You market the F-150 Lightning (henceforth referred to as F150L) by showcasing what it CAN do. Can it tow a camper 300 miles? No, no it can’t. However, it CAN tow a boat 20 miles to the lake for a day of fun (I really hope it can at least do that). It CAN haul lumber, mulch, hockey bags, etc. It CAN do those things,…

There’s really not though. Its all about manufacturing fracture amongst the populace. Trump was a beloved member of the left before he saw an opening to run as a Republican. Biden isn’t changing course on anything that Trump has done. Bush, Clinton, Bush again, they were all in the same circle and put a different spin…

Dont be racist.

The Prius is the most soul-crushingly boring thing I’ve ever had the misfortune to drive. It’s the automotive equivalent of a dementor. It sucks the fun out of everything.  It’s also deliberately and irredeemably hideous.

RE Neutral:

Its not a political issue for 99 percent of truck sales. The Ford rep saw a young journalist and said what he knew they would eat up. No one cares about politics in cars except journalists.

I would not want to be on Ford’s marketing team. Maybe Tesla did the right thing by not having one.

Structural rigidity is really annoying isn’t it?!?  If only they built cool looking cars that folded in half after the first speed bump, not THAT would look cool.... 

3,655 lbs? Are you kidding? And they claim that they’re optimizing this thing for light weight?

“the MX-30 weighs 3,655 pounds as it sits at the curb. But if it had an extra 800 pounds of battery onboard,”

0-60 in the mid 9's and 100 miles of range sometimes! Wow these sure are wild times. Truly the car of the future. Snark aside the biggest problem with this car will be it’ll be obsolete on arrival.  Who is going to keep this car for 135,000 miles that are the authors proposed “break even” case.  This thing will…

Some thoughts:

Yeah, the “just rent when you need to!” attitude for vehicles is a lot easier said than done. 2021 rental shortages are great evidence of that.

Let’s get a few things out of the way to start. Mazda is only importing 560 MX-30 electric cars, and they’ll be limited to sale in California. This is not a car that Mazda sees as fitting the vast majority of American consumer lifestyles. It’s aimed largely at middle-class homeowners who already own another car…

‘Do you actually need more than 100 miles of range?’

I owned one of these. It’s probably the cheapest way to own a V-Dozen, if that’s your goal.

Good Lord, what happened to jalopnik? Did they hire people to intentionally write garbage? So the people will read it and comment about how bad it is? Even a cursory review from Google would educate you on why 85 is perfectly fine in vehicles designed for it - which are still common. But somehow Elizabeth has now…

Come to Colorado. 

This is why I am Mod Motor Guy. Modular Fords, well, most of the garden variety ones, which are the ones I can pay for, run quite well on anything ranging from cat piss to 93 octane. The 2V engines are particularly noted for running well and happily on anything slightly more combustible than dirty dishwater.

Now, if…

Having owned two 95-98 Blazers, I can state with all firmness that you are totally full of shit. These we good trucks. And I DO mean trucks. These were full frame on body 1/2ton trucks underneath that curvy body. That’s why one that has been hit is not scrap metal, it is easy to repair and retains all of its structural…