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Good Times

I have to give Aaron Gold credit for his article “Escape and Evade” featured in the November issue. I was intrigued and laughing from start to end. It’s a very wellwritten article, and it made me feel like I was there. My 10-year-old son really liked it, too. The best line: “In the event of a nuclear war, my goal is to die in the initial attack.” It made me spit out my coffee.

Jonathan Olbert

Via email

Capturing Imaginations

I just bought a lottery ticket, so I would love to see a comparison test of the new Chevrolet Corvette Z06 and Porsche Cayman GT4 RS, as well as read more about other new high-performance cars.

Stephen Comer

Rifle, Colorado You’re going to like our April issue.—Ed.

In your mostly splendid November issue, Jonny Lieberman rhapsodizes about the Lamborghini Countach: “My head was against the roof, no power steering, miserable electric seats, three turns lock to lock, an 80-pound clutch pedal, permanentfogged windshield, the lack of noticeable brakes …” I can save him about $200,000 if that’s what he wants in his dream car: My 1971 Triumph Spitfire had all that and more. Much, much more.

Kim T. Bené

West Valley City, Utah Some cars are charmingly flawed. Then there are Triumphs.—Ed.

Maintenance Plan

Miguel Cortina’s recent article regarding the need for charging-infrastructure maintenance nailed it. Well done. Given the amount of capital investment in the development of the electric car fleet, you would think more consideration would be afforded to ongoing maintenance of the “new” infrastructure. As the newness of the facilities fades, the system’s sustainability is most important. Unfortunately, the fact of the matter is that maintenance is not exciting. Until a truly private/public partnership for ongoing maintenance is developed to support the electrical push, the general public’s opinion of EVs will continue to lag.

Stephen R. Pusey

Via email

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Reader on Location

Joe Barreto of Hackensack, New Jersey, is this month’s Reader on Location. He writes to us from Innsbruck, Austria:

“Since I was 10, I always wanted to go to Austria and see where they held the ski jump during the 1976 Olympics. I got to live out my dream 46 years later! This photo was taken at the top of the ski jump, and of course I had my MotorTrend magazine along on the trip. It truly was a rush to experience this!” If you’d like to be featured in Reader on Location, email MotorTrend@MotorTrend.com with a high-resolution picture and a brief summary of your trip.

Not Feeling Electric

Why do you continue to support such a failure of a vehicle like an electric truck, such as the Ford Lightning, or anything else for that matter? Nothing will ever beat a fuel-powered vehicle! I never thought MotorTrend would end up being such a woke publication. Global warming is a hoax and has been proven so. There’s no carbon issue; it’s called another fear and control tactic. You clowns need to wake up. Perhaps watch the Mad Max series, and you’ll know what is coming!

David Burgenmeyer

Via email You might want to watch those movies a little more closely. What do you think they’re fighting over?—Ed.

The Kids Are All Right

I am an eighth-grader from Arizona, and I am interested in writing for MotorTrend. I love cars, have a news writing job, and I love to write. Writing for MT would be a dream job. I’ll take any article as long as it doesn’t require me to travel or drive a car, and I do not expect any payment. Seeing my article on the website or in the magazine is reward enough.

[name redacted]

We don’t publish minors’ names, and we know that’s likely a disappointment, but keep writing about what you love. Many can drive well, but few have the talent to write coherently and logically. Sounds like you’re on the right path!—Ed.

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