I have noticed a bunch of Trekkies/Trekkers yapping about the odd-numbered-movie curse with Trek... Let's face it, there was only ONE good Next Generation movie, so the curse kinda got fucked up by Picard & crew.... That being kept in mind, the re-boot is kind of the 8th movie featuring the ORIGINAL crew (if not the actual cast - except for Nimoy's appearance). So.... if this movie doesn't suck, which seems to be the concensus by those who have seen it, then the good even-numbered Treks vs the not so good odd-numbered Treks, can still somewhat be followed as bad-good-bad canon... Couldn't it? ...what do you mean by "reaching"?...

Not to seem like a know-it-all...lol... But... the episode you are thinking of is NOT Patterns of Force, but "A Piece of the Action", where Kirk and Spock liberate a 'flivver'. Kirk's driving causes spock to comment that Kirk makes an excellent Starship Commander, but his drivring leaves something to be desired.... In that episode, the flivver was a standard. If you noticed in the trailer, the "vintage" vette was an automatic with the shifter on the floor... I agree, killing such a sweet-looking ride is just... criminal... From what I gather.... the original time-line was destroyed.... Spock goes back to try to get it as close to back on track as possible... I can buy what I saw in the trailer if this is the case. Oh, saw a photo of the "new" original Enterprise.... Not too sure about it, but then I first liked NCC-1701-D, but as time went, liked it less and less...