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You’ll recall the B&B certainty that the Prius would be an unreliable nightmare that wouldn’t make it to 80k miles due to all that new fangled tech.

Fortunately for me I’ll only buy one more new car in my driving time and I should be able to insist on no “safety” overrides like lane control that aren’t defeatable.

I want a mandatory safety system, integrated with the regular headlights-vs-DRL switch, the hazard light switch, rain sensor, sunlight sensor (the thing that normally biases the air conditioning/automatic climate control on sunny days), vehicle speed sensor, forward and aft looking radar, and a new left lane sensor. This device will either blast the driver with an annoying, deafeningly loud screech or better yet provide real time electro shock therapy to the driver’s seat any time the person:

A couple of months ago, I went through hell to get my hands on a 1991 Jeep Cherokee. It was a manual with vent windows, and it had very little rust, so I would have done almost anything to take ownership of that rare machine.

It is critical for the technician to check the service information and deactivate these systems before removing the calipers and wheel speed sensors.

And 30,000 miles ago, the water pump, thermostat, and drive belts were swapped. If these parts haven’t been swapped more recently than these records show, I’ll probably want to take care of them soon:

Kawasaki has been inching away from its upright steering sensation for a few years, but for 2019 it completed the transformation. The 2019 Kawasaki can turn in with confidence, but most important it stays planted on turn exit better than the Yamaha, Honda or Suzuki. It doesn’t hurt that the KX450 is 5 pounds lighter than the closest Japanese-built bike. When you are leaning into a rut on the edge of the balance point, 5 pounds is a big deal. We rate the KX450 handling ahead of the YZ450F.

(6) Suzuki RM-Z450. There is something to love about the RM-Z450 powerband. It picks up cleanly off the bottom and has almost perfect midrange power placement. The problem? It doesn’t make comparable horsepower to the other five bikes in this shootout. And when it comes to top-end power, it’s batting zero. Its 54.39 horsepower at peak is almost 6 horses less than the class leader, and it goes flat at 8800 rpm. Even where we liked its power (low-end and midrange), it makes the least power.

I’m sorry, but you’re being naive. The automakers agreed to “voluntarily” put this technology in all of their vehicles by, I think, 2025 (2023?) as part of a back room deal with the government to keep the feds off their backs in other areas – like fuel economy. And the public had no input at all. Toyota believes in what’s good for Toyota. Every other automaker operates the same way.

There is little doubt that R&D in engine technology has been driven by the continual upgrading of emissions legislation over many years. While there is variation from country to country, regulations are being tightened worldwide to reduce particulate and NOx pollution, while also minimising carbon emissions. This has resulted in a range of technological advances that are making vehicles both cleaner and more efficient.

A: We can’t argue with you. Paddle shifters have been around for a long time (early 1990s) and Formula One cars prove it. Still, there are those of us who enjoy driving cars the old-fashioned way. But here is a little secret: I use the paddles all the time, especially on the twisties through the mountains of Virginia where we live. Here is another little secret: We will never own a motorcycle with an automatic transmission, for the same aesthetic.

Rather than incorporating diesel particulate filters to meet new standards, JCB decided to deal with pollutants in the combustion chamber, while NOx reduction was achieved with cooled exhaust gas recirculation. Its latest particulate technology combines a lower emissions combustion system with catalysts and filters.