They may still be spreading their STis far and wide, but they need to get their butts back in WRC, too.

I'm a little sad, but this has been probably 15 years in the making. The Big 3 garnered all the press about "weaning people off subsidies" and it was still an uphill battle for them over several years of management changes, a bailout (for 2 of them), and cherry-picked world platforms before they really started to…

I have invited Mr. Gilles himself to come in and chat with us about this. Let's see if he's down.

Often the best things in life don't necessarily make the most logical sense.

I'm not normally a truck fan either, but I have a secret lust for an SRT-10 Ram. Viper V10, manual, 2wd, zero electronic assistance.

Oh he's married alright, but it's to the job.

Take this with a grain of salt, as I have only managed engineering projects for 15 years, and that has been on simple systems such as 5th generation fighter aircraft, wind turbines, and gas processing facilities - that means the complexity of a car may be beyond my area of expertise.

Damn good Dubya impersonation.

Sir, should we stop to return your videotapes first?

Ray Bans - check. Cuff mic - check. Bullet-proof vest - check. Radio on left hip - check. Expensive chrono on wrist - check. Fake wedding band to warn off hookers - check.

That's one door you would not want to catch your fingers in, pulpification.

The presidential limos should be required to meet the passenger car CAFE level of their year of manufacture. Lead by example!

When a car of mine caught on fire I pulled over and parked it - stick shift in gear and e-brake pulled. Halfway through fighting it the car tried to start itself and the horns went off. Had I not pulled the brake the firefighter standing in front of the car might have had a VERY bad day and he was VERY surprised for…

Chrysler: To Hit the Bullseye, Sometimes you just Need a Bigger Dart.

I've asked Ralph Gilles to come in and hopefully clear some of this up.

As a former Minneapolitan, I definitely agree. I just think it was positive for tourism, business travelers and the like. When visitors arrive in LAX without mass transit options it's just embarrassing.

The inspiration for the logo, according to Ford.com