Behold!

It was given a chance to succeed - it just didn’t.

XB-70.

Accurate. GM is really, really dumb for flushing billions down the drain on their cars.

OK

Because suggesting cuts or buying less-capable tools for the military has been a political third rail for decades. It loses you campaign contributions from the aerospace/defense contractors and indicates that you’re not FOR THE TROOPS among the big military fans. So politicians still in office will tend to be the…

Nailed it.

FCA will sell out to a Chinese or Indian company. Ferrari is shielded now that they are off on their own. Part of the plan all along...

Or, just like any military structure where communicating to the public is not their forte and have failed to tell the truth. Possibly they did detect the aircraft and all the above mentioned risks of blowing it out of the sky to the general public had deterred any heavy handed engagement. Maybe they had visuals on him…

The more embarrassing it gets for the Pentagon and SS the longer the jail sentence that mailman is going to get. There might be no official crime of "exposing government and military incompetence" but it is the most fiercely prosecuted and punished one all the same. And that is bad. Not only did he stage an awesome…

8% interest and 48mo term sound quite a bit like a unsecured personal loan.

It doesn't matter if minorities have worse credit. What it says is that when all things are equal minorities still get higher interest rates because banks are more weary to lend to minorities without more of a return. they're discriminating based on race instead of evaluating based on merit.

Then I'm that one person who wants a Carrera for lightweight and hardcore for a decent price.

You make a good point but this is also why you're not head of Porsche's marketing team.

Nah. The average person who buys a standard Carrera new doesn't want lightweight and hardcore. They want room for their golf clubs and massaging seats, and neither of those come light.

Megacar? Is it more mega than that:

I'd be kind of disappointed if we aren't flying something more futuristic in the mid 2020's.

WHY does no manufacturer make cool stuff like this TODAY?