I personally consider 85 mph to be comfortable on the interstates and 80 on most divided highways.

One of my best cars was an ‘04 Jetta TDI that managed 37 MPG. Paying less than 20k for this at one year old and being lucky enough have one made on a Wednesday got me to 200k without any drama. Diesel still makes sense when you have a lot of distance to cover, but the new emission systems IMHO don’t let the engine…

I don’t know about any of the modern tow rating for vehicles, they feel like they are the lowest common denominator for getting the lawyers involved. I towed 2,000 lbs of firewood with a 2002 V6 Ford Escape.with a 3,500 lb tow rating. To say the least it was hairy towing at 57% of the tow rating. However growing up my…

Ford saved itself by becoming a truck company and selling all of its non essential assets. That is part of what VW is struggling with, most USA auto buyers want SUVs/ Pickups. Cadillac like VW is a car company and losing market share because of this. VW probably could learn a lot from Hyundai, but at the end of the…

I’m of the opinion that hydrogen could become the replacement for high capacity batteries. It may not require a high capacity tank for storage. I’ve seen the proposal that carbon nanotubes and metal hydrides can be used as adsorption media to contain hydrogen, Conversely I’ve also seen that heat treated chicken…

So two things: