With the exception of early MB ML’s (a true TARDIS) most SUV’s and CUV’s are exceptional space wasters. You see this when you attempt to fold the seats down and find that the height of the remaining cargo space is often less than that of a wagon of the same length. One problem with wagons: the hatch opening design…

While I haven’t read its mention, I know it will com: a near instant kill switch that in the event of technical catastrophe the manufacturer (or NHTSA) will be able to force all cars of a given type to safe harbor. Once a dangerous defect is discovered the Feds will not sit patiently for the owners to return it to…

The Mazda is similar to the Toyota Coaster in size but a little down on horsepower. The Coaster runs 70 mph with capable a/c in tropic conditions. I don’t know why someone in the US hasn’t built a RV out of one for those that don’t want an A class motorhome.

I bet it is air conditioned. Just returned from Tokyo. I was in a station that was under renovation. They brought in big portable a/c’s to keep things cool despite the work. What’s the odds of any subway in the US doing the same? Incidentally nearly all public transport in Japan is privately owned and profitable.

The R-classe is no more prone to expensive repairs than other MB models which sadly doesn’t say much. The R-classe has a wheelbase two inches longer than a LWB S-classe and the R63 is likely to have air suspension on all four corners. As such it is one of the best riding Mercedes ever made. I have a 2012 R350 used…

Why no mention of the construction of the motherboard itself? While the boards don’t look much different than boards 40 years ago they may in fact involve several layers bonded together. The pitch of connector pins is commonly .039" (1mm) yet they manage to solder hundreds of copper traces with very few errors. The…

They also don’t recognize standing individuals giving signals on how to proceed, an event more likely to be faced than a kangaroo. I don’t imagine that claiming the car was at fault for ignoring an officer’s directions will get much sympathy in court. In some cases an officer might only give a nod which to an alert…

I expect there are many things that happen in the Ukraine that never happen in the US. US ATM’s are and have been under attack for years yet no bank (convenience stores don’t count) ATM’s have been compromised electronically. The only sure way to get the money is to physically take the machine and most have found it…

VW has been providing business school fodder unrelentlessly since 1978. Why should they stop now? Amongst top Asian executives prestigious American MBA’s are common. What do you wanna bet that VW executives don’t share that career path?

OK, I fill my rubber molecular sieves with 78% nitrogen to say 50 psi and then the oxygen is selectively released until I’ve lost 10 psi. I then make up the lost pressure with 78% nitrogen and get a net 94% nitrogen. If you assume that all of the lost pressure is due to oxygen leakage then you would eventually get…

“when gas gets expensive”

Reality: everyone of these BMW 4 series EV’s will cost much more to build than the conventional powered versions yet to be competitive they’ll have to sell it for similar prices. The EV’s will also have far less opportunities for profit loaded options. Hence the wholesale substitution of these new EV’s for…

·Exactly who is responsible for the headline “Online Shopping Is Killing Car Dealer Inventories”? Whoever it is doesn’t know squat. Also, depending on Autotrader for an unbiased estimation of what percentage of buyers use the Internet only reveals the writer’s ignorance or lethargy. Amazon is only about 4% of all…

A Fiat 850 Coupe?

The fact is that Elon Musk is literally millions of miles ahead of the pack. He introduces certain elements of autonomous driving and then collects the data from thousands of test subjects over millions of miles. He will identify opportunities and pitfalls in ample time to seize on the opportunity or mitigate the…

What are you - pilgrims? Private Suite serves only to salve those who can’t afford or who were unable to fly private. You know, those who don’t stop at any terminal, who drive up to the plane, don’t have to deal with TSA and are looking forward to their chef prepared meal? For those that fly private being punted to…

I do thank Edd for using so many neat tools that weren’t promoted on television. Some of them were were US made (Power Probe) and proved invaluable in my work. Often I’d have to freeze the screen to identify tools or products (orange rubber gloves) so I could order them in the hope that I would be one tenth as…

For Texans and those along the I-10 corridor Buccees are a no brainer.

Anybody who has worked for a Japanese company understands intimately how the beak became alive. By and large I thing that some of the most successful automobile styling efforts involved small groups. Japanese companies often take a longtime to make a decision because they are trying to build a consensus amongst many…

I expect this could be more of a problem that it looks. Brembo supplies electric parking brakes to a bunch of car makers. Those cars however engage the brake upon command not automatically. My wife’s 6M Cayenne has them and they are used all the time but how many manual transmission cars are sold with electric…