I read this in Zapp Brannigan’s voice.

Brushing it off and selling a car, or knowing of a car sold, that does not pass the FMVSS requirements is illegal and subject to some heavy penalties.

This could go two ways.  With Toyota’s NUMMI partnership with GM, Toyota used GM radios.

It’s not nearly as big as photos make it look.

I stopped reading at “lightweight stainless steel”. Stainless is heavier than mild steel.

There are three types of lies;

Michigan could have had Toledo, they decided on the Upper Peninsula instead.  I think it was a good choice.

As another auto industry engineer, I want to say nobody is celebrating this kind of thing, even knowing that my employer will probably be picking up some market share from Ford and GM when dealer inventory of sedans dries up.

Come on guys, the mid-engine corvette rumor mill is in full production.

Charger, Challenger, Pacifica? I guess that’s everything else they make.

Hey Jalopnik, 50% of this morning’s top ten articles on your site are advertisements or from other sites, which I consider just as bad most of the time. 40% if you want to claim that Elon Musk article that Gizmodo wrote. Still too high.

My ‘94 Concorde had 3 transmissions before the warranty was up on the 3.5L. Was a decent car, but quality issues made it terrible to own.

You have good taste in cars.  If I win the lottery, I’ll let you drive it.

wrong.

In 2 Years, I’m going to want to import a Toyota Mega Cruiser and a GT-Four.

The Avalanche had a Z66 package too.

~200 miles in 15 minutes has to be close to the sweet spot of what is going to convince people to buy electric, or about ~2-2.5x what Tesla is currently getting.

Wheelbase is an unknown variable and cannot be used to solve for Velocity. But, if you know Time and Distance you can solve for Velocity, which is why you need two tubes for Velocity, by creating a fixed Distance and measuring the Time it take for one axle to transverse it.

“it exists only internally so Toyota employees can rip burnouts as a stress-relief exercise.” - We wish. Sincerely, most Toyota engineers. 

A blight ordinance that affects impoverished neighborhoods is one thing. But, this situation is not even close.