#COTD

I have no clue what the fuck else to do.

This is the best article I’ve read on Jalopnik for a long, long time. Thanks!

High horsepower engines is exactly what they’re making, 500-600 horsepower is common for new semi trucks. In industry if you’re buying a diesel, the first spec you’re going to see advertised will be power, not torque. And yes, that means that plopping in the 650hp engine out of a C7 Z06 (or even better, a Hellcat…

And the truck in the twin stick post is what, almost 60 years old? The mere existence of that shifting ridiculousness is a testament to how much horsepower matters in truck applications. But this is 2016. There isn’t likely a shortage of available computing power to run gears. But that is beyond the point.

Why do people think that suddenly torque matters so much more than horsepower when it’s a diesel or towing application?

Look at this guy, doing things that humans have been doing to survive for thousands of years. Fucking DICK

So...All of the cars read higher than their SAE certified power outputs. What exactly makes this shop think their drivetrain loss factor is correct?

Dammit Andrew, FOCUS YOU FACK!

As opposed to what the tech journo’s are doing? lol

I just can’t see this thing being kept out of the action furlong.

I must be missing the core concept here.

Average Life Speed: A blistering 3.2 MPH.

And now, a list of all the major industries that currently use vitrimer epoxy based matrices in their composite materials:

It’s because they have wheels instead of legs.

*Scrolls down*

Now show me on the doll where the big bad GM hurt you...

YESSSSS!

So....what if the electronic system fails less often than the mechanical system?

But now that we know it has a tire stomping 380 lb-ft of torque ...