First off, this comment is not meant to defend John Deere and their choices that led tot his strike. It’s clear that workers were unhappy with their compensation and the company chose the wrong response.

We do it all the time to fill gaps, but never in high skill processes.

“I’ve never seen a child seat system meant to go from car to stroller that didn’t have a click-in base that gets LATCH’d to the car.”

For infant seats that go in and out of strollers, your options are to either have a base that attaches to LATCH anchors or to route the seatbelt through the seat every time you use it.

Fuel economy was probably a big motivator. The big moving parts in the old tundra (10.5 rear end, 3 piece steel driveshaft, etc) were contributors to its poor MPG ratings.

Yep. A couple years ago at an auto show, one of the people running the Mazda booth targeted me (I’m only 6'2 but I have big legs, chest, shoulders, etc) and told me to come over to sit in the MX-5 they had. They told everyone I would fit. I literally couldn’t even get in.

The 2016+ models on the TNGA platform are nothing like the older ones.  They actually have decent driving dynamics.

Years ago, Wes Siler covered most of the off road, overlanding, and gear related stuff for Jalopnik.  He did an article about how the best RTT is a big car camping tent strapped to your roof that you set up on the ground.  I think he has since switched to an actual RTT.

“He says their scepticism reminds him of Ford’s introduction in 2011 of the EcoBoost, a fuel-efficient six-cylinder engine. At the time, some aficionados compared it unfavourably to the roaring V8, despite the smaller engine’s superior horsepower.”

This thing looks awesome and I would love to have one. The camp kitchen is VERY cool, and I love that it goes somewhere, completely self contained, that doesn’t even exist on traditional pickups. There are only 2 things bothering me.

As a guy who occasionally rides his road bike on the road, likes trucks, has owned lifted trucks, and owns a full sized truck, I still cannot understand the fascination with rolling coal. People in the state I live in are obsessed with 1) deleting their trucks, and 2) driving 2500/3500 diesel trucks that they never…

Toyota had 6+ months of chips inventoried. Claiming the issue is JIT manufacturing is ignorant and wrong.

“The implication here is that the auto industry is far too reliant on archaic proven, tested tech that isn’t applicable to other consumer tech fields.”

Did they post the MPG for the new one? I didn’t’ see it anywhere.

I don’t think the grille is as bad as Chevy’s off road models.

I can’t delete this now.  Dang it.

I don’t think I’ve ever read an article that sounded more like the author didn’t want to write it.

I’m assuming they also have some work to do on getting the tailgate lined up with the bed sides.

100% agree.  The off road trims of the current GM full sized lineup look like they’re going to fall over.

Is it really? The Raptor is perfectly serviceable as a daily driven vehicle. Its no more ridiculous than any other crew cab truck.