Haven't seen official output numbers for the 6.7 Powerstroke that's going into the 650s & 750s, but it's been upgraded a fair bit all across the board. In the '15 250/350/450 it's now rated at 440 hp / 860 lb-ft. New fuel injection, larger turbo, improved exhaust brake, new crank, rods, beefier cylinder heads, etc,…

As a few others have mentioned the factory tour is terrific!

It is true you can't sell a car for $500 and then hope to sell the same car for $15,000, but even at the deepest point of the recession car companies were able to sell all these cars with discounts well above the low rate this guy is thinking of. There's just a lack of basic understanding of how the world works here,…

Is it my imagination, or does it sound like someone says "Sorry about that" in English at the 1:08 mark?

A few years back I was poking around the Ferrari store in Rome. As you might imagine, they were selling all sorts of cool widgets in there, including a used crankshaft from an older F1 car. It was all mounted up in a neato display fixture and ridiculously priced. I clicked a picture of it and they descended upon me…

You're looking at this all wrong. EcoBoost isn't the "entry level" engine. In terms of engine hierarchy/performance, the 2.3 will slot in above the V6. There's absolutely nothing wrong with embracing performance that comes with efficiency. To think otherwise is to live in the past. In every other other application in…

This. It's powered by a modern turbocharged, direct-injected engine, which fits right into Ford's existing EcoBoost mold. The only people who'll have a problem with the nomenclature are auto industry pundits and the more malleable of their followers.

The guy mentions stalking him for 45 minutes, and that's with plenty of video left to go. Jeebus. Take your stupid video/picture and get on with your business. Instead he filmed himself pestering another driver for a long time, then called the cops when properly told to cut the crap.

For the life of me I'll never understand why people find Clarkson to be anything other than an insufferable d-bag.

Indeed. This entire place oozes the Gawker agenda. It's well beyond tiresome. As for the topic at hand, I've lived in Texas much longer than most Gawker bloggers have been alive. 53 years, in fact. I know a ton of people of all stripes/orientation and travel almost full time. I'm often left wondering if there's…

You need to learn the difference between a bribe and an investment. And not all states "can't pay for anything anymore". As a taxpayer and 50+ year Texan, I fully support what my state is doing with regards to competing for business. Competition is good. Always.

Hopefully you're very, very young because you still have as much to learn about life as most will learn over the course of an entire lifetime.

This is a real tragedy. I sincerely hope that the house didn't suffer too much damage and that it's owner is able to put it right.

This. Plus, no one actually says huzzah.

I had one of these back then. A 1978 CJ5 Renegade with the Levi's pkg. Inline 6, granny 4-sp. Wish I still had it!

One would have to be a special sort of asshole to see this as funny in any way.

I'm neither fat nor particularly old, and I love this car. :-)

Extortion. Pure & simple.

You're thinking about this all wrong. First of all, Texas IS a stellar place to do business and building here would greatly benefit Mr. Musk's company regardless of the situation (which is not unique) with existing old school dealers and their organization. Secondly, building them in Texas would most certainly push…

Exactly. And this is what people should be questioning.