The market for the pseudo-man is huge because we’re all creatures of comfort in the end. Anyone who spends time in a good-riding unibody vehicle with independent suspension will struggle to go back to BoF with solid axles.

Ramped trucks are meant to mimic the look and weight distribution of a dirt racing truck at full throttle. It makes sense, but not a lot of sense. If you’re driving slowly in the first place, why do you need perfect weight distribution and stability when driving over jumps? I guess it’s personal preference.

I’m glad Jeremy explained how the RR episode was made, but it doesn’t change much. What other vehicle will flip vigorously with minor differential changes? Virtually none. The Reliant Robin is inherently less stable than a normal car, and Top Gear exploited the design.

It’s hard to blame the customers. The manufacturers/government tell people what is cool/acceptable, and consumers generally follow. Let’s use firearms as an example. The AR-15 is a hardcore battle-rifle in the minds of consumers. What’s reality? The AR-15 shoots a .223 55-grain pebble that can barely drop a coyote,…

It’s required in Texas, too, but there is some strange caveat that protects to motorist from citation so some people choose not to run them. My dad lost his front plate on a hunting trip 2 years ago. It’s never mentioned or checked by the police when he’s pulled over.

The naked grille is worth the ticket

Horse jockeys + Caffeine + WWE + Days of Our Lives = Supercross

Michigan: Florida of the North

but we can tell you definitively that a 5'8", 150 pound...... will indeed fit in there with ample space

I’m surprised BMW bothered to publish MSRP. They’ll lease 20 for every M2 they sell.

After wasting billions on stupid fascia redesigns and lame rebranding efforts, Lexus remembers that beauty is all about proportion.

Adequacy: The Canadian Dream :-P

The truck looks good, but I’m not sure about Honda’s strategy to penetrate the midsize truck market. Reliability of the new Ridgeline probably won’t exceed Tacoma reliability, and Honda probably don’t have the personnel to engineer a truly capable offroader.

Isn’t the system using the inertia of the metal balls? The spring is applying the centripetal force. As the ball accelerates, inertial forces increase, and more centripetal force is required to make the ball spin around the axis. The higher the centripetal force applied by the spring, the more in compresses.

Well, this explains why the market for air-cooled 911’s is so hot

This manifesto sounds like something the chipmunk reads to his royal concubines before he declares sexy war. The chipmunk knows not to let his hunting rifle drop before a herd of ravenous concubines.

Analog gauges exist because a brief glance at the gauge from your periphery vision tells you a lot more than a digital readout with numbers.

Are you saying the internet is bad?

JealousofBelle sucks, too