I don’t like the tiny itty-bitty squinty headlights. At all.

Ken, We’d love to see a piece on the StepWGN, or any other cars you can get your hands on. I think your writing and photography is excellent, and reminds us that there’s good autos and good scenery outside of the US, even if it might be an everyday sort of car. Of course, it makes us long for the forbidden fruit, but…

Thank you for mentioning the 2004-2005 STi block version that was in the FXT. It’s the more desirable engine vs. later years. But...

I didn’t look for data on R0 for omicron vaccinated vs unvaccinated. Then you’d have to multiply each with the population vaccinated vs unvaccinated. Only then would we know if the statement: “The majority of covid spread is currently via fully vaxed breakthrough cases.” is true or not. The rest of his little post was…

Neutral: More Ken Saito, Less Erin Marquis.

Many Covid mutations take hold in immunosuppressed people who can’t shake the virus, even if their body’s reaction is not creating life-threatening symptoms. And with Omicron, there’s a good chance that the majority of cases are breakthrough cases in vaccinated individuals, simply because in developed countries, a…

Lithium prices will probably rise, and recycling costs and effectiveness will probably go down. I’d use the batteries for grid storage and wait for recycling to become more cost effective. The ‘black mass’ goo from shredding and melting the batteries is really not a good method.

I can’t fathom how many people refuse to understand this simple fact. We all have the right to choose. Sometimes the choice you make will not result in an outcome that is pleasing or beneficial to you. Even in the military, you can choose. Of course, the consequences of a bad choice are much rougher. Those truckers…

NY has approximately the same amount of people as Florida, but Florida has 3x the amount of fatalities. And Arizona has more deaths with about 1/3 the population.
Not everyone lives in NYC and takes public transit instead of cars. And the roads suck, there’s mountains, snow, ice, and traffic.

When I see something like the BMW X2 going along, I see actual tailpipes. Of course, one outlet has a flap that shuts it down except during acceleration. But I can see it! One pipe open, the other one shut during steady state.

I find it hilarious that Torch authored this article. Here is a guy who bought a Chinese box on wheels powered by car batteries and a stand mixer motor. On Alibaba or whatever without a test drive and sight unseen. At least Torch was more than pleasantly surprised by the experience, and got lots of clicks ;)

Not only MOAR BIGGER, but that mechanical erection is also festooned with Truck Glitter and the Automotive Bedazzler.

American roads are not built as deeply or with well designed drainage as German autobahns. The deeper base allows for less flex and more durability during freeze-thaw cycles. And getting the water off the road really helps with freezing conditions as well.

The red/amber traffic light combo in the UK would be a disaster in the US, due to the amount of drivers who choose to run red lights. There’d be someone using the red/amber to launch across the intersection on the green, someone rushing to beat the red, and carnage. Unfortunately the faith I have in US drivers is very…

I always found roadways in Oregon astoundingly poor in regards to the reflective paint they use for the centerline and fog lines. You would think they’d find something that works, as there are test strip sections for paint along OR-22 between Salem and Stayton. Driving in the rain at night there is not fun compared to…

I forget, is there any reason why the hood is so tall compared to the belt line? I would think they could fit everything in a shorter engine bay. I wouldn’t be driving confidently, not being able to see anything 15 feet in front of me.

The Subaru Ascent looks extremely bland and bulky, like they took a facelifted Tribeca and evolved it. Even the tail lights lack cohesion. And talking about lack of design cohesion, the Subaru Forester needs help, especially in the rear.

Google maps should have an option for the capabilities of your vehicle. Are you driving a commercial vehicle/overheight truck? No routing onto parkways or under the 11 foot 8 bridge. Don’t have chains/snow rated tires? Not going to put you on unmaintained winter roads in bad weather conditions. And Google should have…

I think the Bustrain/Trainbus/Catbus is a useful idea for rural/under-served areas with railways that have not degraded due to time. As the bus carries only 20 or so passengers, the vehicle should cause little wear to the tracks. Also, it can be serviced in a vehicle depot, rather than having to maintain train repair…

It looks like an Acura and an Explorer had a baby, then interbred with a Honda Crosstour.