It has always baffled me as why electric cars do not use capacitors for brake energy harvesting or pulling charge when coasting. They can hold for about a minute then resupply to pull away from a red light. Some clever programming can have the capacitors emergency dump charge into the battery after a set amount of…

There’s also good reason to believe we won’t see $4/gal any time soon. 2008 was a much different time for the oil industry, the US hadn’t figured out how to get to all the shale oil we can get to today. We have a truly absurd amount of this shale oil.

True, but those who remember the past also repeat it, because they think their forefathers had some good ideas.  See:  MAGA.

I mean, I get that WHP is the more clear definition of the amount of power a car (not engine) has, but you already explained why this is impossible:

While we are on the topic of making information more useful to consumers. It really irritates me that very few manufacturers clearly state the width of their vehicles. Especially confusing is with or without mirrors not being clear. As someone who lives in the city, this is actually useful information when considering…

All of the pro-Brexit folks I know (from the UK) are also fans of Trump.

Republicans are being disingenuous liars? Fetch me my fainting couch!

I actually don’t think trucks are a substitute for land yachts, because they’re bad at being a family car. The traditional land yacht was primarily used to cart around children and groceries. The truck doesn’t have weather-protected cargo without modification, and the relatively high ride height makes loading and…

Me.

I don’t get the obsession with the clown shoe. You can get the same stellar drive train for less money in the Z4 M coupe. As an added bonus, it doesn’t look like a clown shoe and the interior isn’t from 1997. The main appeal of the clown shoe is that it’s weird, rare and not an M3... This is all those things and good…

My firm opinion, and this is as someone who held a Maine driver’s license for 30+ years and has driven through some of the nastiest crap Mother nature can toss on a road, AWD on a a car or crossover is a complete waste of money (proper trucks are a different story, depending on usage). If the roads are SO bad that…

I DD a 3500 pound 425hp rwd sports sedan in PA. I put winter tires on ~5 months out of the year and have determined I want AWD in my next car. Why?

A larger question for me is the hang up on resale values. Buying that AWD or not is a matter of choice. However, why are hung on on what the thing will sell for later?

Is All-Wheel Drive Really Worth the Extra Cost?

I like this idea, but carrying the trunk with the hatch seems like an unnecessary complication, and requires very strong hinges and struts to achieve. May I present my alternative option? I call it the drawerback:

Sorry but you are wrong. The left lane is for passing. Not driving. If you are not actively passing, please travel in the center lanes or right lane. If a vehicle is merging you need to move over because, you guess it, your passing the merging vehicle.

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Ohh cRocktober....

Z8 is a killer choice but not with 156k. If it were my money I wouldn’t want the nerves that go with that. Forget the Elise, it’s a PITA to live with on a daily basis... but why not keep in the family and check out an Evora 400? Supercar looks, it’s BRAND SPANKING NEW, and I have yet to see one on the street anywhere.…

They don’t see any potential for growth, which is why Tesla is doing so well at convincing investors. It’s still a gamble (stock markets are basically casinos without the smell) but at least it has potential for growth.