Pavement =/= off road. Skinny tires are great on loose pack snow with no base. So a few inches of snow dust and tose tires cut through like a knife.

I swear, every installation in this series brings us one step closer to that epic JATO Rocket Impala story.

FYI: Most major logistics companies (UPS, FedEx, etc.) design their own delivery vehicles and contract out w/manufacturers to build them (of course not counting off-the-shelf Sprinter vans and the like).

In the 1800's the Europeans had the same complaint against Americans. We apparently disregarded patent and trademark law and blatantly ripped them off. I wouldn’t be surprised if China will become one of the leading innovators globally over the next 50 years.

“Car manufacturers aren’t shortsighted”

I use Donner as my name with restaurants, adding one. (Tables are always an even number of seats.).

I love it. Cab in the front and mid engined. I want one. And possibly a Hayabusa motor.

The thing about Tauruses is that they’re friggin huge, but mysteriously have cramped interiors. And they’re just plain not as good looking as the Fusion.

*Cough*

Regarding Third Gear.

Current cars need to stay. I’m all for automated drivers, especially in an Uber/Lyft situation, but I will fight to keep driving my own car and riding my own motorcycles. I worry that once automated cars become efficient at navigating roads there will be laws and regulations quickly to follow to ban the use of non…

So I’m well aware that Ford borrowed from LR’s forthcoming design language for the Explorer before they sold off the company. That said, the new Discovery still looks like a pre-facelift Explorer that got punched in the lip.

I look forward to seeing this launching a single jet ski at the boat ramp.