Experimental sounds fancy, but what they’re really testing is Mil-Spec Space Grade hardware upgrades. The current generation of space grade processors were built 20 years ago when the shuttle could be used as a test platform. In order to test new space grade processors, you need a platform that can get into space…

When I buy a car, I like to test drive the competition. I generally go on 4-8 test drives.

I saw one on the road recently. I’d be a buyer at a lower price point. $200k is just a bit too much for an SUV. About $100k is probably closer to the cutoff for it to provide the sort of financial boost that Porsche got from the Cayenne.

“Race your own line.”  It’s the philosophy they teach new racers.  When your line intersects that of another driver, and you aren’t in the lead, yield.  This keeps everyone from just building and racing tanks that can destroy all the other vehicles.

At the end of the apex, Verstappen was ahead, which means Leclerc should have yielded to Verstappen’s line.

You’re correct, but when you’re on a test drive, the IFS feels more familiar and car-like, so they sell better.  

It did.  But GM put solid axles under it for the H2.

Did you ride in one or drive one? You can’t see. You can’t maneuver. It’s also 1000 lbs heavier than the truck with the same 6 liter V8, making it a slow pig on the road with 9-11 MPG.

Nearly every best selling truck is equipped with IFS.  Tacoma, F150, and the Dodge and GMC 1500s.

Doubtful. The Jeep, and general design using solid axles, has been quietly dying for a long time. IFS and IRS systems are winning the consumer war, and people want road going SUVs, not off-roaders. The Wrangler is their last solid axle, body on frame vehicle, and rumors of its eventual conversion to IFS are common…

Vettel committed an error, and Hamilton saw it and made the move. He expected Vettel to give up the position, but didn’t. Had he, he most likely wouldn’t have suffered the penalty, and could have fought back against Hamilton fairly. Instead, he maintained his position, and Hamilton dogged him the entire race. Hamilton…

CP. Rear passenger corner has damage beyond the torn bumper. There’s something going on with the lower valance, and the panel doesn’t bend the light consistently in the photos.

“Derogatory” is proclaiming Jesus Christ the one true savior on your bumper sticker. Announcing that “I EAT ASS” is not disrespectful or critical.

Stop thinking in terms of credits. It’s not accurate, and probably won’t influence anyone to purchase anything. If you want to change behavior, tax that behavior. Too many ICE vehicles polluting the air, tax them to the point that the only logical choice is not to own one. Raise the federal gasoline tax to $5.00 per…

When I brake over loose material (like freshly ground up road surface or sand), the ABS system goes to hell, and stops applying braking power, and starts pulsing them. It almost looks like he braked right as that wheel left the ground, which would have made the ABS do almost the same thing. That combined with the…

Couldn’t get Tavarish to pick this one up?

I’m not sure why an AR15 is special. A shotgun, handgun, “normal” rifle, or AR15 are equally deadly.

When Apple was struggling back in the late 90s, Steve Jobs replaced Gilbert Amelio, and cleaned house. Apple had something like 30 models of computer. Jobs forced them to come up with three. The iMac, the PowerBook, and the Power Mac. I think that Cadillac needs to follow a similar path. Create a few cars, with names,…

You can get these at auction with fewer miles for under $20k. They ride like crap, and are slower than grandma’s Escort.  

Good riddance I say.