*sigh*

Nice Price. When the V12 dies, drop in an iron 6.0 LS-swap from a GM van and call it a day for another 300,000 miles. It’ll bolt right up to the 4L80-E and double your fuel economy.

I really hope it has a midgate. I’ve been looking at purchasing a 2013 Avalanche or Escalade EXT because they ride better than a regular crew cab 1/2 ton due to the coil springs in the rear, and this would probably push me over to the EV side.

I have the non-hybrid version of this, the Mazda 5. Same car, different engine and trans, no battery, but it has the same brakes and is a bit lighter weight. The brake calipers are even stamped with the Ford logo but the car was assembled in Hiroshima. The brakes were trashed by 45,000 miles and they’re about to be…

First gear: Wentzville Assembly produces the Colorado/Canyon trucks and Express/Savana vans. The trucks are not the problem, it’s the demand for the vans. They added a third shift to handle van production, so if people aren’t showing up to work, the coachbuilders who build ambulances aren’t going to get their stock.

I’ve been voting CP all week. Finally you post something worth a NP, and it’s a hacked up Geo? Still NP, especially compared to the CPAP Audi yesterday.

2nd gear: But I thought Tesla “gave away” all of their patents for free use by anyone?

I really wanted to vote CP on this one but...for custom coachwork that is probably every bit as crashworthy as a “factory built” convertible, it’s worth the extra coin.

2nd gear: About 30 years ago, auto manufacturers started using different materials that didn’t off-gas the volatile organic compounds to the degree that customers were used to. A lot of customers noticed that the cars didn’t smell “new” anymore, so some dealers cooked up some sort of “new car smell” spray in their…

1st gear: This sounds like good news, the money designated for the PPP program went where it was supposed to go. Did Jalopnik’s parent company receive any PPP money?

At the very least, maybe not using the Mad Max-term “Police Interceptor” as branding on the vehicle would be a good start. There’s nothing wrong with calling it the “Explorer”. GM called their police cars “Impala”, “Caprice”, and “Tahoe” as if they were nothing special. Same for the Dodge Charger. I think not…

Modern pickups really aren’t any worse for the environment than regular CUVs and small cars. Americans love full-size pickups now because they’re big enough for the family, will haul anything short of a tractor-trailer load, ride comfortably, drive through winter conditions, and they are the vehicle you want to be…

Ah, so Lori Laughlin put her car up for sale? Must need some cash for commissary.

So we finally get a new K5 after 29 years, but it’s a Kia and not a Chevy...

No, they introduced the ZF six-speed in the Corvette with the ZR-1 in 1990, and it conveniently bolted-up to the L98 as well, but it was too expensive to re-engineer the F-body for a three-year run when the next-gen F-body was being designed around the Borg-Warner T-56 (also found in the Dodge Viper in ‘92), and the…

You know, you probably saved somebody’s life (not just your own) with all the frame and suspension repair you did. It looks like most of the damage was limited to the body. Were they doing something stupid and ran into a dirt mound? The damage would have been worse if it was a high speed collision.

“The California Air Resource Board (CARB) just passed a mandate that will require manufacturers of large trucks like big-rigs, construction machines, and heavy-duty pickups to ensure that an increasing percentage of sales fall into California’s “Zero Emissions Vehicle” category.”

“The King Ranch, Limited, and Platinum models will have full fold-flat seats, so you can sleep in your truck if needs require. If you’re paying up for the King Ranch, you’ll probably be sleeping in your truck because you can’t afford your mortgage anymore.”

You will never see an ex-president go to prison. It will simply never happen unless they do something AFTER they leave office that lands them there. Even then, they have a much better chance of striking a deal to be under house arrest for a determined period of time. Why?

Is anyone...shocked?