So Tektronix gave this guy a $14,000 oscilloscope to do things like read uneven firing patterns from an under powered engine out of a 33 year old cult icon. I approve of this company!

Yes, because when you infuse motorsport with social media you end up with valiant efforts like this.

What is interesting is that Ford is touting that the improvements to the 2015 Ford F-150 will allow for an increase in the towing and hauling capability. I'm not sure I fully understand that one, but it is a claim that Ford is making on their site, though they haven't yet released how much the rating might improve by.…

The GM one does baffle me, but as far as the Ford one, it does make some sense and I actually expect it to increase dramatically before the launch of the 2015's. A lot of the traditionalists that are still a little wary of the new aluminum bodies will see this a their last chance to get an F150 with a steel body.…

Great! Glad you could clarify that. How about you actually elaborate.

If he was "showing off" and was flooring it on the highway, when he shifted into 5th gear it probably started slipping and never stopped slipping because harleys have only moderate horsepower,

There is also a disconnect between the explanation and the actual cause. The drag while considerable, didn't damage the driveline, transmission or engine. These bikes posses the ability to tow and haul small trailers and such. The damage was in the clutch, and knowing the way the clutches are built, I can tell you for…

I find some humorous irony in the fact that the actor, that played a blind human hardly looks any older, but the actor that played an android, an ageless machine, looks so very much older now in comparison with my memories. I love the fact that they were both in the video, and they can now have all my moneys for a…

Risk versus reward, little risk little reward. Follow this patter to it's ultimate conclusion and we would be living like it's the 1300's. Believing in a flat map with those of such a mindset running the world. And your casual dismissal of all NASA has done sociologically, economically, and politically, is frankly…

Take the GT give it some direct injection heads, two turbos, and call it the ST. Then it fills the top performance slot like it currently does for the rest of the Ford line. SVO goes on things with four pots, a turbo, and a pony badge.

Call it what you want, it's the SVO around here.

First link didn't work so try this one.

Not that it means much but Ford was just granted a renewal of their SVO trademark for "Automobiles and Structural Parts Therof" on the 9th of April 2014, bringing it back to a live status. Maybe Ford has something up their sleeves or maybe they just want protection from all the Ebay sellers that are going to be…

Any respectable Mustang enthusiast understands that 4cyl turbo Mustangs are referred to as this(SVO). It' s already been agreed upon in my circle of friends, some of whom are not Mustang enthusiasts, that SVO is what the little ecoboost that could will be referred to as. It already done, and Ford just needs to accept…

Glad somebody noticed this. The one time he pans over to where the GT-R would have been, it's a completely different run down the track. The GT-R actually kept up very well all the way to the top. The fact that there are multiple runs in this video make the conclusion drawn by the Travis technically correct, but not…

Still better than the Toyota Century, that comes with a 5.0L V12 with 276bhp. It's all about the torque with these luxo-barge engines.

If I had to guess, one reason could be general practicality. The F-250 doesn't only have to tow teslas. As the registration indicated, "General Freight". While the conversion vans can be multi-purpose, their tow rating is far lower than that of the F-250. Then again, maybe tesla never thought that deep into it and…

Shhhh! Don't tell him about the rest of the cars on tv that have their sound edited in because a mic in the wind doesn't pick up decent sound at all.

As I understand it, safety regulations exclude this possibility. Helicopter carrying heavy loads are considered highly dangerous in densely populated areas. Helos are not the most reliable things and even more so when stressed under a heavy load. So if something goes wrong, it would need to cut the load to be able to…

I agree, I really enjoy mine. I'll admit the initial learning curve was steep. But if you actually read the manual, which nobody does anymore, it's not bad. And now that I've used it for awhile, other systems feel poorly laid out in comparison. I can accomplish anything I want with just a few presses. And even the…