Well they also had major problems trying to complete with the updated styling of Ford and GM. They did not have the cash flow for the R&D and tooling.

Mercedes made sense up until a few years ago when the nomenclature went out the window.

Is that really a luxury vehicle?

How is this handled for less serious issues like dashboard rattles? I have a rattle in the dash of my new Fiesta but the dealer wants to pull the whole dash to fix it. Am I protected from all the subsequent rattles that develop caused by the initial repair?

People either don’t have any experience with the vintage or modern cars, they just want to brand bash Acura (I’m a VW/Mercedes guy who drives a Ford) or just want bemoan at their perceived state of the industry.

Speak from experience or don’t speak at all.

Have you driven one? The Legend has terrible torque steer, severe under steer, atrocious fuel economy, requires premium with rubbery steering and all the woeful Japanese switch gear of the era.

It was quick in a straight line though, that’s about it. I drove one for 45,000 miles.

How do you activate it? If I have to cycle or switch the key it’s not a very effective idea.

“Valet Mode “significantly reduces” the horsepower with the rev limiter set to 4,000rpm, the automatic transmission locks out first gear and shortens the shifts for reduced performance, manual shift mode in automatic models is…

This is the same regurgitated crap we’ve been hearing for 40 years.

The cars always get better, they get faster and are in almost all cases better to drive. You can’t just compare an e30 to a new 3 series and go “Hurr durrr the new car is a pig by comparison.” You need to compare like vs like. Look at an e30 (without…

This is going to get filthy with hand dirt and skin cells.

On a more modern car I suppose you’d see a TPS implausible signal as it’s unlikely both sensors would have failed in the exact same way/point. Did the Mustang only have one TPS sensor (not a dual sensor like you see today)?

You mean diagnose it the way you had to back in the day before magic computer box told you what was wrong?

Alligators always cry.

I’m sorry but much of this is due to being an inadequately trained mechanic.

I have a small horde of project cars from vintage to POS Lemons candidates and they don’t ever get me upset. They tell you long before something breaks what’s going wrong.

Why does the Hellcat not have a 300hp ice/snow mode?

PEW PEW.

This looks awful.

They’re selling the brand.

Do you think Chris Harris sells Ferraris? I doubt it. They do it for the PR so it’s not a niche brand. Would you rather show up in a McLaren or a Gumpert?

Their goal is to have an aspirational brand, buy letting people know it exists and that it’s more expensive than they can afford it puts…

Find me a dyno for both motors with stated correction factors.

I’ve towed with both trucks. The 7.3 will do better than the 460 if you get into the foot hills. You’ll also be lucky to get 10 mpg unloaded with a 460 vs 17 with the 7.3. You’re trying to bench race numbers.

Comment more, and you’ll be ungreyed by default. I think the mods need to manually approve your comment.

I’m an automotive engineer, I studied this stuff for years, don’t try and start this.

OBVIOUSLY a turbocharged engine, gas or diesels, is going to have a higher BMEP than something NA. There is no way you can get the volumetric efficiency other wise. That’s not the point I’m trying to argue.

They’ve come down in price!

Jalopnik is not a very technically minded crowd. I’m an automotive engineering but what do I know.

I’ve learned to not get riled up about misinformation on the internet. You’ll realize finding someone who actually knows what they are taking about is rare. If you try to explain it to people they hear math words and duck…