In the 1960's the US pre-tested every component of the Saturn V rocket, shipped it to Florida on a raft and launched every one of them successfully. Meanwhile, the Soviet Union built N-1 rockets and tested them complete at launch. They all failed. Perhaps we should rename SpaceX’s Starship, N-2.

Let me take some pressure of you, Mr. Brownell. Your comments about living in the Wilderness-urban Interface (WUI) have real merit. Moving further and further away from the city is heavily subsidized by government - mostly cities and counties - through the maintenance of road, sewer and water line extensions (usually…

Who’s to say what GM’s long-term plans might be? Corvette could easily become a stand-along brand within the GM family. Porsche is part of the Volkswagen group, offers a line-up of cars, and people have somehow learned to live with it. (Years ago it was just the 911.)  Let’s not get too short-sighted about what’s…

Mom bought a new ‘84 Skylark with the non-turbo Brazilian 1.8. She deserves special credit for buying the 5-speed model as she had to re-learn to drive stick-shift at 55 years. I later took it over and had two memorable experiences: First, I nearly rear-ended a car on the Pasadena Freeway when I found out how weak the…

Nice article, Raphael. This being ‘Merica, I’m hoping some of the Democratic Governors gather their Attorneys General and file a multi-billion dollar lawsuit against the State of South Dakota and the City of Sturgis for the costs they are incuring for the virus’s transmission to these states. The suite may not succeed…

Thank you for the explanation. I wondered about heat dissipation. I figured it would take some very sophisticated chemical formula to create a magnetorheological fluid that would efficiently transfer 'geared' motion between two turbines. And maybe that just doesn't exist. Your comments were enlightening.

Black exterior, off-white interior

Jeep!

Anytime electronic controls replace mechanical, you improve accuracy, responsiveness, and reliability but increase repair / replacement costs. It's just the nature of it. I have a 2011 CTS-V Coupe (manual) and the suspension is sublime. I'm just wondering if the magnetorheological technology couldn't be adapted to…