JG Pasterjak
JG Pasterjak Production/Art Director
2/5/25 8:57 a.m.

Anyone who’s watched a New York Jets game this year will instantly understand the vibe. An aging, once superstar quarterback, still retaining some skill and drive but not like in his heyday, battles for relevance in a league that seems to be passing him by. His legendary past performance now looks positively pedestrian when compared to the hot young crop …

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Coniglio Rampante
Coniglio Rampante GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
2/5/25 10:00 a.m.

Nice package/nice car that's in a competitive price point to be sure, in which "nice" may not cut it.  
Would it have been cost prohibitive or an engineering impossibility to find about 15 ponies in the motor/turbo/tuning?  VW, for example, seems to find about 8-15hp with each refresh without having to open the block and replace all of the internals.  That would at least bring it up to Elantra N levels of power...forget about the CTR or Golf R...that'd be just crazy talk to consider those levels of unobtanium power.wink

Colin Wood
Colin Wood Associate Editor
2/5/25 11:34 a.m.

In reply to Coniglio Rampante :

Good point about Volkswagen. I'd bet even few as 8 horses would be enough to make a difference.

Jaytee
Jaytee GRM+ Memberand New Reader
2/5/25 12:59 p.m.

Minor typo in the track map above. I'm assuming the second T3 is really T8?

Colin Wood
Colin Wood Associate Editor
2/5/25 1:49 p.m.

In reply to Jaytee :

Yes, that should definitely be T8. Thank you for noticing that. smiley

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