It’s still 145,000 lbs. (empty) sitting on the landing gear, pushing into the pavement on three points of contact.

I’m pretty sure the only people who think J.D. Power results are a punchline are Jalopnik staff and Mahk fans. Auto manufacturers take them seriously because they demonstrate the initial quality of the vehicle after assembly. CU and other journalism-based reports focus on things that have nothing to do with the…

They’re going to have fun rebuilding that parking lot once the planes are allowed to fly again. If they sit through the summer, the asphalt will melt around the tires into neat divots that will prevent the planes from moving. Hopefully they de-fueled the aircraft to reduce the standing weight, but asphalt parking lots…

Easy. The engines were made to different specifications for trucks, Corvette, and Cadillac, and were usually machined and assembled in different engine plants. Those engines usually had four-bolt mains, as opposed to two on the Malibu-spec engine, hydraulic lifters, forged pistons, and those vehicles usually had…

After watching the video, I think she probably should have reached out to Smyth Performance for advice on cutting up the vehicle and reinforcing it for the conversion. That’s the shop that sells ute conversion kits for Chargers, A4s, Jettas, and Beetles. They probably would have loved to help out if they could design…

Bob Lutz also completely made the story up. He came back to GM in 2001. Ask any line worker or production supervisor who worked in any assembly plant between 1990 and 2000 (except Saturn, Corvette, and U-van, for obvious reasons). Panel gaps were a big deal in the 90s and the standard was 5.0 MM. The priority was…

CP. The motor was replaced a week ago and this guy is trying to dump the lemon before it’s out of warranty. I’d be willing to bet this isn’t the first issue he’s had with it and he’s probably just tired of it being a shop queen at less than 100k on the odo. It’s a $29,000 1987 Olds Cutlass Supreme.

Well, it’s an MG sooo...

Eh. That’ll be fine. I once saw a Grand Prix come into our shop that someone stuck a 3,000 lb. boulder on the roof as a practical joke. New roof panel, windshield, and cross supports, car looked good as new. Cars of this XJ’s vintage are pretty much garbage in a rollover anyway, a new panel and cross supports isn’t…

Neutral: The future is a few human-operated EV models for each manufacturer that will eventually morph into full self-driving vehicles. The bulk of engineering costs will be born by software development that can be shared across multiple vehicle lines. Most of the physical hardware, like traction motors, will be…

The cool thing about C4s is that they are finally emerging from the white-haired, Sage Biscuit crowd and becoming classics. Many were crushed under Cash For Clunkers, wrecked, or torn apart for their suspension bits and drivetrain for hot rods/restomods, so the remaining cars are starting to hold steady or appreciate…

I realize the Canadian-market version might have a different tow rating, but when your car is only rated to tow 1,500 lbs. to begin with, you should probably have something lighter than a Bayliner on the boat ramp.

Neutral: VW doesn’t even have MEB in production yet. GM, Nissan, and Tesla have been producing BEVs for years. Granted, VW is probably ahead of other OEMs who don’t have BEVs in production yet, I would hardly call the Bolt and Leaf “weak” efforts. The only real weakness in Bolt and Leaf is charging infrastructure, and…

Exactly how is it the fault of the “top-level executives” that developing the battery electric vehicles YOU want will cost the jobs of workers who are building ICE-powered vehicles that YOU clearly do not want?

Seriously, why can’t they just use the Escalade for this purpose? It’s already big enough to haul a casket, just cover the rear roof and windows with vinyl, slap on some landau bars, and install the casket rollers in the cargo area. If they really need a stretched funeral coach, stretch the Escalade and add a second…

Neutral: Yes. I also grew up in a third-generation GM family. We moved from Michigan to Oklahoma to Kansas so that my Dad could stay employed with the company. It’s not a big deal and it’s not like the military where you have to do it every time new orders come down. The company even buys your house if it doesn’t sell…

Neutral: Take a look at the original Benz Motorwagen. Now fast-forward 30 years to the Model T. Keep fast forwarding but stop at the ‘57 Chevy, the ‘80 Citation, the ‘99 RAV4, and now the Tesla Model Y. Vehicles change in size, shape, capability, and driver interface all the time. Sedans in 2019 look completely…

1st gear: General Motors paid part of my college tuition as part of my parent’s employee tuition benefit. They would pay the benefit to any qualifying institution of higher education. If Ghosn negotiated something similar or a full tuition benefit as part of his compensation, and paid the requisite income taxes on the…

The ponycar world would definitely have been different in the ‘90s had the Mustang become FWD. GM would have had the only RWD ponycar with the 4th gen F-body, but I bet the FWD Mustang still would have outsold it. I still think that Ford would have eventually developed the S197 Mustang in the mid-2000s as part of the…

Neutral and 1st: Tesla needs to start redesigning its full lineup. Start with the Model S and go down through the rest of the lineup. Release a redesigned model ever four years. It shouldn’t be too difficult, all they really need to change is sheetmetal. They can flog the chassis for the next 20 years.