The presser earlier today with the towing/payload info had the hp/tq figures for the 3.5EB and 5.0. The 3.5 looks to be carry over - 365/420. The 5.0 has some decent gains - 385/387.

When you shut off the stability/traction control, how "off" is it really. I really hate it when the computer shuts me down when I'm trying to have fun.

My brother worked for a tier 1 auto supplier and has visited the companies facilities on all the continents and said Chinese drivers are the worst in the world. Their whole road system is an absolute clusterfuck and drivers each have their own rulebook. If BMW can get an autonymous vehicle to work there, everywhere…

No real downside to a '90s vintage F150? Really. Give me a clean, rust free example now (in the upper Midwest) and I'll bring you 3 wheelbarrows full of rust come April. I like my Fords, but these things rust like nothing else - I should probably phrase that in the past tense since they have all rusted off the…

The whole front end (grill/headlights/bumper) looks photoshopped.

There was an M635 CSi built from 83-89.

came here to post this. Don't forget, the Mercury Grand Marquis' usually had easier lives than the police versions and don't attract unwanted attention from the current police. I had a P71 and was frequently hassled because of it.

here one that might be a bit controversial - mid 00s Ford Focus. Yes, it wasn't the sexiest car around, but they seem to keep going and going. They have a few known front end parts that need semi frequent replacement, but are cheap to maintain. Plus, they are much more entertaining to drive than most other cheapo…

I'd say this is a solid choice, except the Mazda trans is not really bullet proof. I encouraged my BIL to get one of these and the trans took a crap at 110k. I found it wasn't unusual. The good news is replacement is pretty straight forward and junkyard transmissions are cheap and abundant.

I was considering one of these recently but was surprised to find a lot of ads listing rebuilt/replaced engines or transmissions on cars with less than 150k miles.

While the 2.3 could have the wick turned up enough to make it a decently sporty Fusion, I think the 2.7 V6 from the F150 would be better option if they want to give it a specialty label like ST/SHO/RS/SVT.

I'd prefer a semi-capable off-road minivan instead of a faster one. Unless I'm alone in our van, WOT is typically frowned upon. I feel like a faster one would just go to waste most of the time.

or at least north Jersey.

That reminds me of a story from college.

So your reasoning is some asshole to going come and park next to you in a remote spot in the parking lot that nobody is using, just so they can door ding you, but they are not a big enough asshole to actually park their car across the line to door ding you. They get their and say to themself, "I'm only an intentional…

If you are parking in a remote spot in an unfilled lot, why park over two spots? If nobody is going to park next to you, what is the point?

Those headlines would work if your audience was Gawker. Jalops, though, are turned on by over the top technical stuff.

I've always thought the Kenworth C500 was pretty cool.

I have a FB account for the same reason - commenting at other sites. The name I use is obviously fake as it is a famous fictional character. I didn't realize I wasn't supposed to do that. I've haven't had any problems with it though.

I'm amazed how hard that blue car hooked on the donks. I also believe he let off before the traps as the mph isn't matching the ET