Nice write up and some of the best pics I have yet seen of the engineering behind the CTS-V. One of the interesting things is that this car is way over kill for what 99 and 44/100 percent will ever use it for, daily driving.

To get any more capable the “Vette” really needs to go mid engined. Make the current ‘Vette as the “Classic” for the purists if you wish. A Mid engined Corvette has been “Hanging” for some fifty years. Just do it!

It’s always great to see a young person become a racing driver, and if she is a pretty and talented young woman, well, that’s just fine.

Who approved this abomination of common sense? Sergio should lose at least TWO of his sweaters over it.

The electrification of pickups is going to happen, first as a hybrid system to augment low end power and recover the huge amount of energy wasted on braking.

Let’s face it though, most people who want the “In your face” vibe of being holier than thou WANT a vehicle that looks like its ashamed, or even better, slightly crazy in being forced to be an actual vehicle.

Delorean was a brilliant engineer, and its a darn shame he never got the chance to develop these ideas. His legacy is forever linked to the Silver sports car in the public mind, despite his formidable engineering mind.

PSST- GM, Ford and Sergio- there’s a reason none of the late type wagons have sold- they are useless as wagons. Sure, they have the requisite liftgate, but when I examined a CTS-v wagon I was shocked at how little extra space there was. And the ol’ Dodge wagon on the RWD chassis fared little better- for the same…

It’s high time for a common connector standard to be adopted, ideally internationally. We did this with the USB, firewire and other standardized connectors with computers, now it needs to be done with the electrification of the automobile- and the sooner the better.

Sad that fifty years later we don’t have any aircraft that can even come close to this in performance. The top speed of the “Blackbird” was limited by the composite leading edge on the fuselage and wingform. For short bursts of speed the plane could be easily accelerated past its design parameters. The engines were…

So what’s wrong with building a modern version of a B52? A bid damn truck to launch missiles. The YOUNGEST B-52 was built in 1962. ‘why reinvent the wheel when you already have one that works?

One of the reasons for this is people texting while driving. You really can’t do two things at once, you just shift your attention back and forth. Many are guilty, I have ridden my motorcycle next to a police officer texting, while driving in his Crown Vic. Witnessed a bicyclist crossing streets without looking while…

I say AWESOME!

Surprising pricing, but FCA needs to move the metal now. I do wonder about the durability of the Fiat engine versus the Mazda, especially given Fiat’s rep lately. That said, it is a pretty car and sure to bring some traffic to Fiat showrooms, which is perhaps the main idea.

Pushing what amounts to a large and heavy box down the road and overcoming significant atmospheric drag is pretty energy inefficient. It’s not surprising that it takes similar energy to do so, irregardless of unibody vs frame architecture.

When money infiltrates a sport it becomes corrupted and folks seek an unfair advantage. To those who govern the sport there are incentives NOT to find the cheats, as they need to keep interest high to maintain sponsorship money. It took years for the Lance Armstrong fiasco to officially destroy his empire.

Revolutionary? Are they paring with Dan Gurney perhaps?

FUNNY, and so true in so many cases. LOL

Well, shit!

This flat makes good sense. Harley already has the 500/750 platform, and adventure bikes ARE a thing right now- so why not? Harley really would be well served by having this sector of the market covered, and the 750 makes pretty fair power. Since they have allegedly fixed the front brake I might even look at one.