So Ford wants to be a low volume, high margin, luxury performance vehicle maker. Good for Ford. Raptorize everything!

You picked a good season to start following Supercross. The depth of talent is so deep. The rider accounts for 90%+ of the result, so bike brand is not as crucial. Pick your home state hero, or pick your favorite color.

“We wanted something new and that’s why we put the F1 powertrain into a street-legal car.”

I’d bet a stream of Silly String could be an effective countermeasure. Just have to figure out how to get my drone to carry a can and activate it....

I watched to the end, and I admit, it did get more entertaining. There was more passing as the Attack Mode got enabled. It’s a gimmick to generate overtaking, but then so is DRS in F1.

I’ll rewatch it with a fresh perspective and come back again to comment. Lets see if my views change.

I like to see tight racing, but a continuous procession of cars with no one breaking away from a pack is kind of boring. Which driver/car is better when everyone maintains the same gap? Passing only seemed to happen by punting another out of the way. Short straights and low(ish) speeds don’t help.

I watched the first half of the event, and will go back to finish tonight. Even though its a short race, it didn’t hold my attention.

“Is there a chance the tunnel could bend?”

Trump hasn’t even been inaugurated, and the Whitehouse blood bath is already starting.

There seems to be so much wrong with that Vegas Loop system.

More like Ponco from Pooch Cafe comics.

There does have to a balance between citizen engagement and ‘leave it to the experts’ responses to natural disasters, or crime in general.

The redesign is 2 years old. Mostly sheetmetal and interior. The mechanical bits are ancient, by current mid-size truck standards. The truck is still crude, with poor fuel economy. But I can appreciate a basic, proven vehicle. A proper plug-in hybrid truck would be welcome.

“packed with every kind of pop, bang and rumble that the LFA kicks out while being driven in anger”

Ya, the Titan is discontinued, an the Frontier is pretty ancient, so maybe some clever Honda engineering will breathe new life into those trucks. The Ridgeline can continue to be a comfortable utility truck. 

I’m guessing VAG learned a few things from their 2024 Dakar winning Audi E-tron Rally car.

You’re mostly right with your examples.
Difference being, those brands made BETTER versions of existing products, then setup sustainable production & parts supply and head-offices to service the new markets they are selling into. Then they innovate and compete on quality and performance.

The brashness of the Chinese copycats is amazing.

I was thinking more of powersports type vehicles, rather than 3-wheel cars, but yes, all stupid ;) Vanderhall is a new one, and Campagna T-Rex is kind of cool, only because of the motorcycle engines.