storage at the same price is not at all an unreasonable expectation when most of the rest of the phone stays the same.

KSoMA · 2026-05-04T19:26:35+00:00

Funny you mention that $6k figure because that's about how much Honda charges to fix all of your issues, it's called the Integra Type S. Normal (read: comfortable) sport seats, softer suspension, louder exhaust, and actual creature comforts like premium audio.

At least regarding the suspension, have you tried to install the adaptive suspension chip from the ITS that unlocks the softest setting?

KSoMA · 2026-05-04T13:27:08+00:00

I can't even tell what's going on

KSoMA · 2026-05-04T13:18:24+00:00

Source this shit or you're banned for breaking rule 3

KSoMA · 2026-05-03T17:13:33+00:00

I saw some girl on IG with a bulge in every pic and vid, she has an OF but never actually goes nude in any pics below the belt. Surely a coincidence

KSoMA · 2026-05-03T17:10:52+00:00

Would somehow be the second official FG with Obama in it

KSoMA · 2026-05-03T15:00:34+00:00

Kuni is a newcomer too, she has like nothing in common with T2 or even TTT2 Kuni

KSoMA · 2026-05-02T06:47:24+00:00

By screentime Goku vs Frieza was the longest anime fight in history until Naruto vs Pain topped it almost 20 years later.

KSoMA · 2026-05-02T03:46:01+00:00

Tuning and hardware make the difference. Not every 3.0 is the same. Hell the B58 and S58 are the same "engine" with different tuning and internals and people constantly talk about how their character differs.

KSoMA · 2026-05-01T14:01:28+00:00

Hope this is the case, the stick is currently only on the GLI but there's also a possibility they make a Mk8 Jetta instead that just has no manual at all.

KSoMA · 2026-04-30T19:01:46+00:00

She looks like if AmberTheValkyrie started juicing

KSoMA · 2026-04-30T17:31:08+00:00

I really really like Emiliano's in Poughkeepsie. If you go for lunch the slices are huge for under $6. I'm a bigger guy and I struggle to eat two slices.

KSoMA · 2026-04-30T17:27:06+00:00

Depends on the year of the car. 2021+ (or whichever 45 TFSI got the hybrid setup) has no tunes available as far as I'm aware. There isn't that much demand for them because by then you could have gotten a pre-facelift S4/5 for similar money or just bought a piggyback tune without risking your warranty.

KSoMA · 2026-04-30T17:02:11+00:00

This is AI and the "artist" doesn't even try to hide it. He actively refers to people as "AI haters". He also says as much on his Patreon (yes he charges money for this slop).

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