Meanwhile, the auto industry will become even more inflexible while trying to satisfy regulations, and become more resistant to implementing and developing new - and potentially safer - technology.

The Stratolaunch carrier will be made using the 747's engines and some systems will be retained, but the aircraft will have an almost entirely new airframe. Cool project, and it's definitely happening.

It's not just spare parts. Some of these will be examined and tested for remaining life for research purposes. Taking apart or testing these old airframes is an excellent way to examine how a particular type of aircraft fatigues and wears when it has a lot of flight hours.

If people really wanted to change this, they would contact the people who are the most capable and most likely to listen to local concerns: the state legislature. In the end, it's far too easy for people to click a button and sign a petition looking to one person (in the wrong branch of the government) to solve all…

That Pontiac Stinger concept was also packing a 3.0L Pontiac Super Duty 4-cylinder with a Cosworth DOHC head. Sweet motor, originally designed for use in IMSA prototype racing.

GM started one up at the Corvette 50th Anniversary show in Nashville, I was there and it sounded completely badass.

Yep, it's pretty similar to the Boss 302, just a little cheaper and faster around most tracks. And faster for more laps after the 302's brakes start fading.

This is the same Pierre Sprey who advocated against the use of carrying missile systems in the 1960's. Pierre Sprey has a longtime history of opposing new aviation technology. Stealth technology is a scam because we lost one F-117? Advances in low-observable aircraft will always be met with advances in detection…

To everyone so willing to jump on the GM dogpile:

You're delusional if you think that the company that built the car you're driving right now doesn't have a document that looks very much like this.

The area below a Jalopnik article used to be known for thoughtful commentary, not knee-jerk reactions.

Right now Bentley is trying to convince me that bad new tech is worth more of my money than old tech that works better.

That seems silly to me, and runs against the grain of what I would normally associate with a well established luxury brand.

iPhone: Because you too can use a B&W filter in post to make up for bad color reproduction. And, artsy.

Just the handheld stabilizer they use runs at least $7500. (Looks like a Laforet MōVI)

Now I'm going to go flog a 356 around an iced-over track in Need For Speed: Porsche Unleashed...

I was able to isolate an image of the perpetrator:

It's not just the Germans, too. Remember the stunning Cadillac Elmiraj concept? It has one of those too! Look how attractive that isn't.

I'll second the Fiero. A 200+ HP, 8000RPM, 2.7L, N/A four cylinder is pretty cool!

I could be biased though.

This just in, 200hp MT Golf more manly than 460hp AT 'vette. Duh.

I spent hours upon hours playing 'Su-27 Flanker'. Building missions was the best...

I wouldn't be suprised by a DCT box here. The entire reason that the box is missing for the Corvette lineup is excessive torque requirements. There's been plenty of indicators showing that GM is developing lower-torque DCT's.

Decompression chamber? What?

I have to disagree here, in my Sonic these almost always have something in them, be it a phone, gum, wallet, etc. You'd have to get rear-ended by a semi for anything to actually come out on its own, but it's still easy access. Complaining about it is pretty stupid considering they could have just left them out and…