SRT-10 did 0-60 in 5.6 seconds stock. The 2017 Raptor does it in 5.2 seconds.  Pretty sure the Raptor will make it further in the sand/trail/rocks than the SRT too;)

Alaska gives you 30,000 initially when you signup on-board. And 2-1 miles for dollars spent on Alaska, including hotels and rental cars.

Alaska gives you 30,000 initially when you signup on-board. And 2-1 miles for dollars spent on Alaska, including…

Good to know the price of those Mustang core demographics hasn’t changed much in the last 25 years.

Well he says he needs to tow a 1,000 pound boat, and also has an Edge for towing heavier stuff. Believe it or not, the Fiesta stopping 1,500 pounds w/out trailer brakes still out-stops most pickups. It’s got way more brake than it needs, and the panic-brake-assist definitely works (it adds extra boost for panic…

I don’t know about the Fit, but our Fiesta 1.0L handles 1,500 pounds behind easily. Even in the mountains. It’ll pull about a 4% grade with that much weight, and not even need to downshift.

4th Gear

Sluggish? WTF? We’re you trying to launches from 800 RPM? It’s very much traction limited, unless you’re doing some serious lugging.

CR-Z was exactly my thought too. The fact it barely competes power-wise with the Ford 1.0 EcoBoost and uses more fuel (ave and hwy, and barely does better city), is laughable.

Its not though. I forgot who conducted the study, but talking with a passenger is less distracting than a hand-free phone call, because the passenger can identify impending hazards, and stop the conversation or actively redirect the drive’s attention.

Artificially reducing electric range increases battery life, so effectively you are paying more for additional warranty risk when you opt for the upgraded discharge capacity. This isn’t really much different from other OEMs detuning their turbo engines. Diesel engines have been doing it forever. You can unlock more…

Brad Landers already did the calcs above showing 6.75 kW available on a 53' trailer. 20,000 BTU/hr requires 5.8 kW (based on a Thermoking S600). That’s enough to hold refrigeration if its pre-cooled, which can happen on shore power.

Regen braking would work just like a Jake-brake now. Driver selects how much braking (3 levels usually) and uses it for holding speed and slowing down. Service brakes do the actual stopping. Hybrid buses already work like this.

Solar could absolutely be beneficial for refer trailers. Since they rely on a 2nd, trailer mounted fuel source, the risk of loss of refridgeration is very real, especially if the low fuel light doesn’t work or the driver doesn’t see it. Solar offer 2 benefits: 1) Far less maintenance. Just keep the roof clean, and…

I like the concept, and hate the poor execution on some cars.

Good thing that’s exactly what they’re doing. Preview is up on the website now

On every construction job I’ve been on, the F150 has been the predominant work truck.

That was my thought. The only reason to buy this is to pit the vin on a stolen car

My work car is whatever Enterprise gives me every Monday morning at SJC. I’m still not convinced FCA makes a competitive product. The loaded Pacifica I had had nice seats, but mediocre cabin materials (mainly, hard plastic with sharp gouging my left knee) and the rear seats were already falling apart due to super thin…

1) She should have put more down or bought the gap insurance. However, since she is not at fault, I defer to point 2:

Been done. Doesn’t even look hard. Like they literally dropped the clip over the Excursion’s body work. I’m not even sure the joints are bondo’d.