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A brief internet seach would show you that China's carbon emissions have plateaued at worst and may well be declining. The proportion of electricity produced from coal is declining while the proportions from solar panels and wind are increasing rapidly. Electric cars have contributed...

My interpretation of the many discussions here of what the various modes do (necessitated by the absurdly vague and contradictory descriptions in the manual) was that PTM progressively reduces and eventually eliminates ESC while retaining more of TC, whereas Tour - Sport - Competitive Driving do...

No, I haven't used any PTM mode for at least a year. The manual says all PTM modes revert to Tour when the car is restarted ( but stays in Sport, Tour or My Mode when restarted). So I'm sure the car is in the mode I set it to.

Well, I find it very useful in my 4BW for driving in mountain country when traffic keeps my speed below 65 mph. The RPM in 6th is low enough that I feel uncomfortable letting the engine lug up steep hills. A simple downshift without having pause cruise, then reactivate after downshifting makes...

How about if I rephrase the question. Has anyone tested braking mid-corner in Sport and not had brake assistance activate? I'd like to know if my experience was normal. I'm concerned that if I have to make an emergency stop while cornering close the the traction limit this excessive braking...

I encountered an annoying brake assistance in my '24 4BW while cornering at a brisk pace (well below the traction limit - roughly twice the posted advisory speed for the corners). When I tried to brush off a bit of speed mid-corner with gentle brake application the car took over and hammered...

I have one for my 4BW. I planned to put it in the trunk for long trips, but I find it easier to just leave it in the trunk. There's still adequate trunk room for most of my needs and I can borrow my wife's SUV when I need to haul more. I haven't needed to drive on it, but I've used it a...

Where did you get the rear rock guards? Any issues with installing them?

No. The rise in revs during downshifting lasts just a second or so - just long enough to shift into the lower gear. I always turn on revmatching because even in the twisties I seldom brake hard enough to push the brake pedal down to where I can easily reach the gas pedal with the side of my...

Inconsistent engine braking is my only complaint about this car. After taking my foot completely off the gas I get 3 - 4 seconds of no engine braking, then 3 - 4 seconds of what feels to me to be normal engine braking, then the braking stops for another 3 - 4 seconds as if the computer added...

Here's a review of the revised RS3, not because I expect many to be interested in the car but because of what the reviewer (who's been doing this for many years) thinks are its competitors. https://driving.ca/reviews/2025-audi-rs-3-sports-car-review He claims there are no direct competitors...

It makes sense if your use case involves taking the tires to the cornering traction limit on the street (occasionally when conditions are perfect). All seasons let you do that at lower corner speeds, which I see as a pure benefit. I never street race so traction for low speed acceleration is...

I took advantage of some bad weather to get the stock tires replaced with Michelin PS AS4 tires and installed them. I was disappointed by how much dirt there was on the threads from the factory. I spent much more time cleaning the threads with a dental pick and a wire wheel than it took to...

Just goes to show that 3 university math classes don't make you competent at basic arithemetic!

I don't follow the logic. A 5% chance of losing the car prematurely is unacceptable. But a 100% chance of spending 2X or more what you've already spent by leasing or trading every few years for 20 years is OK.

It's probably worth noting (for the handful of people still reading) that the original intent of the Autopact was that roughly the same number of cars would be built in Canada as are sold in Canada. The companies were free to build any model where it made the most sense, as long as the overall...

I saw an analysis of the proportion of the parts in a car that crosses the border and thus will have the cost raised by the tariff. I don't have the numbers in front of me but my recollection is that Honda and Stellantis were the most affected. GM and Ford were in the middle and Hyundai was...

This is why I left it on. If I hit a pedestrian in an unavoidable accident and the accident investigator can determine that I had emergency braking turned off, I might have a lot of liability that my insurance will try hard not to cover. The manual says stepping on the gas turns off the...

I was interested and sat in one when they first came out. The mirrors were an absolute no. There was no seat height at which either the rear view mirror or the left side mirror blocked my view of important areas (cross traffic from the left or the actual road in right turns). Has that been...

This is becoming a difficult choice for me. My priorities are steering feedback on centre and at the traction limit, and the lowest possible traction so I can enjoy playing with the cornering traction limit at lower speeds. Very few people seem to have these priorities so posts on tires are...