The lighter you are under the limit allows the team to add ballast where they want to aid handling.

Sure, but that wasn’t the authors point. He mentions the RAM REV has being reasonable.

Other than the Hummer EV, what exactly in the EV truck world is as massive as you described?

I think so, easy to access everything, instead of being covered by a plastic beauty piece. 

The base model makes sense if you want cheap, and I understand the lure and romance of basic utility these days. Steel wheels, I love. If that’s all you need for your life, then more power to you.

Honestly, at this price point and convenience, I rather have more meat than how it’s sliced.

There was a team that asked about Honda for 2026, the word is it was McLaren.

Honda can’t win for losing. They created this situation instead of reaping rewards of it.

Ford is a heralded name in F1, many long time F1 fans love the idea of the Ford name back in the series.

Actually, the Honda units will be branded. This is to prevent any lost credits as an all-new manufacturer for RBPT starting in 2026.

But he may want a Toyota for several tangible reasons, not a BMW.

True, but almost all the parts that make up both cars are from BMW OEMs suppliers.  From interior, suspension and electronics. 

A hybrid with a big powerful V8, sure.

Absolutely, I was born in a developing country and I wished we had a tin can car back then when riding round overloaded on 2 wheels.  

What does this matter anyways, most auto manufacturers already build to CARB standards, since it’s cheaper to just make vehicles that can pass all the states laws.

Yes, anyone who is lucky enough to get an allocation to buy one will (unless very very wealthy) not drive it on some desert adventure. These cars will spend most of their existence in a garage, but for those rare times they go out, it will be to some cars and coffee event.

Not even about the car, it’s about the tax breaks.  

Before people freak out, no one paid that to own that Mustang.

Hybrid systems and synthetic carbon neutral fuels, that’s the way forward! 

That would make sense, but in practice it’s the other way around. RC cars all have gearboxes and are nearly silent even when going very fast.