“But talking about peak Tesla right now is ignorant at best, disingenuous/irresponsible at worst.”

VW went ‘all in’ on EVs because they screwed the pooch with diesel.

Ford’s allowed to be ‘reactionary’ occasionally, since GM and Chrysler have been ‘reacting’ to them ever since the Mustang in ‘64. I still can’t believe Mulally green-lighted the Raptor when GM and Chrysler were being saved by the taxpayer and Ford was floating near bankruptcy (I wish he would unretire to Ford again).

Yep, but I think you’d want more low-end grunt in a truck. The Coyote in my Mustang doesn’t really start pulling until about 3,500RPM (maybe the 10-speed auto is geared so as to compensate?).

Have a star, but I think ‘irrational’ is the word you want (not ‘stupid’).

I have a ‘19 Bullitt with a Gen 3 Coyote.  The engine doesn’t have a lot of low-end grunt (but does pull mightily all the way to 7.4K redline).  I think you’d want a boosted 6 or 8 in an off-roader.

During the Cold War--the first one--the Russians would fly the same few formations of bombers over the May Day parade over and over, causing the US to vastly overestimate Russian bomber capability.  Just sayin’.

Not to worry: Chevy trucks are so ugly concrete barriers will repel them.

“... why is it that foreign car companies can manage to operate successfully within the US with US workers and following US laws and regulations, but US companies can’t?”

People will bitch, but pay what they have to for gas. They won’t trade in their Expeditions and Navigators for Fiestas, but they may drive less if they can and will cut corners elsewhere—insurance, entertainment, etc.—assuming gas will come back down eventually. The only significant change will come if gas goes north…

There was a time, long gone, where some companies did treat you like ‘family.’ I worked at Hewlett-Packard at the tail end of the ‘HP Way’ days, and the company was very collegial and respectful of employess, and ‘shared the wealth’ via substantial profit-sharing. Even then, though, it was run like a business and Bill…

I’ll bet there’s a few sitting around in bags with less than 10 miles on the odometers the owners won’t let go for less than $50K.  Because classics.

“But, imagine Telsa’s drive trains and chassis dynamics built to Lexus standards. What an amazing car that would be.”

Dear ‘Dave,’

“Does this make me a bad person?”

Yep.  The ‘Cancer Sucks’ wristband says it all; we don’t need lectures.

Squaring wit his grandson would require George Schultz to admit to a mistake; people like him don’t to that.

Steve Job’s hair was mostly a mess (until he lost it and shaved it).  ‘Nuff said.

“Do you think Shultz sunk a ton of money into that shit and was trying to protect an investment or was just infatuated with A young blond?”

Wishful thinking.