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The original was posted on /r/cars by /u/Sixteen-Cylinders on 2025-07-01 14:38:17+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/cars by /u/Bderken on 2025-07-01 06:12:35+00:00.

First of all, I’d like to thank /u/rusty_sprocket94 for convincing me to give the second-gen Prius some serious consideration in my shopping process, and I’d also like to thank /u/blown_headgasket420 for providing good insights as an actual owner.

A little background first. I’m thinking of adding a 3rd, and the first “grown up” commuter to my fleet to complement my 98 Corolla auto and 95 Accord five speed. I have a few soft requirements:

1. My Corolla is four gear auto and my Accord is three pedal, so this 3rd car should be a simple two pedal automatic.
2. My Corolla is thrifty but my Accord burns oil, so I wouldn’t mind something hybrid for the 3rd car.
3. Despite 2, I still want decent throttle response, so that writes off any sub 100 hp econo boxes with four speed slushboxes.
4. Ideally it’s not beige because I’m already at max beige capacity.
5. I want a touchscreen because I’m tired of cassette adapters.

That’s until I was sold on test driving the Prius.

I have always side eyed Priuses because the shape screams airport shuttle and every Lyft driver has one, and because I assumed battery swap would bankrupt me. The Corolla starts every time, the Civic I looked at sounded like a blender full of bolts, and I figured the Prius would be somewhere in between.

The Prius powertrain is actually the best of both worlds. It sounds like a sewing machine but the instant torque from the electric side means it moves off the line quicker than my Corolla ever has. I could do 30-50mph pulls in traffic without a quarter mile of runway. Flooring it from a stoplight gives me just enough shove to feel smug without breaking any laws. That is not possible in the Corolla unless there’s a tailwind and a prayer.

And oh, it felt almost as quick as the 160k mile Camry V6 my dad owns.

Then the best part of the car is how smooth it is. The steering is light and numb but so is every early 2000s Toyota. Ride quality is miles better than the Accord with tired struts. It just glides. I could run over a pothole the size of a pothole and it would shrug.

Then there is the hybrid part. I know a lot of enthusiasts hate it on paper, but as a potential owner the ability to leave my driveway at 6 AM in near silence while my neighbors are still asleep is priceless. When the seller pulled the car out of his garage without waking his dog I was almost sold on the spot.

Finally, and the thing that surprised me the most, was how familiar the Prius felt to my Corolla, in a good way. Once you get past the UFO style dash the interior is simple and fuss free, with most buttons exactly where a Corolla driver expects them. The car’s size is close to my Corolla, the seating position feels normal, and the ride is comfy. I could easily daily this the way people daily Corollas.

Overall I’m extremely impressed by the car, even the build quality seemed solid at first glance. I think it now comes down to this and maybe a 2001 Civic if one pops up cheap.

Oh forgot to mention, despite being a hybrid, the Prius weighs less than a modern midsize sedan and only a couple hundred pounds more than my Corolla. That’s the early 2000s diet for you I guess.

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The original was posted on /r/cars by /u/LimitedReach on 2025-06-30 22:07:19+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/cars by /u/TheWolfofBinance on 2025-07-01 04:18:20+00:00.

So it's been exactly 1 year since purchasing my 2024 Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio

This is kinda of a similar post to this post

https://www.reddit.com/r/cars/comments/uho20h/traded_my_toyota_gr_supra_30_for_an_mx5_rf_heres/

With a similar length of ownership. I'm not going to compare the car to my Supra because I think my Supra was probably a lemon, though I do think I made good arguments against the car. Even if it was reliable, I still do not feel that it is a good product.

I'll start with the negatives since most of you are probably interested in that:

The Negatives

Reliability and dealership concerns

• 1 month into ownership I noticed a few drops of oil in the garage. I took it to the local Alfa dealership and they diagnosed this as the front crank seal seep. They ordered parts and replaced it. The car was gone for 2 days. Here's the catch: No loaner, and when I asked for them to pay for an uber, they said they only do that within Vancouver, and I live in a nearby suburb. The cost difference would have only been 10 dollars for them. I got in an argument and I told them that "Mercedes and BMW would not treat people this way, you guys are already in trouble and this is how you treat your customers you took a risk and bought into the brand?" They gave in and paid for the ride home and back
• At around 900km, I couldn't take it anymore and I went to my local back roads, race mode and i beat the crap out of the car with a huge grin on my face. Unfortunately the front rotors developed hot spots and started shaking on braking. The rotors, and pads were replaced under warranty to my surprise. This is probably entirely my fault and the pads were not bedded properly.
• In two circumstances, a check engline light came on upon starting the car with the throttle pulsing itself, and the infamous Service Electronic Body Control. I had my OBD2 reader handy and noted 10+ different codes were thrown in both cases and in both cases I knew that it was probably nothing and I cycled the ignition, and the CEL went away for thousands of km until the second time it happened.
• A few months later the car started to leak from the same area. Back to the dealership. Was gone for 2 days. I did not mention the CEL issue because I didn't really care, probably a software bug. They ended up updating the ECU software that directly addressed a bug in the softawre that misread the battery voltage in late model Giulia Quadrifoglios.
• They told me in their 10 years of servicing this car, only two cars had front crank seal leaks, mine and a 2023. They speculated there's a bad batch of seals circulating.
• After the update, and fixing the leak, and rotors/pads (I upgraded the pads as well), the car has had no further issues no matter what I am doing and I am beating on it much harder than I used to.
• There was one time android auto froze but the system restarted itself.

Build quality issues

• Rattle in the front guage cluster surround. I already knew this would be an issue before purchasing the car and had purchased foam. Instantly resolved on day 1.
• very small rattle in the driver's side door. Only audible if i really crank the base of my music. Dealer applied foam and its significantly better
• Small rattle in the overhead lights, but this seems to have solved itself. Let's see if it comes back in the winter.

Dailying issues

• the car is low, about the same clearance as a 458 but with a longer wheelbase. The centre of the car is prone to hitting taller speed bumps. I do have to be mindful of this.
• My fuel economy is 15.2L/100km but this car begs me to drive like an asshole. I am almost launching it at every red light. I love it.
• Big A pillar and mirror situation means visibility is hampered when doing left turns onto pedestrians
• No heated seats or steering wheel with carbon bucket seats. We have mild winters so it hasn't been a problem.
• The car idles at nearly 1000 rpm, so you gotta apply a bit more brake pressure to get the car to sit still at the red light, this can get fatiguing, resolved by putting it in neutral. This is the biggest problem dailying this car.
• The hill start assist feature is a bit intrusive, sometimes letting go of the brakes will not get the car to creep because there's a slight incline, you gotta give it a second for it to move forward or backwards.

Performance issues

• Front alignment is very limited. I'm not sure why they done it this way. Front camber is not adjustable and it sits at 0.5 degrees currently. The car handles so incredibly well and neutral I am worried about messing with this.
• Brakes, even with Porterfield R4S pads on stock rotors, are just okay. I get slight brake fade on a more intense touge session. The brakes have little feel and they behave differently depending on what more you're in. They feel best in race mode
• You pretty much have to drive this car in Race mode to get the most out of it. It's a completely different animal. There are no torque limits like in Dynamic mode in first, 2nd and possibly other gears. The car feels MUCH faster, brakes better, has a more sensitive throttle, and the stiffest suspension settings are locked in this mode. Caviat is you do not get any traction or stability control. None. I haven't found this to be an issue on PS4S tires. It hooks up so well, the chassis is communicative, well balanced and lovely. I have no qualms driving this car hard in race mode.
• In bumpier roads, you can bottom out the car because its so low if you're driving fast enough.

The Positives

Reliability 7.5/10 - Exceeded expectations, but could've been better but this car hasn't been a headache.

• I've been driving this car daily like any other car.
• I've developed trust with this car over the past year. The only real reliability concern was the CEL which has been resolved with a software update. I am going to chalk up the oil leak to bad luck because I can't find anyone else on the Giulia forums or anywhere with this problem. Shit happens. My Supra burnt oil like crazy. I rather it be a seal than internal issues.
• Things just work. Android auto and car play are flawless except for one time it froze which is nothing after dailying for 13000 km. The automatic wipers work consistently, the automatic climate control works properly, all the buttons and switch gear work as expected with no niggles or bugs. The car functions well on daily operation. It's probably one of the most dependable things I own.
• It does not burn oil at all. I take a photo of my dipstick and measure the pixels up to the oil line over months when the car wasn't leaking and there was no change. This is impressive for a turbo charged engine. Contrary to my Supra which burnt 5x more oil than this car leaked.
• Overall this has been better than I expected. My ND has more quirks, like the overly sensitive passenger sensor, seat belts that don't retract properly, automatic wipers that work half the time, infotainment crashes...

Build quality 8.5/10 - No major concerns.

• I am going to go ahead and use my Supra, my father's refreshed Tesla model 3 as basis of comparison. You might argue that's not fair as this is a more expensive car but the interior is still a Giulia which is comparable in price to those cars.
• The build quality is significantly better than a Tesla or the Supra. The touch points are nice, including the steering wheel which feels expensive, the large cold metal paddles. There are minimum creaks or rattles compared to those cars. FAR FAR FAR less rattles and creaks than the Supra or tesla. This feels like a Rolls Royce in comparison to those cars. It's not even close but keep in mind i did fix the cluster surround rattle on day 1 but I did similar things with the Supra.
• The doors shut with a solid clunk like a vault, there's no flex in the door panel
• The paint has been solid with little orange peel and it seems to be very hard and thick as noted by my dealer.
• Body Panels align well
• there's cheap plastics in places that don't really matter like the lower door pockets, which was also true in the Supra and the Tesla. This is where my foot hits on exiting the car so I wouldn't want this to be leather.
• The most notable cheap areas are the centre column stalks and the overhead grab handles. The stalks just have a cheap texture to them.
• The switch gear feels pretty good. I think the Supra had a bit more solid feeling switches but I mean i'd have to compare them side by side.
• I think most of the complaints against this car's build quality is the cabin's 2015 design and use of dark materials. It does not feel cheap where it matters in terms of function, rattles, and creaks.

As a daily - 8.5/10, exceeds expectations. A comfortable and quiet ride, a functional and easy to use cabin, what more can you ask for?

• Extremely comfortable ride in N or A mode. I don't really know how they've managed to do this. It is so well damped. It's a complete night and day difference to the Tesla or Supra, or even my parents 2014 E Class which is this car's contemporary. It just floats and glides on the highway, you feel the bumps, but they're not intrusive.
• It is a quiet ride. It seems like Giulia's got extra sound deadening in 2020 or so. When I close the window the world just fades away. No its not a Rolls Royce but it is excellent even for the price point. Little wind noise, or tire noise. It is w...

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The original was posted on /r/cars by /u/FtDetrickVirus on 2025-07-01 04:45:30+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/cars by /u/Chioster on 2025-06-30 18:28:05+00:00.

How does Honda slapping a trailsport off-road badge on the new CR-V do for its off-road chops? Does it have the credentials to go off-road?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asPh8Zt_CGI

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The original was posted on /r/cars by /u/H3rBz on 2025-06-30 06:26:55+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/cars by /u/Sixteen-Cylinders on 2025-06-30 17:57:59+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/cars by /u/zqwu8391 on 2025-06-30 17:07:28+00:00.

If you could snap your fingers and make any new model a reality, what would it be?

An electric Beetle? RX-9? Subaru Brat? Chrysler 300e?

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The original was posted on /r/cars by /u/ChangeForAParadigm on 2025-06-30 16:07:32+00:00.

Besides the Canyonero or The Homer, of course. It seems like they maybe have access to a decent amount of Stellantis money, though they’d have to fight for it, but is there any coming back from their diminished reputation in a modern development timeline?

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The original was posted on /r/cars by /u/LetOk8529 on 2025-06-30 13:03:08+00:00.

Thought I’d share my experience with one of these events.

A little background, so when you buy a new Bronco or Bronco sport Ford will cover your admission to one of their all day off road schools called the Off Roadeo. It includes food, instruction, and a truck to borrow. Cash value if you wanted to do it without a Bronco credit is around $2000 for the day. They have locations in Nevada, Utah, Texas, Tennessee, and New Hampshire. We went to the location in Eastern TN which is very close to Great Smokey Mountains National Park. Being in the Midwest, this was the easier of the two to get to and I saw on some forums it was better than the NH experience.

We arrived around 8am to get checked in. First impressions were they pit ALOT of money into this. The base camp was very nicely appointed and had some very cool decor. https://imgur.com/a/FEuuPjh

The day started with a check in process (we got nice branded Yeti bottles with the off roadeo logo, some lights snacks, and a basic introduction. Could just be corporate propaganda, but the instructors went through some basic things and really leaned heavily into “leave no trace“ and how to off road with minimal impact.

Our instructor was excellent. He was actually a former Ford plant worked so he understood the trucks very well mechanically and explained how things were working underneath us. After a bathroom break, we went out to what was called the sluice box. This involved the instructor explaining lockers to us, how to “pick a line“ and just want things looked like from outside the truck. https://imgur.com/a/QzFx2Hp

We then walked over and picked our Bronco for the day. I went with one relatively close to mine. If you’re hoping to drive a two door, walk quick because there were a lot of 4 doors and only a few 2 doors. All automatic and all Sasquatch.

We started with some slow trail drives to get acclimated with how it felt to be off road. My wife drove this part before lunch. During the first part of the day, the instructor would pull over and then walk us through large rocks / obstacles. It was definitely unnerving at times and a few hits I really thought we broke the truck.

We came back for lunch and they had a catered taco bar set up for us. The grounds and weather were really nice, so my wife and I were anti social and ate at one of the picnic tables outside. We finished early and walked over to the merch stand. There is specific merchandise for each off roadeo location so we bought a shirt and some patches for the headliner of our Bronco.

After lunch, I took over. It started with some higher speed trail driving through deep mud. Eventually we made our way to some more technical obstacles. There was a 30 degree hill descent and a dried waterfall. Both of these, the guide would walk you down one at a time. It looked MUCH scarier from the inside. https://imgur.com/a/SN2Mrat. I believe our guide said the max the truck can handle is about 37 degrees and we were around 25 degrees. We then finished up with some more trail driving with our guide calling out any major obstacles (including bear activity evidence). We went back for dinner that was also quite good. We ended our evening sitting around the giant Bronco campfire and just taking in the sunset over the small lake on the property.

Overall, this was an AMAZING experience. The instruction was excellent, the base camp was very nice, and being able to drive one of their trucks without risk to mine made me so much more comfortable . I’d 100% do it again and would actually consider paying for one of the other locations. I guess their marketing worked, because I feel confident enough to now do some light off roading in my truck. Ford is clearly going all in to try and take Jeep’s market share based on the quality of this event.

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The original was posted on /r/cars by /u/TestingThrowaway100 on 2025-06-29 21:38:16+00:00.

Some details:

• All models (including the F1) are the final chassis number to be sold
• Most have a custom color called "Mansour Orange" which was exclusively used for his cars and no other customers could spec this color. Some even have custom "Mansour" badges.
• With the exception of the F1 and Senna GTR, all have delivery miles and were largely un-used.
• Model Ranges include: F1, P1, Senna, Senna GTR, Senna LM, Elva, Speedtail, Sabre, 765LT Spider, 765LT, 720s LM, 675LT, 67TLT Spider, 650s GT3, 650s CAN AM, 650s, 620R, 600LT, and 600LT Spider.

This collection encompasses most of McLaren's lineup in the modern era with the exception of the MP4-12C, GT and Artura (collector passed shortly after this was announced).

Thoughts?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8LgqgwNZ4Q

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The original was posted on /r/cars by /u/lifegoeson2702 on 2025-06-29 21:15:30+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/cars by /u/mpgomatic on 2025-06-29 11:02:53+00:00.

There's stuff out there. You gotta know where to look.

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The original was posted on /r/cars by /u/Unusual8 on 2025-06-29 10:28:22+00:00.

What's going on in Texas? Or California for that matter? I know I've have my truck stolen near the southern border, but I'm curious to here y'alls opinion.

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The original was posted on /r/cars by /u/benzguy95 on 2025-06-28 04:29:39+00:00.

I’ve always been curious as to what car or cars began the trend of having the interior lights fade on and fade off instead of the normal on/off effect? I recall some of the mid 90’s BMW’s and Mercedes having it but could it have been earlier than that?

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The original was posted on /r/cars by /u/OldCarWorshipper on 2025-06-28 18:38:30+00:00.

Some of my personal examples:

The 1980-1981 Pontiac Firebird with its giant schnozz

The 1980-1983 ( ? ) humpback Cadillac Seville

The big, chunky taillights used on later air cooled VW beetles

The giant mouth found on most present-day Toyota and Lexus passenger car models

The oversized grilles on current-generation BMWs

What are some others that you remember?

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The original was posted on /r/cars by /u/Dazzling-Rooster2103 on 2025-06-28 14:29:39+00:00.

The official Corvette instagram account posted a teaser video of either a ZR1 or ZR1X lapping the Nurburgring with the caption "Fast as green hell"

Potentially teasing a Nurburgring lap attempt.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLcnBdagVUp/

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uuso27REK84

Thomas and James Review the X6M and the RSQ8, the battle of Goliath vs Goliath.

Enjoy.