Moose burger fest this weekend?

As I understand it, Garage 56 is a category for cars that are experimental or innovative compared to other Le Mans categories. For example, past cars have included the Nissan Deltawing and the SRT 41 (designed to be driven by a quadruple amputee). What was the Camaro doing that was so different or unique?

Having Garage 56 in the race was transformational, and on many levels, too. Indeed WEC and the FIA should waste no time desiginging a new class around it, complete with a few different engine options. That would expand the WEC audience immensely and add to the show.

Apparently not. Police aren’t able to even open the door. If a car gets completely stuck, Cruise has to send a vehicle to rescue it, which typically takes about 15 minutes, depending on where it is.

It’s gone, replaced by the 5Runner!

Watch it, Skynet.  We’re on to you.

That reads like something a ChatBot or a teenager would lift from somewhere else when asked to describe the LC.

Bro, just start shooting it if it doesn’t want to listen.

SFMTA, the city regulator, has long protested and wants to force the operators to keep having safety drivers until they demonstrate this will not happen or at least have a way for emergency responders to move the vehicles to the side manually when it freezes, but those calls fell to deaf ears.

Nothing.  Toyota will continue to sell a wide variety of trucks/SUVs, even some that compete and overlap at the margins with each other.

Congratulations to Cadillac at 3 and 4, and to Corvette winning its class.

Because that’s where the population is densest?  

According to this article, it doesn’t seem like nuclear waste would even really be a big issue:

There is a new 4Runner based on this platform coming. As well as a new, smaller for the US Land Cruiser based on this platform coming too!

4Runner is BOF as well, and is a direct cousin to the current GX.

Building EV’s in a quantity that is enough to largely replace all ICE’s isn’t possible right now. Using batteries to make Hybrids and PHEV’s now and working on battery tech is a better idea. We can produce more Hybrid/PHEV’s to replace more ICE’s more quickly and reduce emission faster than going full EV.

I didn’t even realize they called it the 550 until just now, it’s amazing that now that the numbers are meaningless they’ve joined Cadillac in blatantly copying the numbers that Mercedes are known for in their high-end. But there, 550 was a V8 only and 600 was V12...

I sort of “get” why Toyota has been slow on introducing EVs. Their entire brand identity is in making not-so-exciting vehicles that will last 20+ years and run for 250-300,000+ miles without a problem. They keep the same engines and drivetrains for decades on end because once the design is perfected there’s no…

I understand, but I was curious (since the article is specifically about how payload affects range) how the EVs stack up to ICE versions performing the same task.

Nobody is expecting EVs or ICE vehicle to NOT take a range hit when the weight goes up, it’s just physics. The reason why it’s not a concern for ICE is that you generally don’t have to worry about topping off anywhere and getting stuck (or waiting an hour to top-off).