If it weren’t for the airbag system being tied into seats nowadays and triggering dashboard warnings if you don’t disconnect the battery it’d be bordering on simple. The seats on my ‘04 Volvo though, were much heavier and used much bigger bolts than the other two cars I’ve done this on. Still not a dealbreaker, but…

I will point out that the 0-60 was for the diesel engine. I believe the gas engine is about a half second faster, which isn’t out of line with the competition. They could have set themselves apart by throwing a small V8 into it though. They have the room, and it would give them instant bragging rights.

With an IFS truck, the BANG would be the CV’s exploding.

The new gen Colorados seem to be enjoying very similar depreciation rates as Tacomas. Sure, it’s lower, but only a few percent.

The only issue I have with Smart crash physics is the lack of a crumple zone. No, there was not significatn cabin intrusion, but the acceleration forces were probably around 3x higher than those felt in the Mercedes.

Actually the frame design likely does make this crash worse than some other cars of the era, but what magnitude of dead is more serious than a different magnitude of dead?

The thing with racing in baja is that tire size is very important. It’s hard to follow in the tracks of 37-40" tires with 28-30" tires. The silt gets plowed down deep by those big tires. I preran in a buggy with a smooth bottom, open diff transaxle with 35's and never got stuck but the 19" of travel made up for the…

You seriously think the X-frame GM’s are just as good in crash tests as every other car from the era? And that frame design has no impact whatsoever?

Cameron Healy is quite the Porsche vintage racer and collector. Here’s one of his...

Why are those so hard to reconcile? Safety is expensive but worth it. Prioritize it.

That 59 Chevy was an x frame car. X frame cars of the late 50s were nototriously bad for flex. My 76 Bonneville has been involved in an accident, and it mostly just plowed through the opposition like a battering ram. 2008 Camry was toast and I still drove home, granted I had to do some extensive repairs.

Especially when 50's Chevy didn’t had engine in it.

Really? That’s 200lbs lighter than my relatively tiny ‘96 300ZX.

their class has minimum weight requirements, and there’s no point in making the road car lighter than the racecar once you’ve removed the road car components.

Maybe we should follow him on twitter, too? Not sure.

It’s less than a focus. 3000 pounds is light. Look up how much a GTR weighs.

The price isn’t absurd because it’s what people are willing to pay, such that people were lining up for a chance to buy one and many more would have if they were being produced. It’s simple supply and demand, with a tiny a supply and a huge demand meaning a skyrocketing price. Ford would be dumb to sell it for…

He saves the silly for the videos.

3000 lbs is extremely light for any race car below the $1 million mark and above 500-600 hp. We’re not talking Koenigsegg level expense here.

If I had the money/connections I would be all over this car and I would daily it. I love it. As far as my chops for suffering just to drive something I enjoy, I do 45 minutes twice a day in traffic in an air cooled Carrera with deleted AC, In Florida. I’ve never been in a Ford GT, but I gotta believe the AC works?