And here I was thinking I had gone overboard with custom machining wheelspacers, and adapting some coilovers when setting my trailblazer up with a mere 3 inch lift...

We shall see...

I think the cab area would be longer, the b pillar moved back about 6-8 inches, given how seats sit in the wrangler.

Looking at the camo.. the rear windows are filled in. The cover isnt particularly square in the back. The back roof area has some odd sags...

Politicians need to look important, and writing laws makes them feel good, I guess.

3 counties in TN do inspections as well, but it’s an emissions pass/fail along with a cursory safety inspection (lights, wipers, horn.)

Hardly worth my time. I’d have to front money for it, haul them to court, spend months just to get my day there, hire a lawyer, and for what? At most a k or two? Not worth it. Filed a complaint with the state, which they explained away and never got even a slap for.

The vast majority of the mechanics there are shady. As soon as they see an older vehicle, they think that the owners are desperate/cant afford delays in getting inspected.

Inspections are a racket.

Equus, or whatever it’s called now. Longer than a genesis, same engine, muuuuch better interior.

The software controlling the trailer can simulate aerodynamic drag, various hill profiles, etc. It’s just ramping up and down the dynamic braking effect.

Ford doesnt make the trailer. I cant remember the name of the company, but a wannabe small truck importer I was working with rented one from the company that makes them. They are neat, and capable of simulating 5600lbs of DRAWBAR force, which works out to around 46,000lbs equivalent trailer climbing the steepest grade…

The article is wrong, the trailer simulates 5600lbs of DRAWBAR. That is, 5600lbs of pulling resistance, meaning the truck would need 5600lbs of tractive effort to move the trailer. The formula is complex and makes a few assumptions, but if you assume the trailer needs 4% of its capacity in drawbar pull to get going,…

She aint lowered, thats how they rode. RWD, not 4x4.

Rear suspension on a 99 Jetta has a 1500lb GAWR on a 2700lb car. with pretty crummy weight distro. Gives you around 850lbs or so of rear axle capacity, which fits with a 1150lb sticker cargo and passenger capacity.

Congrats on COTD. As for which car is horrible about space...

I like how it’s WHEN, not IF.

I suspect the long wheelbase version will remain in Korea and Russia where it already sells fairly well. They make factory armored variants even with a bored out version of the 5.0L tau! Clearly a specific market vehicle.

This car already exists and is sold in korea as the Equus Limousine Prestige, they are just unveiling the rebranded, next version.

Well, it would be named the G90L if it was converted to US parlance, not that it would be imported to the US. The g90 is already sold in the US as the Equus, and a limo version is made, but has never been imported.