Um... no

Have you seen the specs on the new VMAX? Looks wise it's close, but the VMAX is going to eat this thing for lunch. 123hp vs the VMAX's 200+hp... plus the VMAX looks insane! It looks like something a superhero would ride.

It still amazes me just how little horsepower Harley can manage out of such huge engines. My bike makes nearly 150hp out of a 1298cc engine, and it's a mildly tuned mid-range-power-making sport tourer, not a high-revving suicide machine like the new Busa (which makes almost 200hp out of 1340ccs.

Their sport bikes aren't much better. the Harley XR1200 makes 90hp out of a 1200cc engine while all of the rice rockets are making 120hp+ out of 600cc engines.

I know someone with a Mazda 5... which look cool, is a minivan, has a slick 5 speed manual trans, is sporty and fun to drive (vs this brick) and she manages to get 30 mpgs on a regular basis with that - sans diesel (apples to oranges).

"He is one of those people that ONLY LOOK AT THE LOGO TO SEE IF HE LIKES A CAR OR NOT."

vs most of the people who comment on Autoblog, who:

a.) Do the same thing
b.) Only look at the exterior of a car to judge if it's "good" or not
c.) Call a car "junk" just because it's not got a V8 in it
d.) Call a car "junk" just because it's not got RWD
or finally
e.) Call a car "junk" before they've ever driven it, or even sat in it.

... Yeah, but it's too bad the Silverado isn't in this truck's class. Contrary to popular belief among people on this site, the Ridgeline isn't a full sized truck like an F150 or Silverado. Just because it costs as much as one doesn't mean it's meant to do the same things.

"Set to stock height" makes it that much more fishy sounding... it makes it sound like the car has some kind of adjustable coil-over type suspension on it... unless the stock car has height-adjustable suspension, which I haven't seen listed as a 'feature' for this car anywhere.

Does "same ride height" equal "same suspension?"

Since the comment system is broken I'll reply to this one.

I own an 07 TSX right now with a 6 speed box. My brother has an 07 Civic Si with a 6 speed box (he hasn't had any problems like people are reporting, thankfully). Before the TSX I had an RSX Type-S with a 6 speed box. I can't speak for an S2000 like the other guy cuz I've never driven one.

Aside from these cars, I've owned about 10 other manual transmission cars from Honda, and my wife has owned 2.

At one time in the mix I also owned a 325is with a 5 speed box. It didn't seem as "notchy" as the 6 speed in the 335, but it still didn't fall in to gears like I wanted. I've never had a problem not being able to find a gear on a Honda box... nor have I had problems going in to the wrong gear. If anything this would be an issue with the TSX, since the gear throws are extremely short.

Having owned a BMW before, and several Hondas, I'm not sure what's ameturish about having a manual transmission with a very positive feedback as to when you're in gear or not... as opposed to as I'm shifting thinking "alright... I've pushed through this much gear so far... am I done pushing through gears and am I in the gear yet? Or do I need to keep pushing through."

I'm not a fan of that. I drove the 325is for a year or so and was never a fan of it. If you've ever driven a manual tractor, or a plow... that's what it feels like. Manually shoving something through what feels like a SUPER heavy box. It's not an issue of me clutching correctly or not... I've owned over 30 cars, all but 2 were manuals, and a few motorcycles, so I'm pretty versed in all sorts of manual transmissions from different manufacturers.

All of that being said, at the end of the day, I just don't like the way BMW's manual transmissions feel. To me, very positive response with super short throws seems a lot more "sporty" than something that feels akin to pushing a stick through a bucket full of quick-crete that hasn't quite set up yet.

I'm a huge fan of manual transmissions, but this IS good news. I recently test drove a 335i and I hate the way the gear change felt in it. It literally felt through I was pushing through something to get in to each gear rather than having it just fall in to gears like the Honda 6 speed boxes I'm used to. I was really disappointed, since I liked almost everything else about the car.

What Photochop? The GranTurismo plate?

That IS a Maserati GranTurismo. That's the name of the car.

FALSE - GM uses "composite" (plastic) intake manifolds instead of aluminum ones because they're cheaper to make. I know that for a fact - my cousin works at one of the places that makes them and was involved in the bidding process.