Autopian needs work too. Just in its crazy generic looking style it for months made me think it was another dime a dozen crap AI generated site that reposts stories. It took me literal months or having its links thrown at me by my Google news feed to realize it was a legit site and not something just trying to get ad…

I get sent to TheRoot story about singers for previous presidents.

Or really has been since WW2.Our prosperity was mostly because everyone else was bombed out and had lack of labor, money and factories. So US was the only option, not the best.

They technically could have used a Mark VIII auto now that I think about it but the gearing wasn’t really performance oriented. It was likely cheaper to just source 16v with the stock GT auto than modify another trans to fit/work better with the 32v for how few auto they were making anyway.

Auto’s came with the 16v 4.6. The 32v was only in the manual version. Ford had no Auto for the 32V that wasn’t designed for a truck at the time, and the auto for the 16v wasn’t rated for the 32v’s output.

Only surprise to me is the TLX its seems rather a solid vehicle. The BRZ if I recall isbecausee they are not producing many. The plant is making the Forester priority production. 

Thats been the Ford key since at least 2018. Not sure about earlier. I know the key before it was also very similar in layout.

Offer me a modern Escort sedan that’s a 200+HP 50mpg hybrid like the new Civic, or an Escort ZX2 coupe that’s a 240+HP turbo 4 with a 6spd and I'd gladly get a Ford again

Oh I’m aware, its just odd to think about them coming UP.

Tastykake isn’t as good as they used to be, but then again, nothing is.

The idea of Wawa creeping “north” sounds so alien to me living in next to Wawa HQ in PA.

That was my thought. Sounds like he just got a fluke.

I literally saw the issue instantly. Sadly I’ve seen worse on Shelby GT350's.

Because in teh 2000's you had the Elder Gen X that grew up with muscle in the 60's 70's and 80's, they likley had 2nd hand cars with a v8 in them from their parents as a first car.

Autos have been more efficient for a few years no, its more about what the driver finds fun and engaging.

Him: pointing out that we are addressing the core issue inefficiently and to prevent traffic deaths the priority should be elsewhere and states proven facts.

Nien. You seem to have issues with inference and just see what you want to. PLEASE feel free to quote where he says speeding is “a ok”. I’ll wait.... but i wont hold my breath.

Part of the reason people do not buy manual is because they are being dis-incentivized to.

He never said that, stop being asinine. He’s saying there are bigger issues we can address that are being ignored.

have you seen some assholes merge? It often either slam brakes and get rear ended or floor it past them to prevent a side swipe.

Limit on 476 in PA is 65 but its common for traffic to be flowing at 80 in many sections.